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Jersey City YMCA

Coordinates: 40°43′17″N 74°4′19″W / 40.72139°N 74.07194°W / 40.72139; -74.07194
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Jersey City YMCA
Jersey City YMCA is located in Hudson County, New Jersey
Jersey City YMCA
Jersey City YMCA is located in New Jersey
Jersey City YMCA
Jersey City YMCA is located in the United States
Jersey City YMCA
Location654 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates40°43′17″N 74°4′19″W / 40.72139°N 74.07194°W / 40.72139; -74.07194
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1924
ArchitectJohn F. Jackson
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Renaissance
NRHP reference No.99001314[1]
NJRHP No.129[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1999
Designated NJRHPSeptember 29, 1999

The Jersey City YMCA, is located in Bergen Section of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The YMCA building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1999. The building is an example of an early twentieth century Renaissance Revival style.[3] Built in 1923,[4] in 1995 the building ceased to be used by the YMCA and was converted into affordable housing.[5]

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  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hudson County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 7, 2009. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "Y.M.C.A / New Hope Housing". www.njcu.edu. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2009.
  4. ^ "$500,000 Jersey Y.M.C.A" (PDF). The New York Times. November 10, 1922.
  5. ^ "POSTINGS: 'Supportive Housing' in Jersey City; Mixed Uses In an Old Y". The New York Times. April 1, 2001.
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