Anderson Parking Facility

The five-level, 725-space Anderson Parking Facility opened at the intersection of Cretin and Grand avenues in February 2009.

The façade of the $15 million structure contains alternating sections of brick and limestone-colored precast concrete that resemble the Mankato-Kasota Stone that is prevalent in St. Thomas’ architecture. There is an elevator and primary stairwell at the northeast corner of the ramp, closest to Cretin and Grand.

The parking spaces provided by the ramp will allow the closure of Lot H on Cretin and Summit avenues, which will be necessary for the construction of the new Anderson Student Center.

Atop the Anderson Parking Facility sits the new St. Thomas Observatory, which opened in September 2009 and houses a permanently mounted telescope. The observatory will be used by astronomy, physics and education students as well as community groups.

The structure is named in honor of St. Thomas trustee Lee Anderson and his wife, Penny, in recognition of their significant gift to the Opening Doors Capital Campaign.