Third and Dayton Streets, Hamilton
Third and Dayton Streets
YMCA, 1889-1914; YWCA, 1914-1930
YWCA, built in 1931
The YWCA was organized in Hamilton on February 25, 1900
under the leadership of Julia Goodman. The association's first home
was at 109 North Third Street. It occupied several other locations
until it moved to the former YMCA at Third and Dayton Streets in 1914.
A new building was constructed in 1931 at the same location. By 1933,
during the depression, the number of young women participating in YWCA
programs recahed 20,000 per month.
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