High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Wells Fargo Tower is a 34 story, 454 foot (138 meter) tall office building located in Birmingham, Alabama. Built in 1986 as the corporate headquarters for SouthTrust Corporation, the building was originally known as the SouthTrust Tower until 2005 when SouthTrust completed its merger with Wachovia and was known as the Wachovia Tower. It became the Wells Fargo Tower in September 2010 when Wells Fargo completed its purchase of Wachovia and a new logo was placed atop the building.