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This list of tallest buildings in Wisconsin ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Wisconsin by height. The tallest twelve buildings in Wisconsin are located in Milwaukee. The tallest is the U.S. Bank Center (Milwaukee), followed by Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons.

A 2008 view of downtown Milwaukee from E. State St., with the Yankee Hill Apartments near left, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist near left-center, The Pfister Hotel at right-center, and the scaffolded Milwaukee City Hall at the far right. Seven of the buildings listed below are not pictured, including the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons, which had yet to be built.
Aerial view of downtown Madison

Tallest buildings

This list contains buildings in Wisconsin with a height of 280 feet (85) or more. Of the 17 buildings, 16 are located in Milwaukee and 1 in Madison. The following list includes the rank of the building, name of the building, city the building is in, image of the building, height of the building in feet and meters, how many floors the building has, the year the building was made in, and notes.

Rank Name Image Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year City Notes
1 U.S. Bank Center 601 (183) 42 1973 Milwaukee Tallest building in the state; previously called the First Wisconsin Center (1973–92) and the Firstar Center (1992–2002). The building won a Distinguished Building Award from the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1974.[1][2][3][4]
2 Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons 550 (167.7) 32 2017 Milwaukee Largest office building in Wisconsin; building mostly made out of glass. Building is located a block east across Wisconsin Ave. from the U.S. Bank Center.
3 100 East Wisconsin 549 (167.3) 37 1989 Milwaukee Designed as a postmodern version of old German vernacular architecture; built on the site of the former 14-story Pabst skyscraper.[5][6][7]
4 University Club Tower 446 (136) 36 2007 Milwaukee Tallest building constructed in the state in the 21st century, until the Northwestern Mutual Tower.
5 Milwaukee Center 426 (130) 28 1988 Milwaukee Second tallest building in Milwaukee at the time it was completed.[8]
6 411 East Wisconsin Center 408 (124) 30 1985 Milwaukee Constructed with 1,200 eight-ton pre-cast concrete panels in a modern architectural style.[9]
7 Northwestern Mutual North Tower 395 (120) 19 1990 Milwaukee The light blue pyramid at the top is lit at night.[10]
8 Kilbourn Tower 380 (116) 33 2005 Milwaukee [11]
9 Milwaukee City Hall 353 (108) 15 1895 Milwaukee Tallest habitable building in the world for more than four years after completion (1895–99); tallest building in Milwaukee for nearly 80 years.
10 The Moderne 348 (106) 31 2012 Milwaukee Tallest building in Wisconsin west of the Milwaukee River.[12][13]
11 The Potawatomi Casino Hotel 307 (94) 21 2014 Milwaukee It is the tallest building in the city south of Interstate 94.
12 1000 North Water Street 296 (90) 16 1991 Milwaukee The light pink facade and windows give it a unique appearance in Milwaukee's skyline.[10]
13 Yankee Hill Apartments 1 292.91 / 89.28 23 1987 Milwaukee One of two towers. [14]
14 Chase Tower 288 (88) 22 1961 Milwaukee Second tallest building in Milwaukee at the time it was completed. Once the site of Marine Bank. was originally called the Marine Plaza. Later, it was known as Bank One Plaza before Bank One's merger with Chase. Contains 480,000 square feet of Class A office space and houses Milwaukee Public Radio.[15][16]
15 Wisconsin State Capitol 284 (86) 15 1917 Madison Tallest building in Madison. Tallest building in Wisconsin outside of Milwaukee.
16 Allen-Bradley Clock Tower 283 (86) 17 1962 Milwaukee The world's second-largest four-sided clock sits atop this tower.
17 Wisconsin Tower 280 (85) 22 1930 Milwaukee One of the oldest buildings in Milwaukee. Second-tallest building in Milwaukee at the time of its completion; converted into 74 condominiums in 2006.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jaques, Damien (October 2, 1973). "Bank center a city set down on 6 acres". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  2. ^ Manley, William J. (March 18, 1971). "Bank center to be 42 stories". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  3. ^ "U.S. Bank Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  4. ^ "U.S. Bank Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  5. ^ Bauer, Fran (January 21, 1987). "New tower described as landmark". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  6. ^ "100 East Wisconsin". Emporis.com. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  7. ^ CTBUH. "100 East Wisconsin Facts | CTBUH Skyscraper Database". 43.03887 -87.90955: Skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2013-08-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  8. ^ "Milwaukee Center | Buildings". Milwaukee /: Emporis. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  9. ^ "411 East Wisconsin Center | Buildings". Milwaukee /: Emporis. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  10. ^ a b "Northwestern Mutual Tower | Buildings". Milwaukee /: Emporis. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  11. ^ "Kilbourn Tower | Buildings". Milwaukee /: Emporis. 2003-02-10. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  12. ^ "The Moderne | Buildings". Milwaukee /: Emporis. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  13. ^ "Moderne is now tallest building west of Milwaukee River". FOX6Now.com. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  14. ^ "Yankee Hill Apartments I | Buildings". Milwaukee /: Emporis. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  15. ^ "Chase Tower | Buildings". Milwaukee /: Emporis. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  16. ^ "Milwaukee Office Space For Lease". Chasetowermilwaukee.com. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
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