Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association

Iowa, United States

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Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, the Young Women's Christian Association building is a Renaissance Revival structure completed in 1925 by the Minneapolis architectural firm Croft & Boerner. Built for an organization established in 1894 to provide safe housing and professional development opportunities for young women, the three-story brick edifice displays characteristic round arch openings on its ground floor and progressively smaller windows ascending its façade. The interior showcases terrazzo floors and oak woodwork influenced by the American Craftsman style. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, recognizing its significance to the local social movement that supported women's advancement.