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The Joliet YMCA, Burnham Brothers in Georgian Revival
North Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois
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Joliet's YMCA started in 1882 and lost its first building on Clinton Street in 1901, sold off to cover the debts. The 1920s brought a second attempt, and in 1928 the Burnham Brothers put up this Georgian Revival block on Ottawa Street. It joined the National Register in 2006.
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