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Location DB > United States > Alabama > Birmingham > Quinlan Castle  Name Quinlan Castle  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by binaryzero on 11/9/2005 3:54 PM last modified by fr00tCake on 5/22/2023 5:58 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description Apartment building resembling a castle. Formerly the Royal Arms Apartments. Now acquired by a neighboring institute and under gradual renovation. 5.22.2023 - Demolition began on 1.7.2022. As of today, it is gone.  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy - it's gone Recommendation: forget it - It's gone!  Physical Information Address 2026 9th Avenue South Birmingham, Alabama United States Owner: Southern Research Institute See a map of this location  Hazards  Interesting Features The building itself is on the high point of south side and offers an amazing view from the roof. The unique architecture alone makes this building worth seeing.  Security Measures fences part-time guard locked gates welded doors  Historical Dates Built: 1927 Closed: 1996  Required Equipment flashlight  Recommended Equipment  History Built in the 1920's as a low-income apartment complex. Ownership was later passed to the City of Birmingham when the owner defaulted on a loan in 1993. Despite renovation in 1995, half of the building was condemned and shut down by 1996. In 1984 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1998 to the list of Places in Peril by two local organizations for historic preservation. A large number of homeless people squatted in the building after breaking in through first floor windows, tearing up carpet for their smokey, toxic fires, one of which caught the building on fire in 2003. The building has since been secured. For nearly 10 years the city looked at proposals for redevelopment of the building and has seemed committed to preventing it's demolition. Despite no agreement to preserve the building, Birmingham finally approved the purchase by next-door SRI and sold the site for $400k. SRI soon cleaned up the exterior and interior of the property and took measures to restore the architecture.  Media Coverage http://blog.al.com...uirky_quinlan.html http://birmingham..../11/23/story2.html  Future Plans Was purchased from the city in 2008 by the Southern Research Institute whose campus occupies the same block. The exterior facade has been restored, and the grounds are being maintained. SRI claims that it will not demolish the building. The interior is to be re-purposed but SRI has not decided what the building will be used for. Possibilities include a conference center, offices, or storage space. 5.22.2023 - November 2021: Southern Research executive CEO Josh Carpenter announced plans to demolish Quinlan Castle for construction of a new Center for Pandemic Resilience.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Taking the castle Wed, Nov 9th, 2005 posted by binaryzero 37 pictures Quinlan by Night Mon, Apr 17th, 2006 posted by binaryzero 3 pictures originalquocky didn't come Mon, May 1st, 2006 posted by binaryzero 10 pictures Kengandalf's Pictures Sun, May 7th, 2006 posted by kengandalf 11 pictures Google Street images Mon, May 22nd, 2023 posted by fr00tCake 3 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Quinlan_Castle  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. Category Rating Photography 8 / 10 Coolness 9 / 10 Content Quality 10 / 10  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Steed on 5/23/2023 8:57 AM.  Latest Changes on May 23 23 at 8:57, Steed validated this location on May 22 23 at 17:58, fr00tCake added some pictures to a gallery on May 22 23 at 17:58, fr00tCake created a new gallery on May 22 23 at 17:58, fr00tCake changed the following: Status, Accessibility, Recommendation, Future Plans, Description on Jan 29 10 at 4:27, Opheliaism validated this location on Jan 29 10 at 3:14, YoelT changed the following: Street Address, History, Year Built, Interesting Features, Media Coverage, Future Plans, Description, Web Links on Jan 29 10 at 1:43, Steed validated this location on Jan 28 10 at 20:47, YoelT changed the following: Owner, Street Address, Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy, Status, Security Measures, Future Plans, Description, Web Links on Feb 11 07 at 2:33, Emperor Wang validated this location on Feb 10 07 at 21:20, IrIsHmOm changed the following: Future Plans  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? 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