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The Young Women’s
Christian Association building is located at the
northwest corner of Fifth and Jackson Streets in
downtown Springfield. Construction of the building was
started in 1912 and completed in March, 1913. The steel
framed structure consists of three floors and has a
raised basement. The exterior of the building is flat
with a parapet wall running completely around the top.
The roofline is ornamented with a simple dentil cornice
along the east and south elevations. When the
Springfield Young Women’s Christian Association was
organized in 1909, the spiritual, social, and physical
development of all young women were the stated goals
which closely followed the heritage set forth by the
organization’s English roots. The importance of the
Springfield YWCA has been its social impact on the
female residents of the city.
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