Y.M.C.A. Building, 1910s.

Photograph

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Jacksonville History Center

Y.M.C.A. Building, 1910s.

Y.M.C.A. Building, 1910s.

Name/Title

Y.M.C.A. Building, 1910s.

Entry/Object ID

2003.001.038

Description

407-9 N Laura Street Architect: Henry J. Klutho Old YMCA Building (completed in 1909) The first Jacksonville's YMCA was founded in 1870. 37 years later, members commissioned HJ Klutho to design a seven-story headquarter building. This building marked the beginning of his commitment to an architectural movement that later became known as "The Prarie School". The building was Florida's first large reinforced-concrete frame structure and an engineering feat for the times. It featured a running track suspended over the gymnasium by catilevered concrete beams. A swimming pool was located in the basement.

Collection

Chapin Photographic Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

YMCA, Young Man's Christian Association