Phyllis Wheatley YWCA

United States historic place


Phyllis Wheatley YWCA
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Phyllis Wheatley YWCA in 2008
38°54′42″N 77°1′28″W / 38.91167°N 77.02444°W / 38.91167; -77.02444
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1920
Architect	Shroeder & Parish
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	83003532^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 6, 1983 thursday

The Phyllis Wheatley YWCA is a Young Women's Christian Association building in Washington, D.C., that was designed by architects Shroeder & Parish and was built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

It is named for Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784), who was likely the first black woman professional poet and writer in the United States.

According to its National Register nomination, "The "Y" building is typical of the Colonial Revival institutional architecture so prevalent in the District and the United States during the 1920s and 1930s." It is four stories tall over a raised basement, and is built of red brick with a corbeled brick cornice.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Suzanne Ganschinietz (June 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Phyllis Wheatley YWCA". National Park Service. Retrieved July 8, 2016. with two photos from 1983