| U.S. Bank Center | |
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| Former names | First Wisconsin Center (1973-92) Firstar Center (1992-2002) |
| General information | |
| Type | Skyscraper |
| Architectural style | International style |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Address | 777 East Wisconsin Avenue |
| Coordinates | 43°2′17.66″N 87°54′8.13″W / 43.0382389°N 87.9022583°W |
| Current tenants | U.S. Bank |
| Construction started | April 1971 |
| Completed | September 4, 1973 |
| Cost | $50 million |
| Owner | U.S. Bancorp |
| Height | 601 feet (183 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Trussed tube |
| Floor count | 42 |
| Floor area | 1,077,607 sq ft (100,113.0 m2)[1] |
| Lifts/elevators | 20 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Bruce Graham James DeStefano |
| Architecture firm | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Structural engineer | Fazlur Rahman Khan |
| Other designers | Fitzhugh Scott |
| Main contractor | Morse Diesel International |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  MCTS |
| Website | |
| locations | |
| References | |
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U.S. Bank Center is a skyscraper located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, noted for being the tallest building in the state of Wisconsin, and the tallest building between Chicago and Minneapolis.[3][4][5] Standing 601 feet (183 m) and 42 stories tall, the building has a floor area of 1,077,607 sq ft (100,113.0 m2).[1] As of 2024[update], major tenants included the main headquarters of Baird, Foley & Lardner, and Sensient Technologies, as well as regional headquarters for U.S. Bank and IBM.
The building was designed by Colombian-Peruvian architect Bruce Graham with James DeStefano of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and engineered by Bangladeshi-American structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan. It was topped off on August 29, 1972, and completed in 1973. It was the headquarters for Firstar Corporation from 1973 to 2001.
- ^ a b "U.S. Bank Center '777 E Wisconsin Ave'". CrediFi. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ Jaques, Damien (October 2, 1973). "Bank center a city set down on 6 acres". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1. Retrieved December 12, 2010 – via Google News.
- ^ a b Manley, William J. (March 18, 1971). "Bank center to be 42 stories". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1. Retrieved December 12, 2010 – via Google News.
- ^ a b "U.S. Bank Center". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
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