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[[Image:Quinlan Castle.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Quinlan Castle in August 2006]] | |||
The '''Quinlan Castle''' is a 4-story, castle shaped apartment building built on the northwest corner of [[9th Avenue South]] and [[Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard South]] in [[1926]]. Opening originally as the '''Royal Arms Apartments''', the building was designed by architect [[William C. Weston]]. | The '''Quinlan Castle''' is a 4-story, castle shaped apartment building built on the northwest corner of [[9th Avenue South]] and [[Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard South]] in [[1926]]. Opening originally as the '''Royal Arms Apartments''', the building was designed by architect [[William C. Weston]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:14, 2 October 2006
The Quinlan Castle is a 4-story, castle shaped apartment building built on the northwest corner of 9th Avenue South and Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard South in 1926. Opening originally as the Royal Arms Apartments, the building was designed by architect William C. Weston.
The building features a light brown stone façade. The roofline is highlighted with both battlements and four separate turrets, with one at each corner. The interior has since fallen into a state of disrepair as it has remained vacant since the 1980s.
In 1984 the Quinlan Castle was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
After becoming the property of Birmingham in the 1980s, the future of the structure has remained in doubt due to its deteriorating state. One of the more significant proposals for the structure came in 1999 when the neighboring Southern Research Institute proposed demolishing the structure to make way for additional parking and a proposed expansion of their facilities.
Other than the infamous 1999 proposal, other reuses for the castle included using it as an International House for UAB or as housing for visiting physicians. By September 2006, Birmingham received several serious proposals for retaining and renovating Birmingham's castle. Although nothing is in stone as of yet, its demolition is no longer imminent.
References
- Estes, Cary (September 29, 2006) "City's castle may soon find its knight." Birmingham Business Journal. [1]
- Birmingham Business Journal (July 20, 1999) "Keep Quinlan Castle." Birmingham Business Journal. [2]
External links
- Quinlan Castle on Emporis.com