List of early skyscrapers
This list of early skyscrapers details a range of tall, commercial buildings built between 1880 and the 1930s, predominantly in the United States cities of New York and Chicago, but also across the rest of the U.S. and in many other parts of the world.
The first skyscrapers (1880–1899)
[United States]
CaliforniaGeorgia">Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia
[Illinois]
- Fisher Building
- Home Insurance Building
- Manhattan Building
- Marquette Building
- Marshall Field and Company Building
- Masonic Temple
- Monadnock Building
- New York Life Insurance Building
- Old Colony Building
- Rand McNally Building
- Reliance Building
- Rookery Building
- Tacoma Building
[Iowa]
[Massachusetts]
[Michigan]
[Minnesota]
[Missouri]
New York">New York (state)">New York
[New York City]
- American Tract Society Building
- American Surety Building
- Bayard–Condict Building
- Bowling Green Offices Building
- Empire Building
- Gillender Building
- Hotel Chelsea
- Hotel Gerard
- Manhattan Life Insurance Building
- New York Times Building
- New York Tribune Building
- New York World Building
- Osborne Apartments
- Park Row Building
- St. Paul Building
- Temple Court Building
- The Ansonia
Rochester">Rochester, New York">Rochester
- Wilder Building
Buffalo">Buffalo, New York">Buffalo
- Ellicott Square Building
- Guaranty Building
[Pennsylvania]
[Utah]
[Wisconsin]
[Washington, D.C.]
Rest of the world
Asia
[Japan]
Europe
[Netherlands]
North and South America
[Canada]
- Beard Building, Toronto
- Canada Life Building, Montreal
- New York Life Insurance Building, Montreal
- Temple Building, Toronto
- Toronto Board of Trade Building
Oceania
[Australia]
- APA Building, Melbourne
- Culwulla Chambers, Sydney
The "First Great Age" (1900–19)
United States
[Alabama]
[California]
[Colorado]
[Connecticut]
[Florida]
- 121 Atlantic Place
- American National Bank Building (Pensacola, Florida)
- Dyal–Upchurch Building
- Florida Life Building
Georgia">Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia
- Candler Building (Atlanta)
- J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building
- Lamar Building
[Illinois]
- Brooks Building
- Chicago Building
- Continental Illinois
- Hotel Aurora (Aurora, Illinois)
- Peoples Gas Building
- Renaissance Blackstone Hotel
- Roanoke Building
- Santa Fe Building
[Iowa]
[Indiana]
- 110 East Washington Street
- Barnes and Thornburg Building
- Fletcher Trust Building
- One North Pennsylvania
[Maryland]
- Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building
- Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower
- Equitable Building (Baltimore)
- One Calvert Plaza
[Massachusetts]
[Michigan]
- AT&T Michigan Headquarters
- Book Tower
- Chrysler House
- David Whitney Building
- Ford Building
- Kales Building
- Marquette Building
- Michigan Central Station
- Penobscot Building Annex
- Vinton Building
[Minnesota]
[Missouri]
[Nebraska]
New York">New York (state)">New York
[New York City]
- 1 Wall Street Court
- 14 Wall Street
- 49 Chambers
- 90 West Street
- 150 Nassau Street
- 195 Broadway
- American Surety Building
- Bank of the Metropolis Building
- Bowling Green Offices Building
- Broad Exchange Building
- Broadway–Chambers Building
- Bush Tower
- City Investing Building
- Consolidated Edison Building
- Empire Building
- Equitable Building
- Equitable Life Building
- Flatiron Building
- Germania Life Insurance Company Building
- Gillender Building
- Home Life Building
- Hudson Terminal
- Liberty Tower
- Manhattan Life Insurance Building
- Manhattan Municipal Building
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
- Morse Building
- New York Times Building
- New York Tribune Building
- New York World Building
- One Times Square
- Park Row Building
- Singer Building
- St. Paul Building
- Trinity and United States Realty Buildings
- Western Union Telegraph Building
- Whitehall Building
- Woolworth Building
Rochester">Rochester, New York">Rochester
- Kodak Tower
Buffalo">Buffalo, New York">Buffalo
- The Marin
[Ohio]
- Bartlett Building
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
- Fourth & Walnut Center
- LeVeque Tower
- Fourth and Vine Tower
- Rockefeller Building (Cleveland)
[Pennsylvania]
- Arrott Building
- Benedum-Trees Building
- Farmers Bank Building
- Frick Building
- Land Title Building
- Oliver Building
- The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
- The Carlyle
[Tennessee]
[Texas]
[Utah]
[Virginia]
Washington">Washington (state)">Washington
Elsewhere in the world
[United Kingdom]
[Argentina]
- Galeria Guemes
- Archivo General de la Nacion
- Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires
- Railway Building
[Australia]
- Culwulla Chambers, Sydney
- Dovers Building, Melbourne
- Trust Building, Sydney
[Brazil]
[Canada]
- Canadian Pacific Building, Toronto
- Confederation Building, Winnipeg
- Dominion Building, Vancouver
- Royal Bank Building, Toronto
- Sun Tower, Vancouver
- Trader's Bank Building, Toronto
- Union Bank Building, Winnipeg
[Germany]
[Berlin]
[Netherlands]
*[New Zealand]
- Consultancy House, Dunedin
- Public Trust Building, Wellington
[Poland]
[Russia]
[South Africa]
[Ukraine]
Inter-war period, boom and depression (1920–1939)
[United States]
[Arizona]
- Heard Building
- Hotel San Carlos (Phoenix)
- Luhrs Building
- Luhrs Tower
- Orpheum Lofts
- Pioneer Hotel
- Professional Building (Phoenix, Arizona)
- Valley National Bank Building (Tucson, Arizona)
- Westward Ho (Phoenix)
[Connecticut]
[California]
- 140 New Montgomery
- 225 Bush Street
- 450 Sutter Street
- Bank of Italy (Fresno, California)
- El Cortez Hotel
- Los Angeles City Hall
- Pacific Southwest Building
- Richfield Tower
- Russ Building
- Shell Building
- Tribune Tower
[Florida]
Georgia">Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia
[Idaho]
[Indiana]
[Illinois]
- 333 North Michigan
- 35 East Wacker
- Carbide & Carbon Building
- Chicago Board of Trade Building
- Chicago Temple Building
- Civic Opera Building
- Faust Landmark
- Field Building
- LaSalle-Wacker Building
- Leland Tower
- London Guarantee Building
- Mather Tower
- Metropolitan Tower
- Morrison Hotel
- One North LaSalle
- Palmolive Building
- Pittsfield Building
- Powhatan Apartments
- Randolph Tower
- Tribune Tower
- Trustees System Service Building
- Wrigley Building
[Iowa]
[Louisiana]
- Charity Hospital (New Orleans)
- First National Bank of Commerce Building
- Four Winds (New Orleans)
- Hibernia Bank Building
- Louisiana State Capitol
- National American Bank Building
[Maine]
[Maryland]
[Massachusetts]
[Michigan]
- AT&T Michigan Headquarters
- Boji Tower
- Book Tower
- Buhl Building
- Cadillac Place
- Cadillac Tower
- David Broderick Tower
- David Stott Building
- First National Building
- Fisher Building
- Fort Shelby Hotel
- Grand Park Centre
- Guardian Building
- Industrial Building (Detroit)
- Hudson Department Store
- Macabees Building
- Penobscot Building
- United Artists Theatre Building
- Washington Boulevard Building
- Water Board Building
- Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
[Minnesota]
- CenturyLink Building
- First National Bank Building
- Foshay Tower
- Minnesota Building
- Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse
[Mississippi]
- King Edward Hotel (Jackson, Mississippi)
- Lamar Life Building
- Regions Bank Building (Jackson, Mississippi)
- Standard Life Building
- Threefoot Building
[Missouri]
- 909 Walnut
- 925 Grand
- Civil Courts Building
- Kansas City City Hall
- Kansas City Power and Light Building
- Oak Tower
- Southwestern Bell Building
[Nebraska]
[New Jersey]
- Bamberger's
- Camden City Hall
- Eleven 80
- Griffith Building
- Home Office Building
- Military Park Building
- National Newark Building
- New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building
- Prudential Headquarters#Gibraltar Building
- The Claridge Hotel
- Union County Courthouse (New Jersey)
New York">New York (state)">New York
[New York City]
- 1 Wall Street
- 10 East 40th Street
- 110 East 42nd Street
- 120 Wall Street
- 15 Broad Street
- 20 Exchange Place
- 20 West Street
- 21 West Street
- 26 Broadway
- 30 Rockefeller Plaza
- 32 Avenue of the Americas
- 330 West 42nd Street
- 40 Wall Street
- 500 Fifth Avenue
- 525 Lexington Avenue
- 60 Hudson Street
- 70 Pine Street
- American Radiator Building
- Chanin Building
- Chrysler Building
- Cunard Building
- Daily News Building
- Empire State Building
- Fuller Building
- General Electric Building
- Helmsley Building
- Metropolitan Life North Building
- Nelson Tower
- New York Life Building
- One Grand Central Place
- Paramount Building
- Pershing Square Building
- Ritz Tower
- Rockefeller Center
- Savoy-Plaza Hotel
- The Beresford
- The Century
- The Eldorado
- The Majestic
- The Pierre
- The San Remo
- The Sherry-Netherland
- Verizon Building
- Waldorf Astoria
- Wall and Hanover Building
- Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower
- Wyndham New Yorker Hotel
Buffalo">Buffalo, New York">Buffalo
- Buffalo Central Terminal
- Buffalo City Hall
- Electric Tower
- Liberty Building
- Rand Building
Rochester">Rochester, New York">Rochester
- Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building
- Times Square Building
Syracuse">Syracuse, New York">Syracuse
- Niagara Mohawk Building
- State Tower Building
Albany">Albany, New York">Albany
- Alfred E. Smith Building
- Home Savings Bank Building
[New Rochelle]
- 271 North Avenue
[North Carolina]
[Ohio]
- AT&T Huron Road Building
- Carew Tower Complex
- Fenn Tower
- FirstMerit Tower
- Guardian Bank Building
- Keith Building
- LeVeque Tower
- National City Bank Building
- Parkview Apartments (Cleveland)
- Standard Building
- Superior Building
- Terminal Tower
- The 925 Building
[Oklahoma]
[Pennsylvania]
- Cathedral of Learning
- Drake Hotel
- Grant Building
- Gulf Tower
- Koppers Tower
- One South Broad
- PSFS Building
- Ritz-Carlton
- Suburban Station
- Wells Fargo Building
[Rhode Island]
[Tennessee]
- Andrew Johnson Building
- Crosstown Concourse
- Exchange Building (Memphis)
- Lincoln American Tower
- Madison Hotel (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Sterick Building
- Tennessee Theatre
- The Holston
[Texas]
[Utah]
[Virginia]
Washington">Washington (state)">Washington
[Wisconsin]
[Europe]
[Austria]
[Vienna]
[Belgium]
[Antwerp]
[Czech Republic]
[Finland]
[France]
[Villeurbanne]
[Germany]
[Aachen]
[Berlin]
[Chemnitz]
- Cammann-Hochhaus
[Cologne]
- Hansahochhaus
[Dresden]
[Düsseldorf]
[Gera]
[Hamburg]
- Chilehaus
- Brahms Kontor
- Meßberghof
[Hanover]
- Capitol
[Jena]
- Bau 36
[Leipzig]
- Europahaus (Leipzig)
- Kroch High-rise
[Magdeburg]
[Munich]
[Stuttgart]
*[Hungary]
[Budapest]
*[Italy]
[Brescia]
[Milan]
[Netherlands]
[Amsterdam]
[The Hague]
[Poland]
[Warsaw]
[Katowice]
[Romania]
[Bucharest]
[Russia]
[Serbia]
[Slovenia]
[Spain]
[Madrid]
- Edificio Carrión
- Edificio Vitalicio
- La Unión y el Fénix Español building
- Palacio de la Prensa
- Telefónica Building
- Edificio Metrópolis
[Barcelona]
[A Coruña]
- Edificio del Banco Pastor en La Coruña
[Sweden]
[Stockholm]
[Ukraine]
[Kyiv]
[United Kingdom]
[London]
- 55 Broadway
- Senate House, London
- Shell Mex House
- Adelaide House
[Manchester]
- Quay Street Tower
- Sunlight House
- Lancaster House, Manchester
- Ship Canal House
[Liverpool]
- Martins Bank Building
- India Buildings
- Exchange Flags
- Tower Building, Liverpool
[Australia]
[Melbourne]
- Alkira House
- Australasian Catholic Assurance Building
- Capitol Theatre
- Deva House
- Majorca Building
- Manchester Unity Building
[Sydney]
- AWA Tower
- Grace Building
[Argentina]
[Canada]
Halifax">Halifax, Nova Scotia">Halifax
- Dominion Public Building
Hamilton">Hamilton, Ontario">Hamilton
- Pigott Building
[Montreal]
- Aldred Building
- Architects' Building
- Bell Telephone Building
- Royal Bank Tower
- Sun Life Building
[Quebec]
- Édifice Price
[Toronto]
- Canada Life Building
- Canada Permanent Trust Building
- Fairmont Royal York
- Imperial Bank of Commerce Building
- Old Toronto Star Building
- Sterling Tower
[Vancouver]
- Hotel Vancouver
- Marine Building
- Royal Bank Tower
[China]
[Guangzhou]
- Aiqun Hotel
- Nanfang Building
[Shanghai]
- Bank of China Building
- Broadway Mansions
- Customs House
- Hengshan Picardie Hotel
- Jinjiang Hotel
- Park Hotel
- Peace Hotel
[Hong Kong]
- Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters Building
[New Zealand]
- Hotel St George, Wellington
- Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Building, Wellington