The Tallest Buildings By State

The state of New York hosts the tallest building of the country which is the 1,776 ft tall One World Trade Center.

History Of Skyscrapers In The US

Architects and engineers have continued to come up with ways of building up into the sky to achieve the human desire for life in the skies. Skyscrapers are the proof of the technological innovation and human imagination of living in the sky. The skyscrapers in the modern world are relatively recent because of the limitations in technology. Most of the tall buildings used for work and habitation were built during the nineteenth century. The construction of the tallest buildings in the US began in 1890 with the Agora Grand Event Center in Lewiston City, Maine State.The list below describes the current top three tallest buildings (by architectural heights) of the United States, and the future projects or upcoming tallest buildings in the US states.

One World Trade Center

It is the tallest building in the US with an architectural height of about 1,776 feet and 104 floors. The building belongs to the New York State, and it is located in the New York City. It was built in 2013 to serve primarily as an office building. The building is also under the ownership of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Also, it has been the tallest structure in its host city from April 30, 2012. The complex of the new One World Trade Center will have five high-rise buildings along the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and Greenwich Street.

Willis Tower

Willis Tower is 1,451 feet tall and a 108-story building, making it second after One World Trade Center. The owner of this building is the Blackstone Group. It was built in 1974 to serve the primary purpose of an office. The host city of this building is Chicago in Illinois State. Willis Tower is a seminal achievement of Fazlur Rahman Khan, its architect. It is also one of the most famous destinations for tourists in Chicago since over a million people visit its observation site yearly.

Empire State Building

The building is 1,250 feet tall and has 102 floors. Located in the New York City, New York State, it is the third tallest building in the United States. It is also one of the popular US landmarks and serves primarily as a docking station. It was designed by a group of architects known as Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates and is currently owned by Anthony Malkin. Empire State Building ceased to be the US’s tallest building in April 2013 when the current tallest building in the country, the new One World Trade Center, was completed.

Future Projects/Upcoming Tallest Buildings In The US States

The top three future projects of the tallest building in the US states include Comcast Innovation and Technology Center in Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania state) and the 4/C in Seattle, Washington State. The other upcoming tallest buildings include Rebrand of Empire World Towers in Miami city, Florida State; One Bayfront Plaza in Miami city, Florida State; 99 Hudson Street in Jersey City in New Jersey State and 1001-1011 Jefferson Street in Wilmington city, Delaware State.

The Tallest Buildings Of The US States

Rank	State	US City	Building	Height (ft)	Floors	Primary Purpose
1	Alabama	Mobile	RSA Battle House Tower	745	35	Office
2	Alaska	Anchorage	Conoco-Phillips Building	296	22	Office
3	Arizona	Phoenix	Chase Tower	483	40	Office
4	Arkansas	Little Rock	Simmons Tower	546	40	Office
5	California	Los Angeles	Wilshire Grand Center	1,100	73	Hotel/Office
6	Colorado	Denver	Republic Plaza	714	56	Office
7	Connecticut	Hartford	City Place I	535	38	Office
8	Delaware	Wilmington	River Tower at Christina Landing	340	27	Residential
9	District of Columbia	Washington, D.C.	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception	329	1	Church
10	Florida	Miami	Panorama Tower	868	82	Residential
11	Georgia	Atlanta	Bank of America Plaza	1,023	55	Office
12	Hawaii	Honolulu	First Hawaiian Center	429	30	Office
13	Idaho	Boise	Zion's Bank Building	323	18	Office
14	Illinois	Chicago	Willis Tower	1,451	108	Office
15	Indiana	Indianapolis	SalesforceTower	830	48	Office
16	Iowa	Des Moines	801 Grand (The Principal Building)	630	45	Office
17	Kansas	Wichita	Epic Center	320	22	Office
18	Kentucky	Louisville	400 West Market	549	35	Office
19	Louisiana	New Orleans	One Shell Square	697	51	Office
20	Maine	Lewiston	Agora Grand Event Center	220	3	Event Center
21	Maryland	Baltimore	Transamerica Tower	529	40	Office
22	Massachusetts	Boston	200 Clarendon (John Hancock Tower)	790	60	Office
23	Michigan	Detroit	Renaissance Center	755	73	Hotel
24	Minnesota	Minneapolis	IDS Center	792	57	Office
25	Mississippi	Biloxi	Beau Rivage Casino Hotel	347	32	Hotel
26	Missouri	Kansas City	One Kansas City Place	624	42	Office
27	Montana	Billings	First Interstate Center	272	20	Office
28	Nebraska	Omaha	First National Bank Tower	634	45	Office
29	Nevada	Paradise	The Palazzo	642	50	Hotel & Casino
30	New Hampshire	Manchester	City Hall Plaza	275	20	Office
31	New Jersey	Jersey City	30 Hudson Street	781	42	Office
32	New Mexico	Albuquerque	Albuquerque Plaza	351	22	Office
33	New York	New York City	One World Trade Center	1,776	104	Office
34	North Carolina	Charlotte	Bank of America Corporate Center	871	60	Office
35	North Dakota	Bismarck	North Dakota State Capitol	242	19	Government
36	Ohio	Cleveland	Key Tower	947	57	Office
37	Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	Devon Tower	850	50	Office
38	Oregon	Portland	Wells Fargo Center	546	41	Office
39	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Comcast Center	973	57	Office
40	Rhode Island	Providence	111 Westminster Street	428	26	Office
41	South Carolina	Abbeville	Prysmian Cable Tower	373		Manufacturing
42	South Dakota	Sioux Falls	CenturyLink Tower	174	11	Office
43	Tennessee	Nashville	AT&T Building	617	33	Office
44	Texas	Houston	JPMorgan Chase Tower	1,002	75	Office
45	Utah	Salt Lake City	Wells Fargo Center	422	26	Office
46	Vermont	Burlington	Decker Towers	124	11	Residential
47	Virginia	Virginia Beach	The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center	508	38	Residential/Hotel
48	Washington	Seattle	Columbia Center	943	76	Office
49	West Virginia	Charleston	West Virginia State Capitol	293	4	Government
50	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	U.S. Bank Center	601	42	Office
51	Wyoming	Laramie	White Hall	200	12	Residential