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Old Lutheran Brotherhood Building (#82)
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copyright © 1998 Chris Gregerson.
Available format: 35mm negative
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You are on 2nd Avenue S and 7th Street looking at the old Lutheran Brotherhood building. I took this picture after demolition began on this building. My Father worked there, I believe, when he was a student. It was either the old Lutheran Brotherhood building but I think was Minnegasco's before that.
It was considered an exciting piece of modern architecture when it was built in the 1950s. It has an inner courtyard, not visible here.
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Post a comment on this pictureThis page last modified:2005-01-18
Steve Barnes Bakersfied, CA -- 2000-09-16
I understand this building was at one point considered for a historical monument status, but did not survive a vote. It was sad to see this piece of history torn down but Minneapolis is a strong, growing metropolis and its demise was inevitable
Todd Thelen Iowa City -- 2003-02-08
Does anyone know who the architect of this building was? Thanks!
Fred Florida -- 2005-06-15
I believe it was designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM)
Adrian Pearson Minnesota -- 2010-06-29
The architect of this former Lutheran Brotherhood headquarters (later Minnegasco headquarters) was Perkins & Will. Notice how similar it is to Lever House (SOM) in NYC, which was completed just prior and was a clear inspiration to Perkins & Will for how glass curtain walls should look. This was the first building in Minneapolis that had an all-glass exterior.
The construction of the exterior of this building is described in detail within publication 788 of the National Academy of Sciences and titled "The design potential of metal curtain walls:
proceedings of a program conducted as part of the 1959 fall Conferences of the Building Research Institute, Division of Engineering and Industrial Research"