U.S. Bank Center /

U.S. Bank Center is a skyscraper located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, noted for being the tallest building in the state of Wisconsin. Standing 601 feet (183 m) and 42 stories tall, it surpassed the Milwaukee City Hall as both the tallest building in Milwaukee and the state. Topped off August 29, 1972, and completed in 1973, the building was originally named the First Wisconsin Center, as it was constructed for First Wisconsin National Bank. The building was designed by Bruce Graham and James DeStefano of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and engineered by Fazlur Khan. Presently, the building is home to the headquarters of Sensient Technologies Corporation and Robert W. Baird & Company. It also serves as the Milwaukee office for U.S. Bank, IBM, Foley & Lardner, KPMG, and Bud Selig, Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Plans were initially announced by First Wisconsin National Bank to construct a new headquarters building on August 21, 1969. Although no architectural designs were complete at the time of its announcement, bank officials indicated it would rise at least 40 stories. On March 18, 1971, bank officials unveiled the final design as a 42-story, 601-foot (183 m) skyscraper,