Long before Minneapolis and the Twin Cities claimed the skyline, the tallest building in the entire state of Minnesota once rose right here in Rochester. It’s a surprising chapter of the Med City’s history that’s still hiding in plain sight.
Join us now, as we take a walk down Memory Lane and tell a story of ambition, architecture, and a time when this city quite literally stood above the rest of the state here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
A Look Back at Rochester’s History as Minnesota’s Skyscraper Leader
While Rochester is the third-largest city in Minnesota, these days, when it comes to tall buildings and city skylines, Minnesota’s Med City is sometimes overlooked. But Rochester *does* have some tall buildings of its own. And we once had the tallest building in the entire state.
The building that once held that prestigious title is one that’s already designated as a National Historic Landmark. It’s Mayo Clinic’s famous Plummer Building, and it’s been associated with Rochester since it first opened nearly 100 years ago.
According to Mayo Clinic:…