Land was slowly being assembled for the building, with several predecessor structures along Ohio Street and Pennsylvania Street being demolished in those years and the early 1980s to clear the way for what McKinney hoped would soon be Indiana's tallest office tower.īefore construction of the building began, American Fletcher became the first major Indianapolis bank holding company to be sold to an out-of-state financial institution, agreeing in the spring of 1986 to merge with Ohio's rapidly growing Banc One Corporation. McKinney, Jr., chairman of American Fletcher Corporation, the holding company for American Fletcher National Bank and Trust Company (AFNB), which at the time was Indiana's largest financial institution, to allow for consolidation and expansion of his company's headquarters. The tower was originally conceived in the late 1970s by Frank E. These "Go Pacers" and "Go Colts" signs are highly visible being on the tallest structure in the city.
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Over the past several years, two large banners have occasionally been placed outside the north and south communication bullpen areas of the roof in support of two of the city's professional sports franchises. Because of the height of this building, its roof was specifically designed to house communications relay equipment, in order to provide additional revenue to the building's owners.
The War Memorial, in turn, reflects the descriptions of the original Mausoleum. The tower's step pyramidal cap reflects the design of the Indiana War Memorial, three blocks due north. The other mast is merely an architectural decoration. The building was designed by KlingStubbins, and built by Indianapolis-based Huber Hunt & Nichols. While the tower has two spires of equal height, only one of them is functional as a transmission antenna. It is the regional headquarters of Salesforce, which moved into the tower in the late-2010s and currently occupies a large amount of space in the building. The building's twin spires pierce 811 feet (247 m) into the Indianapolis skyline, while the 48 floors of office and retail space and 2 building equipment floors above that peak at the 701-foot (214 m) roof.
state of Indiana. It surpassed the AUL Tower (now OneAmerica Tower) in Indianapolis for the distinction.
In 2017 its name was changed again, to Salesforce Tower because Salesforce bought the naming rights.Opened in 1990 near Monument Circle in Indianapolis, Salesforce Tower (formerly known as Bank One Tower, then Chase Tower, and originally conceived as American Fletcher Tower) is the tallest building in the U.S. In 2004 its name was changed to Chase Tower because Chase Bank bought Bank One Corporation. It was built in 1990 and was named Bank One Tower. It is 247 meters (811 feet) tall and has 49 floors and is one of the tallest buildings in the world. Salesforce Tower is a skyscraper in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
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