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2026
Phase II Grand Opening
Cottingham Campus Phase II Grand Opening Celebration Thursday, October 8, 2026.
2025
Groundbreaking Phase II
Groundbreaking for Cottingham Campus Phase II expansion on May 9, 2025. Click here to see photos from the event.
2024
Phase II Kick Off
Cottingham Campus Phase II kicks off in June. Visit the Phase II website for more information.
2020
Cottingham Campus Opens
Cottingham Campus Phase I opens in March.
2019
Celebrating 125 Years
Construction begins on Cottingham Campus. Foothills Area YMCA celebrates 125 years!
2018
Groundbreaking Phase I
Groundbreaking for the new Cottingham Campus.
2015
Camp ONEOT
Final year of Camp Oneot at Clemson. Foothills Area YMCA closed Clemson Campus, The Barn.
1970 & 1990
The Barn
Foothills Area YMCA expands to The Barn in 1970 and consolidates all programs to The Barn in 1990.
1943 & 1961
Celebrating 50 Years
The Y celebrates 50 years in 1943, and expands programs to youth in 1961.
1915
Holtzendorff
Holtzendorff Center is built with a grant from John D. Rockefeller and contributions from Clemson families.
1893 & 1894
Foothills Area YMCA
Work began to establish Foothills Area YMCA at Clemson in 1893, and in 1894, Foothills Area YMCA charter was established.
Historical photo credits (Y Barn, Holtzendorff plaque, Holtzendorff building): Clemson University Libraries Digital Collections. To see more photos, click here to visit their website.