Qwest Building (Minneapolis) in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
Qwest Building (Minneapolis) in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
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Qwest Building (Minneapolis) in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
Qwest Building (Minneapolis)
Formerly:U.S. West Building
Formerly:Northwestern Bell Telephone Building
224 Fifth Street South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Downtown Minneapolis 55402 United StatesPrint this page   •   Share this page

Quick Facts
Notes
    > 1958 - The antenna array is added to the roof, replacing an American flag.
    > 1984 - This building is added to the National Register of Historic Places.
    > Before the current building was erected in the 1930's, there was already a Northwestern Bell building on this site. It was stripped to its steel frame, and incorporated into the current building.
Look For
    > Lightning bolts that decorate the facade, and an Art Deco eagle above the doorway on the Fifth Street side of the building.
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