National Register of Historic Places
Green Bay YMCA
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
The record
- Listed
- February 16, 2016
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 235 235 N. Jefferson St., Green Bay
- County
- Brown
- State
- Wisconsin
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 44.51515, -88.01238
- Reference number
- 16000022
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The story
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The Green Bay YMCA is a Tudor Revival building at 235 N. Jefferson St. in Green Bay, Brown County, designed by Foeller, Schober, and Stephenson and built in 1924 and 1925. It was listed in the National Register in 2016.
Why it's listed
It was listed under criteria A and C, with local significance in architecture and entertainment and recreation. Its period of significance runs from 1924, when construction began, to 1968, when a large rear addition was completed.
Physical character
The building is a three and one-half story L-shaped block with a random-set, rough-cut limestone facade, eight unequal bays, half-timber and plaster details, and crenellated stone coping. It has a concrete foundation, double hung wood windows and a slate roof with asbestos tile; a 1968 rear addition added a pool, kitchens and storage, and in 1979 its roof space was enclosed and the addition finished in vertical metal panel siding.
Historical context
The YMCA bought the Jefferson Street site in 1922 and began construction on April 5, 1924, dedicating the finished building in September 1925 with a membership that reached 2,234 within months. After a 1,500,000 dollar campaign in 1963, the addition was expanded further in 1978 and 1979, and the building's dormitories closed in 1988.