YMCA Building (Riverside, California)

YMCA Building
Brick building with arched windows and a roof that juts out to provide some shade
Historic Y.M.C.A. Building taken in October 2009 for Centennial Celebrations on November 5, 2009
LocationRiverside, California
Coordinates33°56′26″N 117°25′11″W / 33.94056°N 117.41972°W / 33.94056; -117.41972
Architectural style(s)Italian Renaissance-palazzo[1]
Reference no.41
YMCA Building (Riverside, California) is located in California
YMCA Building (Riverside, California)
Location of YMCA Building in California

The YMCA Building is a structure in downtown Riverside, California, that has been used for various functions over the years; currently, it is the Life Arts Center. The Life Arts Center rents its three halls on the main floor for wedding receptions, business events, graduations and quinceañeras. The top floor has 25 studios rented by artists. These were once the hotel rooms rented to guests by YMCA. The bottom floor, which was a gymnasium, is now vacant. The building was designed in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo.[2] In 1980, the building was granted historic status by the city and designated as city landmark #41.[3]

  1. ^ Riverside Cultural Heritage Board (January 2002). "Landmarks of the City of Riverside" (PDF). City of Riverside. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference landmarks1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Stokley, Sandra (30 October 2009). "The 'Y' in Riverside is 100 years old". Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 14 December 2009.