Republic Center Tower II

325 N. St. Paul - 1964

In 1964, Republic National Bank (now Republic Center Tower I) opened a 50 story addition to its banking center to reclaim the title of the city's tallest building from Southland Life.    They hired architects Harrell & Hamilton to design a companion, but taller addition to the Republic Complex.  Republic Center Tower II takes the same anodized aluminum skin with the Republic star pattern and uses it as the finish material of the curtain wall.  In 1979, a small third tower of 8 stories was added to the complex, expanding the Republic Center to a full city block.  The tower is located on the DART light rail line through downtown and is across the street from a station.  The skyscraper is 598 feet tall and is the 11th tallest building in the city.