U.S. Bank Center (Milwaukee)

U.S. Bank Center (Milwaukee)

U.S. Bank Center is a skyscraper located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, noted for being the tallest building in the state of Wisconsin. Standing 601 feet (183 m) and 42 stories tall, it surpassed the Milwaukee City Hall as both the tallest building in Milwaukee and the state. Topped off August 29, 1972, and completed in 1973, the building was originally named the First Wisconsin Center, as it was constructed for First Wisconsin National Bank. The building was designed by Bruce Graham and James DeStefano of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and engineered by Fazlur Khan. Presently, the building is home to the headquarters of Foley & Lardner, Robert W. Baird & Company, and Sensient Technologies Corporation. It also serves as the Milwaukee office for U.S. Bank, IBM, KPMG, and Bud Selig, Commissioner of Major League Baseball.