Phyllis Wheatley YWCA explained

Phyllis Wheatley YWCA
Location:901 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates:38.9117°N -77.0244°W
Built:1920
Architect:Shroeder & Parish
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:October 6, 1983 thursday
Refnum:83003532

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.

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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=83003532}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Phyllis Wheatley YWCA]. National Park Service. July 8, 2016 . Suzanne Ganschinietz . June 1983 . with