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
Massachusetts
- 27 State St.
- 62 Boylston Street
- Ames Building
- Fiske Building
- Winthrop Building
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
Buffalo
- Dun Building, Buffalo
- Ellicott Square Building
- Guaranty Building
Albany
- 100 State Street, Albany
Utah
- Boston Building, Salt Lake City
- First Security Building, Salt Lake City
- Joseph Smith Memorial Building
- Judge Building
- Kearns Building
- Newhouse Building (Salt Lake City)
Rest of the world
Canada
- Beard Building, Toronto
- Canada Life Building, Montreal
- New York Life Insurance Building, Montreal
- Temple Building, Toronto
- Toronto Board of Trade Building
Australia
- APA Building, Melbourne
- Culwulla Chambers, Sydney
The "First Great Age" (1900–19)
United States
Florida
- 121 Atlantic Place
- American National Bank Building (Pensacola, Florida)
- Dyal–Upchurch Building
- Heard National Bank Building, Jacksonville
- Florida Life Building
Massachusetts
- 1200 Main Street Springfield
- Custom House Tower
- Hotel Kimball Springfield
Minnesota
- Commerce Building (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- First National Bank Building Annex, Saint Paul
- Great Northern Building, Saint Paul
- The Lowry Medical Arts Building, Saint Paul
- The Saint Paul Hotel, Saint Paul
New York City
- 1 Wall Street Court
- 14 Wall Street
- 49 Chambers
- 90 West Street
- 150 Nassau Street
- 195 Broadway
- American Surety Building
- Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company 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
Buffalo
- Cathedral Place, Buffalo
- The Marin
- Verizon/AT&T Building, Buffalo
Utah
- hotel monaco salt lake city
- Walker Center
Elsewhere in the world
Argentina
- Edificio Otto Wulf
- Galeria Guemes
- Archivo General de la Nacion
- Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires
- Railway Building
Australia
- Culwulla Chambers, Sydney
- Dovers Building, Melbourne
- Trust Building, Sydney
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
Berlin
- Behrensbau
- Narva-Turm
- Siemensturm
Jena
- Zeiss Bau 15
Netherlands
- De Inktpot
New Zealand
- Consultancy House, Dunedin
- Public Trust Building, Wellington
Moscow
- Afremov's house
- House of Nirnsee
Ukraine
- Bendersky's house
- Ginsburg House (Kyiv Paris)
- Doctor's castle
- The Ginsburg skyscraper
- Fyodor Alyoshin's profitable house
Inter-war period, boom and depression (1920–1939)
California
- 140 New Montgomery
- 225 Bush Street
- 450 Sutter Street
- Bank of Italy (Fresno, California)
- El Cortez Hotel
- Helm Building, Fresno
- Hotel Californian, Fresno
- Los Angeles City Hall
- Pacific Southwest Building
- Richfield Tower
- Russ Building
- Shell Building
- Tribune Tower
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
- Rockford Trust Building
- Tribune Tower
- Trustees System Service Building
- Wrigley Building
Maine
- People's United Bank Building
- Time and Temperature Building
- Verizon Building, Bangor
Massachusetts
- Suffolk County Courthouse
- US Shoe Machinery Corporation Building
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
- CenturyLink Building, Saint Paul
- First National Bank Building
- Foshay Tower
- Lowry Hotel, Saint Paul
- Minnesota Building
- Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse
- Saint Paul City Hall Annex
- United States Post Office/Custom House, Saint Paul
New Jersey
- 155 washington street
- 24 Commerce Street
- 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 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
- 42 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo
- Buffalo Central Terminal
- Buffalo City Hall
- Convention Tower, Buffalo
- Electric Tower
- Liberty Building
- Rand Building
Syracuse
- Hills Building, Syracuse
- Niagara Mohawk Building
- State Tower Building
Albany
- 69 State Street, Albany
- 90 State Street, Albany
- Alfred E. Smith Building
- Home Savings Bank Building
New Rochelle
Tennessee
- 88 Union Center Memphis
- Andrew Johnson Building
- Crosstown Concourse
- Exchange Building (Memphis)
- Lincoln American Tower
- Madison Hotel (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Number 10 Main Memphis
- Sterchi Lofts, Knoxville
- Sterick Building
- Tennessee Theatre
- The Holston
Wisconsin
- AT&T Center (Milwaukee)
- City Center at 735
- Cudahy Tower
- Hilton Milwaukee City Center
- Wells Building
- Wisconsin Gas Building
- Wisconsin Tower
Brussels
- Pavillons français
- Résidence de la Cambre
Villeurbanne
- Gratte-ciel_(Villeurbanne)
Aachen
- Haus Grenzwacht
Berlin
- Borsigturm
- Columbushaus
- Europahaus
- Karstadt Berlin Hermannplatz
- Kathreiner-Haus
- Shell-Haus
- Ullsteinhaus
- Wernerwerk-Hochhaus
Braunschweig
- Haus der Wissenschaft Braunschweig
Dresden
- Ernemann-Werke
- Hochhaus am Albertplatz
Düsseldorf
- Stummhaus
- Wilhelm Marx House
Essen
- Deutschlandhaus (Essen)
Gera
- Handelshof
Magdeburg
- Faber-Hochhaus
Rüsselsheim
- Opelturm Rüsselsheim
Wismar
- Hochhaus am Platz des Friedens
Milan
- Palazzo e Torre Rasini
- Snia Viscosa Tower
- Palazzo Locatelli
Wroclaw
- Wrocław Post Office
- Biurowiec przy Rynku 9-11
Stockholm
- Nybropalatset (vision)
- Kungstornen
- Sportpalatset
- Sankt Erikspalatset
Switzerland
- Bel-Air-Turm
Manchester
- Quay Street Tower (unbuilt)
- Sunlight House
- Lancaster House, Manchester
- Ship Canal House
Liverpool
- Martins Bank Building
- India Buildings
- Exchange Flags
- Wellington Buildings
- Tower Building, Liverpool
Elsewhere in the world
Shanghai
- Bank of China Building
- Broadway Mansions
- Customs House
- Development Building
- Hamilton House
- Metropole Hotel
- Headquarters of China State Bank
- Headquarters of China Land Bank
- Chung Wai Bank Building
- Old Seagull on the Bund
- Headquarters of Joint Savings Society
- Da-Sun Department Store
- New Wing-On Tower
- Bank of East Asia Building
- Hengshan Picardie Hotel
- Jinjiang Hotel
- Park Hotel
- Peace Hotel
New Zealand
- Hotel St George, Wellington
- Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Building, Wellington
See also
References
- "Skyscraper plans in Budapest - High-rise buildings were planned for Károly Boulevard, Astoria and Rákóczi Road". pestbuda.hu. 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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