Name Street address Years as tallest Height
ft (m)
Floors Reference
Globe Building[A] 4th Street South 1882–1886 157 (48) 8 [79]
Lumber Exchange Building 10 5th Street South 1886–1887 165 (50) 12 [5]
Industrial Exposition Building[B] Central Avenue Southeast and Main Street Southeast 1887–1890 240 (73) 8 [80]
Metropolitan Building[C] 308 2nd Avenue South 1890–1895 258 (79) 12 [81]
Minneapolis City Hall 350 5th Street South 1895–1929 341 (104) 14 [57]
Foshay Tower 821 Marquette Avenue 1929–1973 448 (137) 32 [40]
IDS Tower 80 8th Street South 1973–present 792 (241) 55 [11]