WCU TOWER
April 30, 2025 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Now 100 years old, the WCU Tower at 510 Maine now has a new name — the Tower of Maine. Commissioned by the Western Catholic Union and completed in 1925, the building was known as Quincy’s first skyscraper. Its Beaux-Arts architectural design and marble-adorned halls made it a centerpiece of Quincy’s commercial landscape.…
Read Full Article July 22, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — The owner of WCU Tower Corporation says demolition to the parking garage at 5th and Jersey will begin soon, once the permitting paperwork gets through the City of Quincy. Lynn Wiewel of WCU Tower Corp. said the company accepted the low bid from a St. Louis demolition company. Architechnics, whose offices are located…
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