YMCA Building

A committee of civic-minded Baker City residents began meeting in 1911 to organize a fund-raising campaign to build a Young Men’s Christian Association building. The committee soon secured pledges of more than $30,000. Plans for the three-story brick structure included meeting rooms, lodging rooms, a gymnasium on the west side of the building, and a small swimming pool in the basement. Its cornerstone, containing a strong box with mementos, was consecrated with corn, oil, and wine on Oct. 24, 1912, and the building was formally dedicated in March of the following year.

Baker City, Oregon · United States