Rand Tower Hotel is a 26-story high rise hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was one of the city's tallest structures when it was completed as an office building in 1929. It was converted to a hotel in 2020.
Rand Tower Hotel | |
 Rand Tower Hotel from the west | |
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| Location | 527 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°58′38.5″N 93°16′11″W / 44.977361°N 93.26972°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Holabird & Root[2] |
| Architectural style | Art deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003937 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1994 |
History edit
The Rand Tower Hotel was designed by Holabird & Root for Rufus R. Rand, a World War I aviator who was part of the family that owned the Minneapolis Gas Company (Minnegasco), now part of CenterPoint Energy. Rand had flown in the Lafayette Flying Corps during the war. Much of the building is covered in Art Deco ornamentation that follows an aviation theme and there is a sculpture Wings in the lobby by Oskar J. W. Hansen. The original builder was C.F. Haglin & Sons.
A skyway was attached to the building in 1969.[3] Rand Tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It was known for a time as the Dain Tower until Dain Rauscher relocated to the Dain Rauscher Plaza just down the street in 1992. It was purchased by Gaughan Companies in 2004. In 2008, Hempel Properties purchased the Rand Tower to house its headquarters.[4] Maven Real Estate Partners purchased the building in 2017 for $18.7 million.[5] Maven converted the office building[6] into a 270-room hotel,[7] at a cost $110 million.[8] The Rand Tower Hotel opened on December 2, 2020, as part of the Tribute Portfolio division of Marriott.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Minnesota Modern Registry, Docomomo US MN, accessed April 15, 2023.
- ^ Beach, James. The skyways turn 40. Skyway News. Published May 13, 2002, retrieved on November 28, 2006.
- ^ Grayson, Katherine (September 3, 2008). "Rand Tower tower sold for $10.2M". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Advance Publications. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ Niksa, Matthew (July 17, 2019). "Owner of Rand Tower converting it into boutique Marriott hotel". Star Tribune. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Niksa, Matthew (July 17, 2019). "Owner of Rand Tower converting it into boutique Marriott hotel". Star Tribune. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Niksa, Matthew (July 17, 2019). "Owner of Rand Tower converting it into boutique Marriott hotel". Star Tribune. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Rand Hotel Tower opens this week after $110 million renovation". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Rand Tower Hotel Opens December 2".
External links edit
- Rand Tower Hotel official website
- Rand Tower Hotel, Minneapolis, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel official website
Rand Tower
Oskar J.W. Hansen
Rufus R. Rand
- Rufus R. Rand at the Minnesota Aviation Hall Of Fame. Scroll down to bottom of page.
- Rand Mansion in Wayzata, Minnesota
