Its significance is related to the local social movement that provided a safe place to live for young women and education programs that encouraged their business and professional development.

They cooperated with the local Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) for recreational and camping activities.

The YWCA hired the Minneapolis architectural firm of Croft & Boerner to design the Renaissance Revival building.

The interior features terrazzo floors and oak woodwork that exhibits an American Craftsman influence.

This article about a property in Wapello County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.