Williams Avenue YWCA

6 North Tillamook St., Portland, Oregon. County/parish: Multnomah.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 01, 2020. NRIS 100005333.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Billy Webb Elks Lodge #1050
  • “Colored” YWCA,
  • Dahlia Temple #202
  • Negro USO Center
  • Williams Avenue Branch
  • Williams Avenue Center

From Wikipedia:

Billy Webb Elks Lodge

The Williams Avenue YWCA, also known as the Billy Webb Elks Lodge, is an historic building in north Portland, Oregon. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020, the structure was heavily damaged by fire in 2021.

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