The 222 Building is the tallest building in
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton ( mez, Ahkōnemeh)
is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. One of the Fox Cities, it is situated on the Fox River, southwest of Green Bay and north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the co ...
. The building was built in 1952 and housed the
Aid Association of Lutherans
Thrivent ( ) is a US Fortune 500 not-for-profit financial services organization headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Appleton, Wisconsin, and founded by Lutherans. As a member-owned fraternal benefit society, it operates under a chapter ...
headquarters in Appleton. In 1991, a man became stuck in one of the elevators for a total of fifty-seven hours. He then sued the owners of the building, but the case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. In 2003,
Thrivent Financial
Thrivent ( ) is a US Fortune 500 not-for-profit financial services organization headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Appleton, Wisconsin, and founded by Lutherans. As a member-owned fraternal benefit society, it operates under a chapt ...
announced that the 222 Building had been sold to an undisclosed buyer.
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Buildings and structures in Appleton, Wisconsin
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