W C A Boarding House - Springfield, MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Womens's Christian Association is a precursor the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). They promoted issues of social and economic change and welfare around the world. The structure at 19 Bliss Street was built in 1884 by the WCA as a boarding house for unmarried working class women.

The three story brick structure is constructed in the Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake style. It was operated as a WCA boarding house from 1884 to 1910 when a new WCA facility was constructed. It continued as a private boarding house until 1962 when it became the home to the Springfield Rescue Mission, a separate Christian social welfare agency which meets the physical and spiritual needs of the hungry, homeless, addicted and poor.

Street address: 19 Bliss Street Springfield, MA United States 01102 County / Borough / Parish: Hampden Year listed: 1983 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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