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Rand Tower
Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Rand Tower

Also known as Dain Tower

On the National Register since 199432 years
Art ModerneListed 1994Minneapolis
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About Rand Tower

Rand Tower, at 527--529 Marquette Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 14, 1994. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Art Moderne, as it does for 4 other Minnesota listings. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 33 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1929 to today

  1. 1929Built, designed by Holabird & Root
  2. 1994Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 32 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 20 minutes

527--529 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Rand TowerStart here
  2. 2Moline, Milburn and Stoddard CompanyChicago Commercial · Built 1993 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Minneapolis Warehouse Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Cameron Transfer and Storage Company BuildingBuilding · 0.3 mi on
Around it

14 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMasonic TempleRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBLincoln Bank BuildingCommercial Style0.2 miBShubert, Sam S., TheatreClassical Revival0.2 miBLumber Exchange Building (Additional Documentation)Richardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBPlymouth BuildingBuilt 19110.2 miBPence Automobile Company BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBMinneapolis YMCA Central BuildingLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBDayton's Department StoreBuilding0.4 miBHennepin TheatreBeaux Arts · Built 19210.4 miBFarmers and Mechanics Savings BankModerne · Built 19420.4 miBFirst National Bank-Soo Line BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 19150.4 miSPeavey PlazaModern Movement · Built 19750.5 miBNorthstar CenterBuilding0.5 miBFarmers and Mechanics Savings BankBeaux Arts Classical0.5 mi

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Questions about Rand Tower

Is Rand Tower on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 14, 1994 (Register number 84003937).

Is Rand Tower a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pillsbury A Mill, 1.1 miles away.

Can you visit Rand Tower?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Rand Tower?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 33 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93202007 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.