Historic
Twelfth Street YMCA Building
Twelfth Street YMCA Building, also known as the Anthony Bowen YMCA, is a historic building in Washington, DC, that housed the first African American chapter of YMCA, founded in 1853 by Anthony Bowen. The building opened in 1912 as the Twelfth Street YMCA and was later renamed the Anthony Bowen YMCA in honor of its founder. The building is located at 1816 12th Street NW in the U Street Corridor (Cardozo/Shaw) neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
The YMCA closed in 1982 because of financial difficulties and declining membership.
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