The YMCA Building is a historic building located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Construction of the building was partially funded by railroad magnet Grenville M. Dodge. The front section, designed by local architect Frederic E. Cox, was completed in 1909. The pool/gymnasium addition in the rear of the building was designed by J. Chris Jensen, another local architect, and completed in 1931. The front section is four stories tall and exhibits elements of the Colonial Revival and Federal styles. The fourth floor was renovated in 1931 and the shed dormers may have been added at that time.[2] The rear addition is architecturally sympathetic to the original section of the building. The Union Pacific Railroad bought the building in 1929 so the facilities would be available for the men who worked on the railroad during the Great Depression. The local YMCA took over ownership again in 1955. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
ymca, building, council, bluffs, iowa, ymca, building, historic, building, located, council, bluffs, iowa, united, states, construction, building, partially, funded, railroad, magnet, grenville, dodge, front, section, designed, local, architect, frederic, comp. The YMCA Building is a historic building located in Council Bluffs Iowa United States Construction of the building was partially funded by railroad magnet Grenville M Dodge The front section designed by local architect Frederic E Cox was completed in 1909 The pool gymnasium addition in the rear of the building was designed by J Chris Jensen another local architect and completed in 1931 The front section is four stories tall and exhibits elements of the Colonial Revival and Federal styles The fourth floor was renovated in 1931 and the shed dormers may have been added at that time 2 The rear addition is architecturally sympathetic to the original section of the building The Union Pacific Railroad bought the building in 1929 so the facilities would be available for the men who worked on the railroad during the Great Depression The local YMCA took over ownership again in 1955 The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 1 YMCA BuildingU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of IowaShow map of the United StatesLocation628 1st Ave Council Bluffs IowaCoordinates41 15 37 5 N 95 51 13 3 W 41 260417 N 95 853694 W 41 260417 95 853694Built1909 1931ArchitectFrederic E Cox 1909 J Chris Jensen 1931 Architectural styleColonial RevivalNRHP reference No 79000931 1 Added to NRHPJune 27 1979References Edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 S J Klingensmith YMCA Building National Park Service Retrieved 2016 11 15 with photos nbsp This article about a building or structure in Iowa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a property in Pottawattamie County Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title YMCA Building Council Bluffs Iowa amp oldid 1001704975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
