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Minneapolis City Hall and Hennepin County Courthouse (also known as the Municipal Building ), designed by Long and Kees in 1888, is the main building used by the city government of Minneapolis, as well as by Hennepin County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The structure has served as mainly local government offices since it was built, and today ...
Completed in 1916 and measuring 238 feet from the sidewalk to the top of the spire, at the time it was the second tallest building in Minneapolis. [2] Only the clock tower of Minneapolis City Hall was taller. [2] The exterior face is soft gray Bedford limestone. [2] Gustavino tile lines the interior to absorb sound. [2]
The building features several windows with Roman arches, a tall clocktower along 4th Street with a four-sided clock, which remained the tallest structure in Minnesota from 1895 until the Plummer Building of the Mayo Clinic was completed in Rochester in 1926, with the Foshay Tower becoming the tallest building in Minneapolis and in Minnesota in ...
Life and career. Kees was born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 9, 1852. He joined the firm of E. G. Lind as an apprentice in 1865 and worked at the firm until 1878. He moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1878 and briefly worked with Leroy Buffington. He also partnered with Burnham W. Fisk for a few years under the name "Kees and Fisk". [1]
With flooding having already taken their home, the Barnes family is hoping the possible collapse of the Rapidan Dam doesn't also take their café, which has been operating since 1910.
Skyline of Minneapolis Minneapolis , the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota , is home to 190 completed high-rises , [ 1 ] 41 of which stand taller than 300 feet (91 m). 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 ]
Matt Damon feels for Ben Affleck when it comes to life in the spotlight.. In a new podcast interview, Damon, 53, said he “can’t imagine” dealing with the scrutiny his best friend Affleck, 51 ...
Added to NRHP. August 29, 1977. The Flour Exchange Building is an office building in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 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.