List of tallest buildings in Kentucky
This list of tallest buildings in Kentucky ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Kentucky by height. The tallest building in Kentucky is 400 West Market in Louisville, which rises 167 meters/549 feet and was completed in 1993.
Tallest buildings[edit]
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This lists ranks Kentucky buildings that stand at least 250 feet (76 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. Out of the 29 buildings, 17 of them are located in Louisville. Out of the remaining 12, 5 buildings are located in Lexington, 3 are in Covington, 1 in Frankfort, 1 in Richmond, and 1 in Bowling Green.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | City | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 400 West Market | 
|
549 (167) | 35 | 1993 | Louisville | Formerly AEGON Center; formerly Capital Holding Tower; formerly Providian Center; tallest building in Kentucky, 1993 to present [1] |
| 2 | National City Tower |
|
512 (156) | 40 | 1972 | Louisville | Formerly First National Tower; tallest building in Kentucky, 1972–1993. Has the most floors of any building in Kentucky, with 40 floors.[2] |
| 3 | PNC Plaza |
|
420 (128) | 30 | 1971 | Louisville | Formerly Citizens Plaza; tallest building in Kentucky, 1971-1972 [3] |
| 4 | Humana Building | 
|
417 (127) | 27 | 1985 | Louisville | |
| 5 | Omni Louisville Hotel | 
|
417 (127) | 30 | 2018 | Louisville | Tallest Hotel and tallest residential building in Kentucky 2018–present |
| 6 | Lexington Financial Center |
|
410 (125) | 32 | 1987 | Lexington | Tallest building in Lexington 1987–present |
| 7 | Waterfront Park Place | 
|
364 (111) | 23 | 2004 | Louisville | Tallest residential building in Kentucky, 2004–2018 |
| 8 | B&W Tower | 
|
363 (111) | 26 | 1982 | Louisville | |
| 9 | Meidinger Tower | 363 (111) | 26 | 1982 | Louisville | ||
| 10 | Waterfront Plaza II | 
|
340 (104) | 25 | 1993 | Louisville | |
| 11 | Waterfront Plaza I |
|
340 (104) | 25 | 1991 | Louisville | |
| 12 | Kincaid Towers |
|
333 (101) | 22 | 1979 | Lexington | Tallest building in Lexington, 1979–1987 |
| 13 | Capital Plaza Hotel | 
|
330 (100) | 19 | 2001 | Frankfort | |
| 14 | LG&E Center | 328 (100) | 23 | 1989 | Louisville | ||
| 15 | Galt House (Rivue Tower) | 
|
325 (99) | 25 | 1972 | Louisville | Tallest hotel in Kentucky 1972–2018 |
| 16 | Galt House (Suite Tower) |
|
322 (98) | 20 | 1985 | Louisville | |
| 17 | BB&T Building | 312 (95) | 24 | 1972 | Louisville | ||
| 18 | RiverCenter I | 308 (94) | 18 | 1990 | Covington | ||
| 19 | The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge | 
|
293 (89) | 21 | 2008 | Covington | Daniel Libeskind, Architect |
| 20 | RiverCenter II | 292 (89) | 15 | 1998 | Covington | ||
| 21 | The 800 Apartments | 
|
290 (88) | 29 | 1963 | Louisville | Tallest residential building in Kentucky, 1963–2004 |
| 22 | Blanding Tower | 
|
262 (80) | 23 | 1969 | Lexington | Demolished 2020 |
| 23 | Kirwan Tower |
|
262 (80) | 23 | 1969 | Lexington | Demolished 2020 |
| 24 | Commonwealth Hall | 251 (77) | 20 | 1967 | Richmond | ||
| 25 | Louisville Metro Housing Authority Avenue Plaza Apartments | 250 (76) | 18 | 1974 | Louisville | ||
| 26 | Patterson Office Tower | 
|
250 (76) | 20 | 1968 | Lexington | |
| 27 | Heyburn Building | 
|
250 (76) | 17 | 1927 | Louisville | Tallest Building in Kentucky, 1927–1955 |
| 28 | Pearce-Ford Tower |
|
250 (76) | 26 | 1970 | Bowling Green | Tallest college-residential building in Kentucky |
| 29 | Hilton Lexington/Downtown | 
|
240 (73) | 22 | 1982 | Lexington | |
| 30 | Vine Center | .jpg)
|
233 (71) | 17 | 1982 | Lexington |
Timeline of tallest buildings[edit]
| Name | City | Years as tallest | Height ft / m |
Floors | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 West Market | Louisville | 1993–present | 549-foot (167 m) | 35 | [4] |
| National City Tower | Louisville | 1972–1993 | 512-foot (156 m) | 40 | [4] |
| PNC Plaza | Louisville | 1971–1972 | 420-foot (128 m) | 30 | [4] |
| Commonwealth Building | Louisville | 1955–1971 | 255-foot (78 m) | 21 | [4] |
| Heyburn Building | Louisville | 1928–1955 | 250-foot (76 m) | 17 | [4] |
| Kentucky Home Life Building | Louisville | 1912–1927 | 235-foot (72 m) | 19 | [4] |
| Kentucky State Capitol | Frankfort | 1910–1912 | 210-foot (64 m) | 3 | [5] |
| Mother of God Roman Catholic Church | Covington | 1871–1910 | 180-foot (55 m) | 1 | [6] |
See also[edit]
- List of tallest buildings in Louisville
- Capital Plaza Office Tower in Frankfort demolished[7][8][9]
- PNC Plaza Bought With Embezzled Money in 2020 [10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Welcome to 400 WEST MARKET's Electronic Tenant® Portal". 400westmarket.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "National City Tower". nationalcitytower.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "PNC Plaza | Optima Management Group". optimamanagementgroup.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ a b c d e f Tallest Existing Structures in Louisville[dead link] Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-15
- ^ Kentucky State Capitol[dead link] Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-15
- ^ Mother of God Catholic Church[dead link] Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-15
- ^ "Capital Plaza Tower Demolished in Frankfort". ctbuh.org. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Fussell, Mike. "Capital Plaza Tower set for demolition". wave3.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Barton, Ryland (2017-07-27). "State Moving Forward With Capital Plaza Demolition". 89.3 WFPL News Louisville. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Wise, John P. "PNC Plaza bought with Ukrainian oligarchs' dirty money, feds say". wave3.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- Emporis.com Skyscrapers of Louisville
- The Encyclopedia of Louisville
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