621 17th Street
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621 17th Street, formerly known as the First Interstate Tower South, is a high-rise building in Denver
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

, Colorado
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, United States. The building was completed in 1957, and rises 28 floors and 385 feet (117 m) in height. The building stands as the 20th-tallest building in Denver and Colorado. It also stood as the tallest building in the city at the time of its 1957 completion, and held that distinction for eleven years until it was surpassed by the 420 feet (128 m) Brooks Towers
Brooks Towers
The Brooks Tower is a 42 story residential building in downtown Denver, Colorado, United States. At the time of its construction in 1968, it was the tallest building in Denver, standing . In 2010, it is the thirteenth-largest building in Denver. It was also Denver's first high-rise residential...

 in 1968. 621 17th Street is considered to be one of the earliest modern skyscrapers in Denver.

At the time of its completion, 621 17th Street was known as "First National Bank Building", its primary tenant. After First Interstate merged with Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational diversified financial services company with operations around the world. Wells Fargo is the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by assets and the largest bank by market capitalization. Wells Fargo is the second largest bank in deposits, home...

 in 1996, the building's official name became its address. The 434 feet (132 m) First Interstate Tower North, now known as 633 17th Street
633 17th Street
633 17th Street, formerly known as the First Interstate Tower North, is a high-rise building in Denver, Colorado. The building was completed in 1974, and rises 32 floors and in height. The building stands as the twelfth-tallest building in Denver and Colorado...

, was built adjacent to First Interstate Tower South in 1974. The two buildings together form the First of Denver Plaza.

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