Rand Tower Hotel is a 26-story

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hotel in

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, United States. It was one of the city's tallest structures when it was completed as an office building in 1929. It was converted to a hotel in 2020.

History

The Rand Tower Hotel was designed by

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for Rufus R. Rand, a

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who was part of the family that owned the Minneapolis Gas Company (Minnegasco), now part of

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. Rand had flown in the

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during the war. Much of the building is covered in

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ornamentation that follows an aviation theme and there is a

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''Wings'' in the

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Oskar J. W. Hansen Oskar J. W. Hansen (March 12, 1892 – August 31, 1971
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. The original builder was C.F. Haglin & Sons. A skyway was attached to the building in 1969. Rand Tower was added to the

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in 1994. It was known for a time as the Dain Tower until Dain Rauscher relocated to the

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just down the street in 1992. It was purchased by Gaughan Companies in 2004. In 2008, Hempel Properties purchased the Rand Tower to house its headquarters. Maven Real Estate Partners purchased the building in 2017 for $18.7 million. Maven converted the office building into a 270-room hotel, at a cost $110 million. The Rand Tower Hotel opened on December 2, 2020, as part of the Tribute Portfolio division of Marriott.

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External links

Rand Tower Hotel official websiteRand Tower Hotel, Minneapolis, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel official website
Rand Tower
Rand Tower Hotel at Emporis.Rand Tower Hotel tribute by James Lileks
Oskar J.W. Hansen
''Wings'' sculpture by Oskar J.W. Hansen

Rand Tower Hotel entrance
Rufus R. Rand

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