Young–Quinlan Building

Minneapolis, United States

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The Young–Quinlan Building, completed in 1926 at 901 Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, is a Renaissance Revival structure designed by New York architect Frederick L. Ackerman in collaboration with local firm Magney & Tusler. Commissioned by Elizabeth Quinlan to showcase her women's specialty dress shop with a "'beautiful home' for her merchandise," the building is distinguished by its radical four-sided design—all four facades feature arched windows, columns, and decorative elements as if each were the primary street entrance, an unusual approach that rejected the conventional hierarchy of commercial architecture. The exterior combines rusticated Kasota limestone on the ground floor with brick and stone pilasters and columns above, while the interior showcases luxurious finishes including a marble staircase, crystal chandeliers, and metalwork in iron, brass, bronze, and pewter. The building was also innovative in incorporating a parking garage and featured one of the city's last manually operated elevators. Designated a local landmark by the Minneapolis Historic Preservation Commission in 1988, it was recognized for preservation in 1979 and underwent renovation beginning in 1985 for multi-tenant use.