The Young Mens Christian Association was established in Bombay in 1875 to improve the living conditions of the city and its people, conduct activities and provide accommodation. The Byculla branch was among its earliest centres. In 1914 a plot of land 2,318 sq. yards situated at the corner of Club Back Road and Reynolds Road at Byculla, was leased for a period of 99 years from the Improvement Trust. The building was ready in August 1915 and Lady Willingdon, the Governor’s wife inaugurated it in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering. This building, however, was pulled down in 1971 and a new one, the International House came to be erected in its place in 1973. The new building was dedicated on January 1, 1972 and inaugurated by Shri. Ali Yavar Jung, Governor of Maharashtra, on March 4, 1972.
