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This list of tallest buildings in Minnesota ranks skyscrapers in the state of Minnesota by tallest height of high rise. This does not include antennas, although the tallest overall man-made structure in Minnesota is the KPXM-TV Tower in Big Lake. It is also the 212th tallest structure in the United States.
Tower Hill (established 1906), which is the site of the Prospect Park Water Tower, is often cited as the city's highest point [9] and a placard denotes the highest elevation at 951 feet (289.86 m), but a spot at 974 feet (296.88 m) in or near Deming Heights Park in Northeast Minneapolis is corroborated by Google Earth as the highest ground.
November 13, 1997. Designated CP. May 12, 2015. The Prospect Park Water Tower, sometimes referred to as the Witch's Hat Water Tower, is a historic water tower in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1913 on Tower Hill Park, a hilltop park established in 1906.
Kenwood Park Water Tower. The Kenwood Park Water Tower is an octagonal brick and stone water tower in the Kenwood neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1910 and designed by Frederick William Cappelen, the city of Minneapolis engineer at the time. The tower is 110 feet tall, making it the tallest structure in ...
The tallest building in Minneapolis is the 57-story IDS Center, which rises 792 feet (241 m) and was designed by architect Philip Johnson. [2] The tower has been the tallest building in the state of Minnesota since its completion in 1973, and is the 66th-tallest building in the United States. [3]
The Highland Park Water Tower is a water tower in the Highland Park area of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was designed by Clarence W. Wigington, the nation's first African-American municipal architect. [2]: 334 The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It was completed in 1928 at a cost of $69,483.
The Ogilvie Watertower is a cylinder 80 feet (24 m) tall and 21 feet 6 inches (6.55 m) in diameter. The nine-inch-thick (23 cm) concrete walls were poured in place. The water is stored in a 24-foot-2-inch-high (7.37 m), 50,000-US-gallon (190,000 L) concrete tank within the upper reaches of the tower. The structure is topped by a two-foot-high ...
Added to NRHP. October 6, 1983. The Washburn Park Water Tower is a landmark in the Tangle town neighborhood of south Minneapolis, Minnesota, built in 1931. It is located on top of one of the highest points of south Minneapolis. The tower is considered an unofficial "beacon" for incoming planes landing at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International ...