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YWCA Building
Photo: Ohio Office of Redevelopment, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

YWCA Building

On the National Register since 198640 years
Wade, AngusListed 1986Youngstown
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About YWCA Building

YWCA Building, at 25 W. Rayen Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 23, 1986. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the state level. It was listed as part of Downtown Youngstown MRA. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Ohio, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 6 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

25 W. Rayen Ave., Youngstown · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1YWCA BuildingStart here
  2. 2Masonic TempleThayer, A.L. · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3St. John's Episcopal ChurchJacobethan Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Butler Institute Of American ArtSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 1919 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Wick Avenue Historic DistrictNeo-Georgian · 0.1 mi on
Around it

28 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFirst National Bank BuildingWalker and Weeks0.2 miBWick BuildingBurnham, Daniel0.2 miBFederal BuildingBurnham, Daniel0.2 miBLiberty TheatreNeo-Classical0.2 miBMcKelvey-Higbee Co. BuildingsOwsely, Charles F.0.2 miBErie Terminal Building-Commerce Plaza BuildingBoucherle, Paul · Built 19220.2 miBLegal Arts CentreBuilding0.3 miBMahoning National Bank BuildingKahn, Albert · Built 19100.3 miBRealty BuildingScheibel, Morris W.0.3 miBGallagher BuildingBuilding0.3 miBPeggy Ann BuildingUnknown0.3 miBStambaugh BuildingKahn, Albert0.3 miBCentral Tower BuildingScheibel, Morris W. · Built 19290.3 miBSchulte-United Building-G.C. Murphy’s BuildingBuilding0.3 miBKress BuildingUnknown0.3 miBWells BuildingBuilding0.3 miBState TheaterUnknown · Built 19270.3 miBJay's LunchUnknown0.3 mi
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BBurt BuildingCommercial0.3 miBWarner TheaterClassical0.3 miDWick Avenue Historic District (Boundary Decrease)District0.3 miBCity Hall AnnexBrook and Dryer0.4 miBOhio One-Ohio EdisonUnknown0.4 miBMahoning County CourthouseSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19080.4 miBOur Lady of Mount Carmel ChurchItalian Baroque0.4 miDArlington Avenue DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBBaltimore & Ohio Railroad TerminalGeorgian Revival · Built 19050.5 miBMcMillan, Reuben, Free LibraryClassical Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about YWCA Building

Is YWCA Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 23, 1986 (Register number 86001949).

Is YWCA Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is William H. McGuffey Boyhood Home Site, 4.8 miles away.

Can you visit YWCA Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of YWCA Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 6 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71985859 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.