Wells Fargo Plaza (Phoenix)

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Wells Fargo Plaza
Wells Fargo Plaza Wells Fargo Plaza
Location	Washington at 1st Street Phoenix
Status	completed
Constructed	1971
Use	Class A Office Space
Height
Roof	372 feet (113 meters)
Top floor	27
Technical details
Floor count	27
Companies
Architect	Charles Luckman and Associates

The Wells Fargo Plaza is a high-rise skyscraper located on 100 West Washington Street in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It opened as the First National Bank Plaza on October 25, 1971. It is 372 feet (113 meters) tall. It is designed in the Brutalist style, an architectural style spawned from the International Style. The “raw concrete” element of Brutalist architecture allows for no exterior finish which exposes the rough concrete columns and beams.

The tower sits on a base three stories high, then rises to its full height. The repetitive angular windows add another Brutalist element of blocky appearance and expression of structure.

The Wells Fargo Museum is on the first floor and has an extensive collection of western-themed art depicting Wells Fargo's role in the mines of Arizona.^[1]