1890s
July 16, 1891
The cornerstone is laid at a Masonic ceremony with speeches by Mayor Philip B. Winston and Frank F. Davis, a prominent Minneapolis attorney. Within the cornerstone are placed copies of periodicals published in the count and papers related to city and county business and construction.
July 3, 1894
Minneapolis Radiator Company's "improved radiators" with Romanesque design are approved by the Board of Commissioners.
March 20, 1895
Bids are opened for City Hall and Courthouse furnishings.
August 28, 1895
The Board of Commissioners overrules architect Fred Kees and decides to install wood rather than concrete floors.
October 26, 1895
The last piece of granite, weighing three tons, is set in place in the cornice of the northeast turret of the clock tower.
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