North and west elevations, view to the southeast. Note brise-soleils over windows, roof-level trusses, stepped plaza, and aluminum signage.

ID: 5898 ~ Source: National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form ~ Creator: Carol M. Highsmith ~ Date: April 14, 2022
This file appears in: Hubert H. Humphrey Building
North and west elevations, view to the southeast. Note brise-soleils over windows, roof-level trusses, stepped plaza, and aluminum signage.
This file appears in: Hubert H. Humphrey Building

The Hubert H. Humphrey Building exemplifies Brustalist architecture, which first developed in the 1950s, and is also a significant work by a major architect, Marcel Breuer. Brutalism is known for its use of exposed, rough concrete surfaces, heavy…