Elks Athletic Club, also known as YWCA, in Louisville, Kentucky, is an eight-story building that was built in 1924. It was designed by Joseph & Joseph in Classical Revival style.
Elks Athletic Club | |
![]() Front of the building | |
Location | 604 S. 3rd St., Louisville, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 38°14′55″N 85°45′23″W / 38.24861°N 85.75639°W |
Area | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
Built | 1924 |
Architect | Joseph & Joseph |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79001003[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 16, 1979 |
It was sold and adapted into use as a hotel four years after it was built. It served as a hotel until 1963, then became a YWCA.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ M. A. Allgeier (April 12, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elks Athletic Club / YWCA". National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2017. with photo from 1979