Transportation Building 395 John Ireland Boulevard Style: Corporate International Built: 1956-58 Architects: Ellerbe Architects By the late 1950's, the expansion of Minnesota state government created an acute need for office space. The Transportation Building (originally called the 'Highway Building') was built along John Ireland Boulevard. Design for the Transportation Building called orginally for a six-story office structure. Last-minute lobbying the legislative session authorized its expansion to eight stories, a height that made the building style far too prominent for many critics.
