Twelfth Street YMCA Building, National Historic Landmark in Shaw neighborhood, Washington, D.C., United States
The Renaissance Revival building features red brick walls, limestone trim, and a Tuscan portico entrance with three bays spanning four stories.
Anthony Bowen established this location in 1853 as the first African American YMCA branch in the United States after purchasing his freedom from slavery.
The building provided meeting spaces for civil rights organizations and housed literary figures such as Langston Hughes during the early twentieth century.
The facility contained fifty-four sleeping rooms, a heated swimming pool, and gathering spaces that served Howard University students and local residents.
African American architect William Sidney Pittman, son-in-law of Booker T. Washington, designed this structure that opened in 1912 through Rockefeller funding.
Location: Washington, D.C.
GPS coordinates: 38.91472,-77.04028
Latest update: March 5, 2025 03:27
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