List of tallest buildings in Spokane

The city of Spokane, located in the east of the U.S. state of Washington, is the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region of the United States, where it serves as a hub for retail trade and services., Spokane has 40 high-rise buildings. High-rise development began in 1891, shortly after the Great Spokane Fire of 1889, with the completion of the Review Building featuring a traditional brick-and-stone construction.
In the late 19th century, the term skyscraper was typically used to describe buildings of a relatively modest 10 to 20 stories in height that were built on a ground level of thick masonry walls, as opposed to the contemporary usage of the term which is often used to describe more modern high-rise buildings in excess of 40 or 50 stories that were made possible with the incorporation of a metal framework. After the advent of steel-frame construction, allowing for increased strength to support more floors, the construction of skyscrapers locally began increasing in the early 20th century.
The U.S. Bank Building and the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building were among the earliest skyscrapers in Spokane and both held the title of tallest building in the city, respectively. The U.S. Bank Building was also the tallest building in the state of Washington upon its completion. The current tallest building in Spokane, surpassing the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building, is the Bank of America Financial Center, which was completed in 1981 and has held the distinction for years. Taller buildings have since been proposed but not constructed.

Tallest buildings

Spokane has 24 high rises that stand at least tall based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Spokane's first high-rise, the Review Building was the tallest building in Spokane upon completion in 1891 and held the title for roughly 10 years. The U.S. Bank Building was the tallest building in the city from 1910 until 1929 when it was surpassed in height by the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building, which lasted as the tallest from 1929 until 1981 when the current tallest building, the Bank of America Financial Center was completed.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft	Floors	Use	Year	Coordinates
1	Bank of America Financial Center			20	Offices	1981
2	Washington Trust Tower			18	Offices	1982
3	Davenport Hotel Tower			20	Hotel	2007
4	Paulsen Medical and Dental Building			18	Offices	1929
5	U.S. Bank Building			16	Offices	1910
6	Washington Trust Financial Center			16	Offices	1973
7	Chase Building			15	Offices	1973
8	Davenport Grand Hotel			16	Hotel	2015
8	Cathedral Plaza			15	Residential	1971
8	Riverfalls Tower			15	Residential	1973
11	Park Tower			20	Residential	1974
12	DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center			14	Hotel	1975
12	Sacred Heart Medical Center - Main Tower			14	Hospital	1971
14	Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist			1	Religious	1961
15	Parkade Plaza			11	Parking	1967
16	Lilac Plaza			13	Residential	1972
17	Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes			1	Religious	1908
18	Paulsen Building			11	Offices	1911
19	Davenport Hotel			14	Hotel	1914
20	Ridpath Club Apartments			12	Residential	1952
21	Centennial Hotel			12	Hotel	1993
22	Centennial Mills Flouring Mill			10	Industrial	1940
23	Cooper George			13	Residential	1952
23	Review Building			10	Offices	1891

In popular culture

The subject of skyscrapers in Spokane entered popular culture in an episode of How I Met Your Mother when a proposed building became a topic of discussion, where main character, Ted Mosby, an architect, was tasked by his boss with designing a 78-story skyscraper for a client in downtown Spokane. When revealed to the client later in the episode, the building was ridiculed for its phallic shape and the design was rejected.