One US Bank Plaza (formerly One Mercantile Center) is a 36-story building in
Downtown St. Louis
Downtown St. Louis is the central business district of St. Louis, Missouri, the hub of tourism and entertainment, and the anchor of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The downtown is bounded by Cole Street to the north, the river front to the eas ...
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Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
. The building is topped by an antenna that raises the total building to . In the 1990s the Ambassador Building next to it was razed and became part of the building's plaza.
The building has a
Structural Expressionism
High-tech architecture, also known as structural expressionism, is a type of late modernist architecture that emerged in the 1970s, incorporating elements of high tech industry and technology into building design. High-tech architecture grew fro ...
style. It was originally built for
Mercantile Bancorporation
Mercantile Bancorporation was the largest bank holding company in Missouri when it was acquired by Firstar Corporation in 1999.
The Mercantile Bank of St. Louis was founded in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1850.
In 1996, its chief executive Thomas H ...
which was bought out by Firstar in 1999 and then became
U.S. Bancorp in 2001.
Major occupants
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Thompson Coburn, LLP
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US Bank
U.S. Bancorp (stylized as us bancorp) is an American bank holding company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and incorporated in Delaware. It is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, and is the fifth largest banking institution ...
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Missouri
The tallest structures in the U.S. state of Missouri include a broadcasting tower, an chimney, a monument, and a office building.
Missouri's tallest accessible buildings
Missouri's tallest structures
Missouri's tallest chimneys
Histor ...
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List of tallest buildings in St. Louis
The tallest buildings in St. Louis, Missouri, include the Gateway Arch, which is also the tallest accessible structure in Missouri and the tallest monument in a national park, rising higher than the Washington Monument.The Gateway Arch is a ...
References
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Office buildings completed in 1976
Skyscraper office buildings in St. Louis
U.S. Bank buildings
Downtown St. Louis
Buildings and structures in St. Louis
1976 establishments in Missouri