YWCA (1924)

The YWCA, at the corner of Second and Washington Streets, looks much as it did in the 1920's. The brick exterior is a simplified Renaissance Revival design with round, arched openings on the ground floor and windows of diminishing size on the floors above. The interior features terrazzo floors and oak woodwork with a Craftsman influence.

The YWCA was built on the site of a YMCA building that burned in the early 1920's. A gymnasium survived and was given a new facade to match the new construction.

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