Minneapolis YMCA Central Building

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Minneapolis YMCA Central Building
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The Minneapolis YMCA Central Building from the south
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Location Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°58′34″N93°16′30″W / 44.97611°N 93.27500°W / 44.97611; -93.27500
Built1919
ArchitectLouis L. Long and Lowell Lamoreaux; Shattuck and Hussey
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 95001375 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1995

The Minneapolis YMCA Central Building is a 12-story YMCA building in downtown Minneapolis listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is built in the Gothic Revival style, making it stand out from other buildings. The Gothic styling was chosen to emphasize the vertical mass of the structure and to make it appear as a powerful corporate symbol. The styling also brought a symbolic association with church architecture, making it fit into the YMCA's value system. [2]

The building was converted into a 121-unit apartment complex in 1994. It is located adjacent to LaSalle Plaza, a 30-story office building that includes the current, modern Minneapolis YMCA location. [3]

In the 1970s, the 7th floor of the building housed the Minnesota Restitution Project, a Department of Corrections initiative that served as an early demonstration project for restorative justice practices. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Y.M.C.A. Central Building". Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission. February 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
  3. ↑ Black, Sam (November 27, 2006). "LaSalle Apartments building sold for $11.5M". Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
  4. ↑ Hudson, Joe (September 2012). "Contemporary Origins of Restorative Justice Programming: The Minnesota Restitution Center" (PDF). Federal Probation. 76 (2): 49–55 – via Academic Search Complete.


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