(Old YMCA Building Relief Decoration), (sculpture).

(Old YMCA Building Relief Decoration), (sculpture).

Long, Lamereaux & Long, architectural firm.

Shattuck & Hussey, architectural firm.

(Old YMCA Building Relief Decoration), (sculpture).

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White terra cotta.

Decorative reliefs on the facade of the Beaux Arts style building include pointed arches, foliated pediments, trefoils and arched window heads. The decorative style is known as "wedding cake mode," or "Tudor Gothic."

Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis

Architectural component

Owned by Gregory, Arne, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Located 36 South 9th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The building received cleaning and tuckpointing about the time of the SOS! survey. It has received a Heritage Preservation Designation from the City of Minneapolis. For related reading, see the Minneapolis Star, Dec. 2, 1981, A-1, the Skyway News, Sept. 10, 1991, pg. 3-4, and June 23, 1992, pg. 1, 9; and the City Pages (Minneapolis, MN), July 7, 1993. The Minneapolis Public Library (downtown), Special Collections, has Heritage Preservation Designation Study: Office of the Mayor, City Planning Department.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.

Minneapolis Star, Dec. 2, 1981, Sect. A, part 1.

Skyway News, Sept. 10, 1991.

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