CenturyLink Tower (formerly Qwest Tower) is a
office building located in downtown
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls ( ) is the List of cities in South Dakota, most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the List of United States cities by population, 117th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha Coun ...
. At and 11 stories tall, it is the tallest building in the state of South Dakota. Previously, the
Zip Feed Tower was the tallest building in the state.
History and appearance
The building has had two different facades; initially it was of white stone, but structural issues that soon developed forced
US West
US West, Inc. was one of seven Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs, also referred to as "Baby Bells"), created in 1983 under the Modification of Final Judgement (''United States v. Western Electric Co., Inc.'' 552 Fed. Supp. 131), a cas ...
(later known as
Qwest
Qwest Communications International, Inc. was a United States telecommunications carrier. Qwest provided local service in 14 western and midwestern U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dako ...
) to remove the outer facade and later install the present exterior. One portion of this building was actually constructed of brick and was the original telephone exchange building until its demolition in 2011 to make room for expanded parking.
Modern ownership
The building is now a dispatch center owned by
CenturyLink
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly CenturyLink, Inc.) is an American telecommunications company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, which offers communications, network services, security, cloud solutions, voice and managed services through it ...
.
See also
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List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
References
Buildings and structures in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Skyscrapers in South Dakota
Modernist architecture in South Dakota
Lumen Technologies
Skyscraper office buildings in South Dakota
1971 establishments in South Dakota
Office buildings completed in 1971
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