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List of tallest buildings by U.S. state

The following information concerns the tallest fully-inhabitable buildings in each U.S. state.

Current tallest buildings

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State CityA[›] Building Height
(ft)		 Height
(m)		 Floors YearB[›] Primary Purpose
Alabama Mobile RSA Battle House Tower[1] 745 227 35 2007 Office
Alaska Anchorage Conoco-Phillips Building[2] 296 90 22 1983 Office
Arizona Phoenix Chase Tower****1[›][3] 483 147 40 1972 Office
Arkansas Little Rock Metropolitan National Bank Tower[4] 546 166 40 1986 Office
California Los Angeles U.S. Bank Tower[5] 1,018 310 73 1989 Office
Colorado Denver Republic Plaza[6] 714 218 56 1984 Office
Connecticut Hartford City Place I[7] 535 163 38 1984 Office
Delaware Wilmington Chase Manhattan Centre[8] 330 101 22 1988 Office
Florida Miami Four Seasons Hotel & Tower[9] 788.8 240 64 2003 Residential/Hotel
Georgia Atlanta Bank of America Plaza[10] 1,023 312 55 1992 Office
Hawaii Honolulu First Hawaiian Center[11] 429 131 30 1996 Office
Idaho Boise US Bank Plaza[12] 267 81 20 1978 Office
Illinois Chicago Sears Tower[13] 1,450 442 110 1974 Office
Indiana Indianapolis Chase Tower[14] 811 247 49 1990 Office
Iowa Des Moines 801 Grand (The Principal Financial Group Building)[15] 630 192 45 1991 Office
Kansas Wichita Epic Center[16][17] 320 98 22 1989 Office
Kentucky Louisville AEGON Center[18][19] 550 167 35 1993 Office
Louisiana New Orleans One Shell Square[20][21] 697 212 51 1972 Office
Maine Portland Franklin Towers****3[›][22] 204 62 16 1969 Residential
Maryland Baltimore Legg Mason Building[23] 529 161 40 1973 Office
Massachusetts Boston John Hancock Tower[24] 790 241 60 1976 Office
Michigan Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center[25] 727 221.5 70 1977 Hotel
Minnesota Minneapolis IDS Center[26] 792 241 55 1973 Office
Mississippi Biloxi Beau Rivage Casino Hotel[27] 347 105.5 32 1999 Hotel
Missouri Kansas City One Kansas City Place[28] 632 193 42 1988 Office
Montana Billings First Interstate Center[29] 272 83 20 1985 Office
Nebraska Omaha First National Bank Tower[30][31][32] 634 193 45 2002 Office
Nevada Las Vegas ****3[›] Wynn Las Vegas ****4[›] 614 187 45 2005 Hotel
New Hampshire Manchester Hampshire Plaza[33][34] 259 79 20 1972 Office
New Jersey Jersey City 30 Hudson Street[35] 781 238 42 2004 Office
New Mexico Albuquerque Albuquerque Plaza[36] 351 107 22 1990 Office
New York New York City Empire State Building[37] 1,250 381 102 1930 Office
North Carolina Charlotte Bank of America Corporate Center[38] 871 265 60 1992 Office
North Dakota Bismarck North Dakota State Capitol[39] 241.67 74 19 1934 Government
Ohio Cleveland Key Tower[40] 947 289 57 1991 Office
Oklahoma Tulsa Bank of Oklahoma Tower[41][42] 667 203 52 1976 Office
Oregon Portland Wells Fargo Center[43] 546 166 41 1972 Office
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Comcast Center[44] 975 297 58 2007 Office
Rhode Island Providence Bank of America Building[45] 428 130 26 1927 Office
South Carolina Columbia Capitol Center[46] 349 106 25 1987 Office
South Dakota Sioux Falls Qwest Tower****5[›][47] 210 64 11 1962 Office
Tennessee Nashville BellSouth Building[48] 617 188 33 1994 Office
Texas Houston JPMorgan Chase Tower[49] 1,002 305 75 1982 Office
Utah Salt Lake City Wells Fargo Center[50] 422 129 26 1998 Office
Vermont Rutland Sheldon Towers 120 37 12 1989 Senior Housing
Virginia Virginia Beach Westin Hotel (Virginia Beach)[51][52] 508 155 38 2007 Residential/Hotel
Washington Seattle Columbia Center[53] 937 285 76 1985 Office
West Virginia Charleston West Virginia State Capitol[54][55] 292 89 3 1932 Government
Wisconsin Milwaukee U.S. Bank Center[56][57] 601 183 42 1973 Office
Wyoming Cheyenne Wyoming State Capitol[58] 146 45 4 1917 Government
Washington DC Washington DC Washington Monument[59] 548 169 1884 Landmark

Upcoming/proposed tallest buildings


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State City Name Approx. Height Floors Primary Purpose Status
Arizona Phoenix CityScape (Towers 3 and 4) 500 ft (152.4 m) 40 Hotel/Office/Residential Approved (est. construction start: fall 2007)
California San Francisco Renzo Piano Towers  ft ( m) > 70 Mixed-use Early planning
Florida Miami Met 3  ft ( m) 76 Residential Construction (est. completion 2009)
Florida Miami Empire World Towers  ft ( m) 106 Residential Proposed
Idaho Boise Boise Place[60][61] 400 ft (122 m) 31 or 34 Residential Planning
Kentucky Louisville Louisville Museum Plaza 703 ft (214 m) 62 Residential/Hotel Construction (est. completion 2010)
Illinois Chicago Chicago Spire 2,000 ft (610 m) 150 Residential Construction (est. complete: 2010)
Maryland Baltimore 10 Inner Harbor[62] 717 ft (219 m) 59 Residential/Hotel Planning
Massachusetts Boston Trans National Place[63] 1,000 ft (305 m) 75 Mixed use Proposed
Nevada Las Vegas ****6[›] Trump International Hotel and Tower[64] 645 ft (190 m) 64 Residential Construction (est. complete: 2008)
Nevada Las Vegas ****7[›] Encore Las Vegas [65][66] 653 ft (192 m) 60 Hotel Construction (est. complete: 2008)
Nevada Las Vegas ****8[›] Crown Las Vegas[67] 1,888 ft (575 m) 142 Hotel Planning
New Mexico Albuquerque Residence at Packard Place[68] [69] 30 Residential Early planning
New York New York City Freedom Tower 1,776 ft (541 m) 109 Office Construction (est. complete: 2012)
Rhode Island Providence OneTen [70] 520 ft (158 m) 40 Residential/Hotel Construction (est. complete 2009)
South Dakota Rapid City Rushmont Project[71] 220 ft (67 m) 15 Office Early planning
Tennessee Nashville Signature Tower[72] 1,057 ft (322 m) 70 Hotel/Residential Approved (est. construction start: August 2007)
Vermont Brattleboro WMFA Tower 529 ft (161 m) 40 Office/Residential Planning

Methodology

The building heights compared here are calculated from the ground level to the architectural top. Only continuous occupiable space is included. Non-freestanding structures, observational towers, and communication towers are excluded (North Dakota boasts the largest guyed mast structure in world), as are antennae extending from the structure top. For more information, see building heights.

Statistics

  • The height of the tallest building in the US (Sears Tower, in Chicago), at 1451 feet (442 m), is more than the combined heights of the tallest buildings in Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Idaho.
  • Of these 50 buildings,
    • Two start with the word One
    • Three include the word First
    • Four of the buildings are attributed to JPMorgan Chase. Three each are named for Bank of America and US Bancorp, with two for Wells Fargo.
    • 6 include part of nation's name in their title (the 3 Bank of America buildings and the 3 US Bank buildings). In addition, 2 use the word National and 1 uses the word Republic.
    • 5 include the state of location in their title.
    • 5 include the city of location in their title. In addition, 2 (Delaware and Washington) include a different metropolitan city in their title.
  • 18 are in the state's capital city.
  • Both Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine sport their respective states' tallest building.
  • 40 are in the state's largest city. 6 are in the second largest city (Florida, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee). 3 are in the third largest city (Alabama, Connecticut, and Mississippi). 1 is in the fifth largest city (Vermont). Note that, although the building locations are indicated by municipal area, the city sizes are defined by population within the city borders. For more info, see List of U.S. states' largest cities.
  • The tallest buildings of three states; Florida, Illinois, and Louisiana, are taller than their respective highest natural summits; Britton Hill, Charles Mound and Driskill Mountain.

Footnotes

^  A:  City is here defined by the broader definition of urbanized area. See urban area for more information.
^  B:  Year completed.
^  ****1:  Previously named the Bank One Center.
^  ****2:  The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, also in Portland, is a taller structure, but not inhabited at the higher levels, and therefore does not fit the criteria for tallest buildings.[73]
^  ****3:  The Wynn is actually in the unincorporated Clark County town of Paradise, NV.
^  ****4:  The Stratosphere Tower is the largest tower in Nevada and west of the Mississippi River in the United States. However, because the structure is not fully habitable, it is excluded from this list. Please see the Methodology for further information.
^  ****5:  Previously held by the Zip Feed Mill until its demolition in 2005. Qwest Tower is currently uncertified, and some dispute has been noted suggesting St. Joseph's Cathedral (also in Sioux Falls) may actually be taller. [74]
^  ****6:  The Trump site is actually in the unincorporated Clark County town of Paradise, NV.
^  ****7:  The Wynn Encore site is actually in the unincorporated Clark County town of Paradise, NV.
^  ****8:  The Crown is actually in the unincorporated Clark County town of Winchester, NV.

References

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