YWCA of Duluth

Duluth, United States

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Completed in 1908 in Duluth, Minnesota, this Renaissance Revival building was designed by architects Frederick German and Anton Werner Lignell to serve as a YWCA facility for the city's young, single women. The structure housed a gymnasium, swimming pool, cafeteria, meeting rooms, and apartments, offering not only athletics and Bible study but also English and citizenship classes tailored to Duluth's large foreign-born population. After a century of operation, the YWCA sold the property to the American Indian Community Housing Organization in 2008, which adapted it to include apartments, a cultural center, art gallery, health-care clinic, and social services offices while preserving key features like the auditorium and gymnasium. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011 for its significance in local social history and civic development.