Quaker Square

Quaker Square
General information
Type	Student Residence
Location	135 South Broadway Street, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, United States
Completed	1932
Opening	1975
Closed	2022
Quaker Oats Cereal Factory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	135 South Broadway Street, Akron, Ohio
Coordinates	41°4′52″N 81°30′54″W / 41.08111°N 81.51500°W / 41.08111; -81.51500
Area	4 acres (2 ha)
Built	1886
NRHP reference No.	78002195[1]
Added to NRHP	December 8, 1978

Quaker Square was a shopping and dining complex located in downtown Akron, Ohio which is now used by the University of Akron. Quaker Square was the original Quaker Oats factory; the complex consists of the former mill, factory, and silos. The buildings were bought in the early 1970s by developers who sought to create a unique, useful home for shops and restaurants. The buildings were bought by the University of Akron in 2007. The hotel has been converted to a residence hall. The retail space consisted of dozens of small shops and restaurants, and there were large areas of historic exhibits on such areas as the local Quaker industry and history of radio in Akron, while offices were on the floors above. Quaker Square was open to the general public until September 18, 2015. After that, the hotel no longer accepted reservations as the former hotel rooms and the entire complex began to be operated exclusively for student and university use.^[2] The University fully vacated the facility by 2022.