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100 West Washington

Phoenix, Italy

100 West Washington

100 West Washington is a high-rise skyscraper in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is currently the headquarters of the Phoenix Police Department. Formerly known as Wells Fargo Plaza, it opened as the First National Bank Plaza on October 25, 1971 and was later known as the First Interstat

e Bank Building. It is 356 feet (109 m) tall. It is designed in the International Style with elements of Brutalism. The tower was designed by the Phoenix office of Charles Luckman and Associates and constructed by the Henry C. Beck Company. The tower sits on a base three stories high, then rises to its full height. The windows in angular casements hint at Brutalism but the repetition and sculpted mullions more strongly reflect the International style. The Wells Fargo History Museum was located on the first floor, but closed in 2020. Exhibits included an extensive collection of western-themed art depicting Wells Fargo's role in the mines of Arizona, a 19th-century stagecoach, telegraph equipment and minerals. After anchor tenant Wells Fargo departed for its suburban campus located in nearby Chandler, the Phoenix City Council voted in July 2021 to purchase the building for $46.5 million. The...

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