27-29 W Beverley St

YMCA Building, 1890

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

Did you know?Hayes Memorial Industrial School and Orphan’s Home

1890

18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

brick, 4 stories with clock tower, flat roof, 3 bays. Queen Anne influences. Molded brick in clock tower; bracketed cornice; 3-story, round-arched, central opening; right bay formed by a 3-story, pseudo. 3-centered arch. First YMCA constructed in Staunton, the building originally contained an auditorium, gymnasium, bowling alley, track and library.

Style: Queen Anne
Stories: 4
Built of: brick
Exterior: clock tower, flat roof, bracketed cornice, round-arched central opening, pseudo 3-centered arch right bay
Roof: flat
Height: About 85 ft to the top of the roof; covers about 38,100 sq ft of ground (USGS lidar survey, 2020)

Notable features

auditorium
gymnasium
bowling alley
track
library

Today

See it on Google Street View (opens Google Maps, where “See more dates” shows older photos)

Nearby

25 W Beverley St,
20-28 W Beverley St, Crowle Building
101 W Beverley St,
16-18 W Beverley St,
15-23 W Beverley St, Gooch and Hoge Building
103 W Beverley St, Putnam Organ Works Store

Similar

Nearby markers

Dr. Alexander Humphreys, A-63, 150 m
Augusta County Courthouse, I-34, 150 m
Trinity Church, QC-1, 160 m
Mary Baldwin College, I-17, 210 m
Dr. William Fleming, A-64, 230 m

Source: Beverley Historic District National Register Nomination, page 8. Listed there as “27-29 West Beverley Street.”