Public Bath House No. 3, also known as Yonkers Avenue Pool, is a historic public bath located on the border of the Getty Square and Nodine Hill neighborhoods in Southwest Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1909 and is a two-story, five bay wide red brick building with lively tile ornamentation in the Second Renaissance Revival style. It features a hipped tile parapet at the roofline that hides the flat roof. The interior is in three sections: reception area, custodian's apartment, and a pool and showers. It was remodeled in 1930 and 1958.[2] It has been used for swimming classes.[3]
Public Bath House No. 3 | |
 The Historic Yonkers Public Bath House #3 | |
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 Interactive map showing the location for Public Bath House No. 3 | |
| Location | 48 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°56′7″N 73°53′21″W / 40.93528°N 73.88917°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1909 |
| Built by | P. J. Flannery |
| Architect | George Starin Cowles |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
| MPS | Yonkers Public Bath House TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003366 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 21, 1985 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ Michael P. Rebic (July 1982). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Public Bath House No. 3. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 3, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ↑ Whitehouse, Franklin (July 11, 1982). "YONKERS ASKS DESIGNATION FOR ITS THREE OLD BATHHOUSES". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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