[2] Five years later, State Farm acquired the property directly to the north of the lot the Downtown Building was constructed on.

[2] The original south portion of the tower features a large sign on its west facade that reads: "State Farm Insurance".

[6] The steel-framed building has facades clad in light brown brick and features curtain walls that hang from the frame.

The stonework throughout the building is cast in a variety of stone types that include pygmatic gneiss and dolomite.

[4] The company's founder, George Mecherle, moved into an office on the Downtown Building's eighth floor in 1940.