Flour Exchange Building

Infobox_nrhp | name =Flour Exchange Building
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location= Minneapolis, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 58
lat_seconds = 44
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 93
long_minutes = 15
long_seconds = 55
long_direction = W
locmapin = Minnesota
area =
built =1892
architect= Long and Kees
architecture= Chicago, Other
added = August 29, 1977
governing_body = Private
refnum=77000740cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Flour Exchange Building is an office building in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota designed by architects Long and Kees, who also designed Minneapolis City Hall and the Lumber Exchange Building. Construction originally began in 1892, but halted abruptly in 1893 after only four floors had been built. This was due to the effects of the Panic of 1893. Construction resumed later, and the building was completed in 1909 with eleven stories. The building is generally in the Chicago school, using a relatively straightforward approach without a lot of historic details. The modern influence of this style later influenced the Butler Square building. [cite web|url=http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/hpc/landmarks/4th_Ave_S_310_Flour_Exchange_Building.asp|title=Flour Exchange Building|publisher=Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission|date=February 2007|accessdate=2008-09-11] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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