Young Men's Institute Building

Young Men's Institute Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


Location	Market and Eagle Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°35′38″N 82°33′1″W / 35.59389°N 82.55028°W / 35.59389; -82.55028Coordinates: 35°35′38″N 82°33′1″W / 35.59389°N 82.55028°W / 35.59389; -82.55028
Area	less than one acre
Built	1892 (1892)-1893
Architect	Smith, Richard Sharp
NRHP Reference #	77000994^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 14, 1977

Young Men's Institute Building, also known as the YMI Building, is a historic meeting hall located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Richard Sharp Smith and built in 1892-1893. It is a 2 1/2-story, pebbledash coated masonry building with brick, stone, and wood accents. The YMI building housed shops, residence rooms, meeting rooms, and a wide variety of functions that served the African-American community of Asheville.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1] It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Catherine W. Bishir, Betty Betz, and Johnnie Baxter (n.d.). "Young Men's Institute Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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