Laughter, Falling Water and Time
This building, fashioned after the Washington Monument, can be seen for miles around Minneapolis. The tallest building in the Northwest. 32 Stories, 447 feet, 3 inches high. The only building ever granted Letters patent. 81 feet by 87 feet at the base—tapering to 59 feet by 65 feet at the top. Many shops and business … Read more
Completed in 1929, the Foshay Tower was the first skyscraper in Minneapolis the tallest building in town until 1971. The Art Deco building modeled on the Washington Monument was the creation of multimillionaire, Wilbur B. Foshay. A real estate developer who prospered in the public utilities business, Foshay lost his fortune in the 1929 stock … Read more
The FOSHAY TOVVER was completed in 1929— on foundation caissons resting in bedrock 63 feet below grade. Built of steel and Indiana Limestone it is patterned from the Washington Monument and is the only building ever granted letters patent. The tower measures 8 1 feet by 87 feet at the base and 59 feet by … Read more