Type Office Antenna spire 259 ft (79 m) Floor count 18 Opened 1927 Phone +1 616-808-3777 | Completed 1927 Roof 227 ft (69 m) Height 79 m Floors 18 | |
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Location 146 Monroe Center NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan
United States Address 146 Monroe Center St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PM Similar Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Rosa Parks Circle, Bridgewater Place, Plaza Towers, DeVos Place Conventi Profiles | ||
Mckay tower dome now has lights
McKay Tower is an office building in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, located on Monroe Center. It is currently the fifth tallest building in Grand Rapids.
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History
The location of McKay Tower is where the first non-Native American marriage took place in Grand Rapids in the 1834, only a few years after settlers arrived and the area was surveyed as part of the Michigan Territory. The marriage took place in a cabin that was owned by the American pioneer, Joel Guild which involved his daughter Harriet Guild and Barney Burton. The first town meeting was also held at the cabin that had a total number of nine voters.
The Wonderly Building was then built on the location in 1890. The first two floors of McKay Tower were then built in their current manner in 1915 and the building was then known as the Grand Rapids National Bank. Another 11 floors were added between 1921 and 1927. In 1942, the tower was bought from the Grand Rapids National Bank by Grand Rapids businessman and politician, Frank D. McKay. In the early 1940s, two additional mechanical floors were added to the tower.
From the completion of the tower in 1927 to 1983, the McKay Tower was the tallest building in Grand Rapids until the completion of the Amway Grand tower. The McKay Tower was also the tallest office building in Grand Rapids until Bridgewater Place was completed in 1993. In 2000, the University of Michigan, which acquired the building from McKay's will, sold the tower.
Architecture
McKay Tower is a Greek Revival structure. The tower currently has a three-story penthouse and a metal dome.