The Quinlan Castle is a medieval-style four-story apartment building built in Birmingham, Alabama in 1927. Its name comes from from the former name of 9th Avenue South, Quinlan Avenue. The street was named after Bishop Quinlan, who bought the land where structure stands to use as the grounds of Birmingham’s first Catholic church. Quinlan Castle was designed by William Welton, who was inspired by European castles that he saw during World War I. During World War II, the building was rumored to have been a stronghold for Nazi spies while…
