Cumberland YMCA
a.k.a. AL-IV-A-151
205 Baltimore Ave., Cumberland, MDThe Cumberland YMCA building is significant under Criterion C for its architectural character: built in 1925, the YMCA is an excellent example of the institutional architecture of its time, representing the academic classicism that characterized such buildings in the period. The building derives additional significance under Criterion A for its portrayal of the YMCA as a community institution in Cumberland. The YMCA was established in Cumberland in 1873 and was situated at various locations prior to the construction of the present building; this building has been home to the YMCA longer than any other place in Cumberland. At the time of its construction, it offered the only indoor swimming pool in the Cumberland area. The period of significance, 1925-1947, was selected to encompass the period extending from the construction of the building to date fifty years in the past.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
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