List of tallest buildings in Rhode Island

The U.S. state of Rhode Island is home to 27 buildings over in height. Five of these buildings are taller than, all of which are located in the state's capital and largest city, Providence.
The tallest skyscraper in the city and state is the Industrial National Bank Building at 111 Westminster Street in Downtown Providence, which rises 26 floors and. The Industrial National Bank Building, nicknamed the "Superman Building" due to its resemblance to the fictional Daily Planet building from the 1950s TV series, Adventures of Superman, is also the sixth-tallest building in New England outside of Boston. The second-tallest building in Providence is One Financial Plaza, which rises 30 floors and and was completed in 1973.
As one of the early manufacturing centers in the United States, many of Providence's tallest buildings were constructed prior to 1930; among these are the Industrial National Bank Building, Turk's Head Building, and Bannigan Building. The city went through a second building boom in the 1970s, during which One Financial Plaza and Textron Tower, the city's second and fifth-tallest buildings, were completed. In the 1990s and 2000s, the city again experienced a construction boom. Dubbed the Providence "Renaissance," this period saw the construction of four of the cities ten tallest buildings.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Rhode Island structures based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which the building was completed.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft	Floors	Year	Location	Use	Notes
01.01	Industrial National Bank Building			26	1928	Providence	Vacant	The Industrial National Bank Building has been the tallest building in the city and the state since its completion in 1928 The structure has been vacant since 2013 Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1920s
02.02	One Financial Plaza			30	1973	Providence	Office	Built as the Hospital Trust Tower Also known as Sovereign Bank Tower Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1970s
03.03	The Residences Providence			31	2007	Providence	Residential	Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 2000s
04.04	Omni Providence Hotel			25	1993	Providence	Hotel	Formerly the Westin Providence Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1990s Became the tallest hotel in Providence upon its completion, surpassing the Providence Biltmore

The smokestacks of the Manchester Street Generating Station rise to a height of 321 feet

Built as Old Stone Tower

Was the tallest building in Providence before being surpassed by the Industrial National Bank Building.

Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1900s

Tallest hotel in the city from 1922 until the completion of the Westin Providence in 1993

Tallest building in Newport County and outside of Providence

Tallest building in Pawtucket

Twin tower of Parenti Villa

Twin tower of Carrol Tower.

With its former antenna mast included, the building reached a total height of, more than doubling its effective height and making it the third-tallest building in the city when measuring by pinnacle height.

Designed as the corporate headquarters of the Old Stone Bank

Today owned and used by Brown University

Also known as the Fleet Building

Currently owned by the Rhode Island School of Design and used as a residence hall

Built as the Bradford House

Built as the Holiday Inn

169 Canal St.

Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 2010s

Tallest demolished

Timeline of tallest buildings

This table lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Rhode Island. Since the completion of the First Baptist Church in America, all structures to hold the title have been located in Providence.

Name	Image	Location	Years as tallest	Height ft	Floors	Coordinates	Reference
Trinity Church		Newport	–1775	~
First Baptist Church		Providence	1775–1816
First Unitarian Church of Providence		Providence	1816–1816
Grace Church		Providence	1860–1904	~
Rhode Island State House		Providence	1904–1927		4
Industrial National Bank Building		Providence	1927–present		26