YMCA (Columbus, Georgia)
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| Location | 124 11th St. Columbus, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 32°27′59″N 84°59′27″W / 32.46639°N 84.99083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Columbus MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001214[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 29, 1980 |
YMCA in Columbus, Georgia, located at 124 11th St., was built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
It is a building of YMCA of Metropolitan Columbus. It is a three-story building, Classical Revival in style.
It was funded by donation from George Foster Peabody and was believed to be the only marble YMCA building in America.[2]
The Columbus YMCA was once "the cradle of basketball in Georgia."[3] The 1908 Columbus YMCA team claimed a Southern championship.[4] Tippo Peddy played for the team.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Nancy Alexander; Roger Harris; Janice P. Riggers (1980). "Historic Resources of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia: Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Columbus / YMCA of Columbus". National Park Service. Retrieved June 18, 2018. With accompanying pictures
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger/172436825/
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/172613128/
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