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Tallest Buildings History (U.S. and Chicago)


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From the 10 February 1894 issue of Scientific American.
A “City Under One Roof”, showing the Masonic Temple’s height in relation to buildings and monuments from elsewhere in the US.

Left to right: Scientific American’s Munn & Co., Masonic Temple, Trinity Church NY, Statue of Liberty NY, Capital Washington, Ferris Wheel Chicago.


Tallest Buildings in the United States

Built
Razed
Building
Height
Stories
City
1885
1931
Home Insurance1
180
10
Chicago
1885
1929
Chicago Board of Trade
320
10
Chicago
1894
1965
Manhattan Life Insurance
348
18
New York City
1895
NA
Milwaukee City Hall
353
15
Milwaukee
1899
NA
Park Row
391
30
New York City
1901
NA
Philadelphia City Hall
548
9
Philadelphia
1908
1967
Singer
612
47
New York City
1909
NA
New York Metropolitan Life
700
50
New York City
1913
NA
Woolworth
792
57
New York City
1930
NA
40 Wall Street
927
71
New York City
1930
NA
Chrysler
1,046
77
New York City
1931
NA
Empire State
1,250
102
New York City
1972
2001
World Trade Center
1,368
110
New York City
1974
NA
Willis (Sears) Tower
1,451
108
Chicago
2014
NA
One World Trade Center
1,776
104
New York City

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Tallest Buildings in Chicago

Years Tallest
       
From
To
Building
Height
Stories
Address
1854
1869
Holy Name Cathedral1
254
1
733 N. State
1869
1885
Saint Michael’s Church
290
1
Eugenie & Chicago
1885
1894
Chicago Board of Trade I2
320
10
141 W. Jackson
1894
1899
Masonic Temple3
302
22
State & Randolph
1899
1922
Tower Building (Montgomery Ward)4
394
22
6 N. Michigan
1922
1924
Wrigley Building
398
29
400 N. Michigan
1924
1930
Chicago Temple Building
568
21
77 W. Washington
1930
1965
Chicago Board of Trade II
605
44
141 W. Jackson
1965
1969
Richard J. Daley Center
648
31
50 W. Washington
1969
1973
John Hancock Center
1,127
100
875 N, Michigan
1973
1974
Aon Center (Std Oil)
1,136
83
200 E. Randolph
1974
Present
Willis (Sears) Tower
1,451
108
233 S. Wacker

1 The tallest buildings in the United States did not include churches or cathedrals.
2 In 1894 the clock was removed from the Chicago Board of Trade Building, which made the Masonic Temple the tallest building in Chicago.
3 The Masonic Temple, built in 1892, became the tallest in Chicago three years later when the Board of Trade Building had its clock tower removed.
4 The Montgomery Ward Building is currently 282 feet tall, following the removal of a pyramid top and sculpture.


Comments

  1. Tom Cechneer says

    March 20, 2016 at 1:24 am

    Where is Trump Tower?

  2. Administrator says

    March 20, 2016 at 3:43 am

    Trump Tower has a height of 1,389 feet including spire which means it’s shorter than Willis Tower.

    This list is only of the tallest building in Chicago..

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