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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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Top Story
The building was built between 1885 and 1905. Courtesy of the City of Minneapolis.
by Katrina Bailey | Published April 9, 2025
The Minneapolis City Hall became home again to the mayor of Minneapolis at the end of March after two years, while the City Council and other staff must wait until early June to move in.
Renovations include updating the building’s electrical and mechanical infrastructure, creating a new media room and office suite for the mayor’s team and remodeling the City Council chamber.
This was the third time in Minneapolis’ history that the mayor’s office moved, with the office originally in the southwest corner of the first floor. During the 1940s, building modifications moved the office from the first to the third floor, still on the southwest corner. Now, the mayor’s office is in the southeast corner of the third floor.
“After more than a year away, it feels great to be back in our historic City Hall,” Mayor Jacob Frey said. “The building is one of the most iconic in Minneapolis, and now it’s even better. I’m incredibly proud of the crews who brought it back to life—from modern technology to restored original features to a completely revamped council chamber, the transformation is nothing short of remarkable.”
Constructed between 1889 and 1905, City Hall is the central building for local government and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Original features of the building, like a staircase and molding, were uncovered in the recent renovations.
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