The capitol building is a 241 feet tall, 21 story, Art Deco skyscraper designed by North Dakota architects Joseph Bell DeRemer of Grand Forks and W. F. Kurke of Fargo in conjunction with the noted Chicago firm of Holabird and Root, North Dakota State Capitol Master Plan, p. 1-3 It is the tallest building in North Dakota and is known as the Skyscraper on the Prairie.