Downtown in Evansville in Vanderburgh County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

YWCA

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2023

1. YWCA Marker

Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 37° 58.326′ N, 87° 34.499′ W. Marker is in Evansville, Indiana, in Vanderburgh County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Vine Street and Northwest 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Vine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 Vine St, Evansville IN 47708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Albion Fellows Bacon (here, next to this marker); Holy Trinity Parish Sesquicentennial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sheriff's Residence and Jail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vanderburgh County World War I Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Short Lived Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel Hugh McGary, Jr. / McGary's Burial Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vanderburgh County World War II Honor Roll

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Underground Railway Station (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Evansville.

Regarding YWCA. Excerpt from the National Register applicatiion:

This Tudor Revival edifice was constructed in 1924-25 according to the designs drawn up by W. F. Thompson and Miss E.G. Geary of New York. The Evansville newspapers boasted that the brick specified for the building (manufactured by the Standard Brick Company of Evansville) was made using wooden molds much in the same way as in 15th century Tudor England. The cost of the structure was announced to be $200,000. The contractors were the respected local firm of Anderson and Veatch. Aside from any architectural significance, the association with the YWCA, an important benevolent institution, adds standing to this particular building.

Also see . . .
1. YWCA building. Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory card (PDF) and photograph (separate PDF) submitted for the building's National Register listing. (National Park Service) (Submitted on June 27, 2023.)

2. Who We Are. Albion Fellows Bacon, along with her friends at Trinity Methodist

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2023

2. YWCA Marker

Featured marker is between the alcove and street number.

Church, had studied the deplorable conditions faced by working women and formed the Working Girls Association in 1907 to assist young women working in the mills and factories in the city. (YWCA Evansville) (Submitted on June 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Evansville YWCA Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2023

3. Evansville YWCA Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.