National Register of Historic Places

Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building

Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
Listed
November 14, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85002836

About this property

Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building, also known as the Jewish Community Center, is a historic building located in central Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a three-story, flat-roofed, rectangular-shaped Flemish bond brick structure completed in 1930. The exterior features Moorish and Jewish motifs, such as the Star of David. It was designed by Baltimore architect Joseph Evans Sperry. It is now an apartment building. The establishment of the joining YM/YWHA building was a notable example of an attempt to bridge the divide between uptown Baltimore's prosperous German Jews and East Baltimore's impoverished Eastern European and Russian Jews. The association building was constructed midway between uptown and East Baltimore to symbolize this coming together of the two halves of Baltimore's Jewish community. The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is included in the Baltimore National Heritage Area.

Location

305--311 W. Monument St.
Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
39.29720, -76.62042

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building listed on the National Register?

Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1985.

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Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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