Victor F. Lawson House YMCA

United States historic place


Victor F. Lawson House YMCA
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


41°53′48″N 87°37′46″W / 41.89667°N 87.62944°W / 41.89667; -87.62944
Built	1931 (1931)
Architect	Perkins, Chatten & Hammond
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	100000959^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 8, 2017

The Victor F. Lawson House is a historic former YMCA building located at 30 W. Chicago Avenue in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The building was built in 1931 for the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, which was established in 1858 and had grown considerably during the 1920s. It was named for newspaperman Victor Lawson, one of the YMCA's largest donors until his death in 1925. The architecture firm of Perkins, Chatten & Hammond designed the 24-story building in the Art Deco style. The YMCA used the new building to provide affordable housing and community services during the Great Depression, including family programs that were copied in other cities, and the building became the headquarters of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago after World War II.^[2]

The building was sold to Holsten Real Estate Development Corp. for $1 in 2014 on the condition that it will continue providing affordable housing on this property for at least 50 years. Lawson House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 2017.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/8/2017 Through 5/12/2017". National Park Service. May 19, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
^ Burian, Susan Baldwin (June 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Victor F. Lawson House YMCA" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-12. Retrieved March 11, 2018.