List of tallest buildings by U.S. state and territory

The following is a list of the tallest buildings by U.S. state and territory. Forty are in their respective state's largest city and 18 are in their state's capital city. The tallest building in the U.S. by architectural height is currently One World Trade Center in New York, which is approximately 1,776 feet (541 m) — more than the combined heights of the tallest buildings in Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, and West Virginia. Many are attributed to banks: three to JPMorgan Chase and U.S. Bancorp, and two to Wells Fargo and Bank of America.

Tallest buildings in the U.S. in 2014

Current tallest building in each state, territory or district

State / Territory	City[A]	Building	Image	Height		Floors	Year[B]	Primary purpose	Previous names
				(ft)	(m)
Alabama	Mobile	RSA Battle House Tower[1]		745	227	7001350000000000000♠35	2007	Office
Alaska	Anchorage	Conoco-Phillips Building[2]		296	90	7001220000000000000♠22	1983	Office
American Samoa	Tafuna	Tafuna Telecommunications Building[3]		40	12	7000400000000000000♠4	2011	Telecommunications
Arizona	Phoenix	Chase Tower[4]		483	147	7001400000000000000♠40	1972	Office	Bank One Center
Arkansas	Little Rock	Simmons Tower[5]		546	166	7001400000000000000♠40	1986	Office	Capitol Tower, TCBY Tower, Metropolitan Tower
California	Los Angeles	Wilshire Grand Center[6][7]		1,100	335	7001730000000000000♠73	2016	Hotel/office
Colorado	Denver	Republic Plaza[8]		714	218	7001560000000000000♠56	1984	Office
Connecticut	Hartford	City Place I[9]		535	163	7001380000000000000♠38	1980	Office
Delaware	Wilmington	River Tower at Christina Landing[10]		340	104	27	2007	Residential
District of Columbia	Washington, D.C.	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception		329	100	1	1959	Church
Florida	Miami	Panorama Tower[11]		868	265	82	2017	Residential
Georgia	Atlanta	Bank of America Plaza[12]		1,023	311	7001550000000000000♠55	1992	Office	Nations Bank Building
Guam	Tamuning	Oceana Tower 2[13][H]		377	115	7001320000000000000♠32	?	Hotel
Hawaii	Honolulu	First Hawaiian Center[14]		429	131	7001300000000000000♠30	1996	Office
Idaho	Boise	Zion's Bank Building[15]		323	98	7001180000000000000♠18	2013	Office
Illinois	Chicago	Willis Tower[16]		1,451	442	7002108000000000000♠108	1974	Office	Sears Tower
Indiana	Indianapolis	Salesforce Tower[17]		701	214	7001480000000000000♠48	1990	Office	Bank One Tower, Chase Tower
Iowa	Des Moines	801 Grand (The Principal Building)[18]		630	192	7001450000000000000♠45	1991	Office
Kansas	Wichita	Epic Center[19][20]		325	99.86	7001220000000000000♠22	1989	Office
Kentucky	Louisville	400 West Market[21][22]		549	167	7001350000000000000♠35	1993	Office	Capital Holding Center Providian Center, AEGON Center
Louisiana	New Orleans	One Shell Square[23][24]		697	212	7001510000000000000♠51	1972	Office
Maine	Lewiston	Agora Grand Event Center[C][25]		220	67	7000300000000000000♠3	1890	Event center	St Patrick's Church
Maryland	Baltimore	Transamerica Tower[26]		529	161	7001400000000000000♠40	1971	Office	USF&G Building, Legg-Mason Building
Massachusetts	Boston	200 Clarendon[27]		790	241	7001600000000000000♠60	1976	Office	John Hancock Tower
Michigan	Detroit	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center[28]		755	230	7001730000000000000♠73	1977	Hotel	Detroit Plaza Hotel, The Westin Hotel Renaissance Center Detroit
Minnesota	Minneapolis	IDS Center[29]		792	241	7001570000000000000♠57	1973	Office
Mississippi	Biloxi	Beau Rivage Casino Hotel[30]		347	105.5	7001320000000000000♠32	1999	Hotel
Missouri	Kansas City	One Kansas City Place[31]		624	190.3	7001420000000000000♠42	1988	Office
Montana	Billings	First Interstate Center[32]		272	83	7001200000000000000♠20	1985	Office
Nebraska	Omaha	First National Bank Tower[33][34][35]		634	193	7001450000000000000♠45	2002	Office
Nevada	Paradise[D]	The Palazzo[36]		642	196	7001500000000000000♠50	2008	Hotel and casino
New Hampshire	Manchester	City Hall Plaza[37][38]		275	84	7001200000000000000♠20	1992	Office
New Jersey	Jersey City	99 Hudson Street[39]		900	270	7001790000000000000♠79	2018	Residential
New Mexico	Albuquerque	Albuquerque Plaza[40]		351	107	7001220000000000000♠22	1990	Office
New York	New York City	One World Trade Center[41]		1,776	541	7002104000000000000♠104	2013	Office	Freedom Tower
North Carolina	Charlotte	Bank of America Corporate Center[42]		871	265	7001600000000000000♠60	1992	Office	NationsBank Corporate Center
North Dakota	Bismarck	North Dakota State Capitol[43]		242	74	7001190000000000000♠19	1934	Government
Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan	Taga Tower[44]		212	65	7001180000000000000♠18	1982	Hotel
Ohio	Cleveland	Key Tower[45]		947	271	7001570000000000000♠57	1991	Office
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	Devon Tower[46]		850	259	7001500000000000000♠50	2012	Office
Oregon	Portland	Wells Fargo Center[47]		546	166	7001410000000000000♠41	1972	Office	NationsBank Corporate Center, First Interstate Tower
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Comcast Technology Center[48]		1,121	341	7001600000000000000♠60	2018	Office
Puerto Rico	Guaynabo	Soleil Building[49]		288	88	7001230000000000000♠23	2010	Condominium
Rhode Island	Providence	Industrial National Bank Building[50] (Superman Building)		428	130	7001260000000000000♠26	1927	Office	Industrial Trust Company, Fleet Bank Tower, Bank of America Building 111 Westminster Street
South Carolina	Columbia	Capitol Center[E][51]		349	106	26	1987	Office	AT&T Building, Affinity Building, South Trust Bank Building
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	CenturyLink Tower[F][52]		174	53	7001110000000000000♠11	1986	Office
Tennessee	Nashville	AT&T Building[53]		617	188	7001330000000000000♠33	1994	Office
Texas	Houston	JPMorgan Chase Tower[54]		1,002	305	7001750000000000000♠75	1982	Office	Texas Commerce Tower
Utah	Salt Lake City	Wells Fargo Center[55]		422	129	7001260000000000000♠26	1998	Office	American Stores Tower, Delta Tower
Vermont	Burlington	Decker Towers[56]		124	38	7001110000000000000♠11	1970	Residential
Virgin Islands	Southside	Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort[57]		94	29	7000800000000000000♠8	1973	Hotel
Virginia	Virginia Beach	The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center[58][59]		508	155	7001380000000000000♠38	2007	Residential/hotel
Washington	Seattle	Columbia Center[60]		943	284	7001760000000000000♠76	1985	Office	Columbia Seafirst Center, Bank of America Tower
West Virginia	Charleston	West Virginia State Capitol[61]		293	89	4[62]	1932	Government
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	U.S. Bank Center[63][64]		601	183	7001420000000000000♠42	1973	Office	First Wisconsin Center, Firstar Center
Wyoming	Cheyenne	Wyoming Financial Center [G]		148	45	7001110000000000000♠11	1990[65]	Office

Upcoming/proposed tallest buildings

These future buildings, if completed, would overtake the title of the tallest building in their respective states.

State	City	Name	Image	Approx. height	Floors	Primary purpose	Status
Colorado	Denver	650 17th Street		1,000 ft (305 m)	81	Mixed-use	Proposed[66]
Delaware	Wilmington	1001-1011 Jefferson Street		510 ft (155 m)	35	Mixed-use	Approved
Florida	Miami	One Bayfront Plaza		1,005 ft (306 m)	80	Mixed-use	Approved (est. completion 2018)[67]
Florida	Miami	Rebrand of Empire World Towers		1,041 ft (317 m)	93	Residential	Proposed[68]
Illinois	Chicago	Gateway Tower		2,001 ft (610 m)	150	Mixed-Use	Proposed[69]
Michigan	Detroit	Hudson's Site		912 ft (278 m)	70	Mixed-Use	Under construction (est. completion 2022)
Nevada	Las Vegas	The Drew Las Vegas		730 ft (221 m)	68	Hotel	On hold - tallest non-completed building in Nevada[70]
New Jersey	Jersey City	99 Hudson Street	n/a	900 ft (270 m)	79	Residential	Under construction (est. completion 2018)[71]
Oregon	Portland	Twin Towers		970 ft (296 m)	n/a	Mixed-use	Proposed
Vermont	Burlington	CityPlace Burlington		160 ft	14	Mixed-use	Approved (est. completion 2020)[72]
Virginia	Tysons	The View at Tysons		615 ft (187 m)	48	Residential/Commercial	-[73]
Washington	Seattle	4/C	n/a	1,111 ft (339 m)	101	Mixed-use	Proposed 2015, rejected by FAA 2016[74][75]

Method of determination

The building heights compared here are calculated from the ground level to the architectural top and include heights of all habitable structures irrespective of number of occupied floors.^[76] Non-freestanding structures, observational towers, and communication towers are excluded (North Dakota boasts the largest guyed mast structure in the world), as are antennas extending from the structure top. However integral spires are included, facilitating One World Trade Center to be considered taller than Willis Tower, even though the highest occupied floor of Willis Tower is higher than that of One World Trade Center.^[77] The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is considered the arbiter for any dispute. For more information, see building heights.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in the United States
• List of tallest buildings in the world
• List of tallest structures in the United States

Notes

A.^{^} City is here defined by the broader definition of urbanized area. See urban area for more information.

B.^{^} Year completed

C.^{^} Franklin Towers in Portland, Maine, a residential building with 16 floors rising to 175 feet, has the highest occupied floor in Maine.

D.^{^} The Stratosphere Tower is the largest tower in Nevada and west of the Mississippi River in the United States. However, because the structure is an observation tower, it is excluded from this list. Please see the Methodology for further information.

E.^{^} An uninhabitable tower in Abbeville (the Prysmian Copper Wire Tower) is taller than the Capitol Center, and is the tallest structure in South Carolina. Since it is not classified as a building, however, it is not included in this list.

F.^{^} 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.^[78]

G.^{^} Also known as the U.S. Bank Building.^[79] It is commonly said that White Hall (a dormitory at the University of Wyoming in Laramie) is 200 feet (61 m) tall and is the tallest building in Wyoming.^[80][81] However, according to Emporis, White Hall is estimated to be only 146.37 feet (44.614 m) tall, and according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat the Wyoming Financial Center (U.S Bank Building) is 148 feet (45 m) tall^[65] and is thus the tallest building in Wyoming.^[82] The Wyoming State Capitol Building, at 146 feet (45 m) (spire)^[83] is only slightly shorter. The Jim Bridger Power Station in Point of Rocks has also been cited as being 24 stories tall and the tallest building in Montana^[84] but this probably includes boilers and stacks which are not regularly inhabited.^[85]

H.^{^} The Dusit Thani Guam Resort also claims to be the tallest building on Guam^[86], but no information is available about its exact height in feet/meters.

References