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{{Infobox NRHP
| name                    = First National Bank-Soo  Line Building
| nrhp_type               =
| image                   = Soo Line Building Minneapolis.jpg
| caption                 = Northwest view of the Soo Line Building (501 Marquette), 2005
| location                = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| coordinates             = {{coord|44|58|41|N|93|16|9|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin                = Minnesota#USA
| area                    =
| built                   = {{Start date|1915}}
| architect               = [[Robert W. Gibson]]
| added                   = May 12, 2008
| refnum                  = 08000402
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| designated_other1       =
| designated_other1_name  = Minneapolis Landmark
| designated_other1_abbr  = MPLSL
| designated_other1_color = #A8BDEC
| designated_other1_link  = [http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/hpc/landmarks/hpc_landmarks_21st_ave_s_731_augsburg_old_main]
| designated_other1_date  = 1996
}}

The '''Soo Line Building''' is a 19-story residential [[highrise]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] which was the tallest commercial building in the city from the time it was completed in 1915 until the 26-story [[Foshay Tower]] was built in 1929.

== History ==
The Soo Line Building was built for the First National Bank of Minneapolis, a predecessor of today's [[U.S. Bancorp]] (U.S. Bank).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Leigh Painter|first=Kristen|date=17 November 2015|title=Owners celebrate the Soo Line Building's Centennial|url=https://www.startribune.com/owners-celebrate-the-soo-line-building-s-centennial/351082041/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Star Tribune}}</ref> The building was designed by the [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] master [[Robert W. Gibson]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Soo Line Building welcomes first tenants in downtown Minneapolis|url=https://www.startribune.com/soo-line-building-welcomes-first-tenants-in-downtown-minneapolis/234169951/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Star Tribune|date=3 December 2013 }}</ref> The building later served for many years as headquarters of the [[Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad]], which added an iconic clock to the corner of the building's street level. For commercial purposes, it was sometimes referred to by its address, '''501 Marquette'''.

The [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] became a major shareholder for the Soo Line in 1890. The MStP&SSM merged with numerous CP subsidiaries in 1961 to form the "new" [[Soo Line Railroad]].

During the 1960s, a remodeling operation transformed the building into small offices. The marble floors were covered with carpet.<ref name=":0" />

In 1985, the Soo purchased trackage from the bankrupt [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad]] ("Milwaukee Road") and usurped it a year later. CP purchased the company outright in 1990; the [[Calgary]]-based railway's U.S. headquarters then took over the space for its 400 employees.<ref name="ST041212">Janet Moore, [http://www.startribune.com/housing/commercial/146373085.html Soo Line's conversion to apartments is close to reality] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818154828/http://www.startribune.com/housing/commercial/146373085.html |date=2012-08-18 }}, ''Star Tribune'', April 12, 2012, accessed August 6, 2013.</ref>

The building was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on May 12, 2008.<ref name="recent">{{cite web|date=2008-05-23|title=National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/12/08 through 5/16/08|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2008-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=2008-09-03}}</ref>

In 2011, the building was purchased by [[Michigan]]-based developer Village Green Properties for $11.3 million; after the commercial tenants were relocated, Village Green began conversion of the property in October 2012 into a 254-unit luxury apartment building with a street-level restaurant, scheduled for completion in Fall 2013.<ref name="ST041212" /><ref name="ST033112">Jim Butcha and Janet Moore, [http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/200652361.html Downtown Minneapolis offices find new life as apartments], ''Star Tribune'', March 31, 2013, accessed August 6, 2013.</ref><ref name="Mbiz070513">Sam Black, [http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/real_estate/2013/07/soo-line-apartments-renderings.html Renderings unveiled for Soo Line apartments], ''Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal'', July 5, 2013, accessed August 6, 2013.</ref><ref name="ST080613">Rick Nelson, [http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/taste/blogs/218466541.html Schnitzel and foie gras for the Soo Line Building], ''Star Tribune'', August 6, 2013, accessed August 6, 2013.</ref> In 2012, the CP moved out of the building.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Johnston|first=Louis D.|date=2021-03-31|title=With the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern railroad merger, a long chapter of Minnesota economic history comes to a close|url=https://www.minnpost.com/macro-micro-minnesota/2021/03/with-the-canadian-pacific-kansas-city-southern-railroad-merger-a-long-chapter-of-minnesota-economic-history-comes-to-a-close/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=MinnPost|language=en-US}}</ref>

The first residents of the remodeled building moved in by the end of 2013.<ref name=":0" />

== Location ==
The building is located across Marquette Avenue from the [[510 Marquette Building]], the original [[Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis]]. A skyway connects the building to its neighbor across 5th Street South.<ref name=":1" /> Residents' amenities include a rooftop, an indoor/outdoor pool, and a hot tub on the 20th floor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hammerand|first=Jim|date=13 November 2013|title=Tour the Soo Line Building City Apartments luxury units (Photos)|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/real_estate/2013/11/soo-line-building-city-apartments-photos.html|access-date=2021-06-15|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>

In front of that building is the [[Nicollet Mall (Hiawatha Line station)|Nicollet Mall station]] of the [[Blue Line (Minnesota)|Blue]] and [[Green Line (Minnesota)|Green]] [[light rail]] lines. Nearby is [[Canadian Pacific Plaza]], renamed after the Canadian Pacific Railroad moved in after vacating the Soo Line Building.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Black|first=Sam|date=5 April 2012|title=One Financial Plaza in Minneapolis to be renamed to Canadian Pacific Plaza|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/real_estate/2012/04/one-financial-plaza-to-be-renamed.html|access-date=2021-06-15|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Soo Line Building 1.jpg|Front-corner side, skyway visible.
File:Soo Line Building clock.jpg|Building's clock.
File:Soo Line Building Minneapolis.jpg|Front-corner side.
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Soo Line Building}}
*[https://apps.hclib.org/collections/mplsphotos/results.cfm?subject=Soo%20Line%20Building Soo Line Building]{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at the [[Hennepin County Library]].
*[http://greatriversnetwork.org/index.php?brand=cms&imagesonly=yes&q=First%20National%20Bank.%20Soo%20Line%20Building.&type=Photographs Soo Line Building] at the [[Minnesota Historical Society]].
*{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=122813|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040911190020/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=122813|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 11, 2004|title=501 Marquette|publisher=[[Emporis]]|accessdate=2006-03-21}}
*{{cite web|first=James|last=Lileks|authorlink=James Lileks|url=http://www.lileks.com/mpls/first/|title=U.S. Bank|access-date=2006-03-21| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060224061005/http://www.lileks.com/mpls/first/| archive-date= 24 February 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status= live}}

{{Registered Historic Places}}

[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Minneapolis]]
[[Category:Office buildings completed in 1915]]
[[Category:Residential skyscrapers in Minneapolis]]
[[Category:Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Soo Line Railroad]]