1912

Architecturally significant administration building is completed at a cost of $1.2 million in 1912. The building includes Italian tile and marble, Tiffany-style glass, and other exquisite details. When looking straight up from the building's marble rotunda, visitors will see the free standing dome with 24-karat gold leaf. Designed by noted Prairie School architect George Washington Maher, Watkins Adminstration Building is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' multi-media collection, Unified Vision.