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YWCA Building Complex (Athens, Georgia)

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Old YWCA building, c. 1915, photographer facing SW
Old YWCA building, c. 1915, photographer facing SW

The YWCA Building Complex is a set of three historic Young Women's Christian Association buildings in Athens, Georgia. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as a single listing, not a historic district.

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YWCA Building Complex (Athens, Georgia)
West Hancock Avenue, Athens-Clarke County Unified Government

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West Hancock Avenue 345
30601 Athens-Clarke County Unified Government
Georgia, United States
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Old YWCA building, c. 1915, photographer facing SW
Old YWCA building, c. 1915, photographer facing SW
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