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The Plummer Building is one of the many architecturally significant buildings on the Mayo Clinic campus. This new "Mayo Clinic" building, opened in 1927, added much needed space to the ever expanding Mayo practice. The architect of record is Ellerbe & Co. It was the third building designed by the firm for the Mayo Clinic.
In addition to over 200 buildings built by the Ellerbe firm in Rochester, they also designed, and are the architect of record, for the 1914 "Red" Clinic building, the 1922 Mayo Institute for Experimental Medicine building, the 1954 Clinic building, and the 2002 Gonda building, as well as the Rochester Methodist Hospital. The early design collaboration between Henry Stanley Plummer and Franklin Ellerby established the model for future generations of new clinic and hospital buildings. The new 1928 Mayo Clinic building was the physical manifestation of the early Mayo partners (Dr. Will and Charlie Mayo, Dr. Stinchfield, Dr. Graham, Dr. Judd, Dr. Henry Plummer, Dr. Millet, and Dr. Balfour) desire to create the first integrated private group practice.
When the building was complete it was the tallest in the state, and remained the tallest building in Rochester, Minnesota until 2001 when the nearby Gonda Building was completed. It was listed as a National Historic Landmark and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
It is topped by a distinctive terra-cotta trimmed tower which contains a 56-bell carillon. Songs are played from it several times a week, which can be heard throughout downtown. The tower is lit by floodlights every night, and it is a centerpiece of the city's skyline. Ray Corwin, of Ellerby and Round, designed the buildings decorative elements. Ray Corwin also was responsible for the design of the decorative elements found in the Chateau Theater and Oakwood Cemetery gate.
The Plummer Building from the southwest.
Plummer Building - detail.
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Coordinates: 44°01′18″N 92°27′56″W / 44.02167, -92.46556
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