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List of tallest buildings in Spokane

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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.[1] As of January 2022, Spokane has 40 high-rise buildings.[2] High-rise development began in 1891, shortly after the Great Spokane Fire of 1889, with the completion of the 146-foot (45 m) Review Building featuring a traditional brick-and-stone construction.[3]

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Downtown Spokane skyline from the South Hill

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.[4] 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.[3]

The U.S. Bank Building (built 1910) and the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building (built 1929) were among the earliest skyscrapers in Spokane and both held the title of tallest building in the city, respectively.[3] The U.S. Bank Building was also the tallest building in the state of Washington upon its completion.[5][6] The current tallest building in Spokane, surpassing the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building, is the 288-foot-tall (88 m) Bank of America Financial Center, which was completed in 1981 and has held the distinction for 44 years.[3] Taller buildings have since been proposed but not constructed.[7]

Cityscape

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Panorama of Downtown Spokane looking north from Cliff Drive in December 2015

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Spokane has 24 high rises that stand at least 145 feet (44 m) tall based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.[a] 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.[8] 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.[3][9]

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Tallest buildings in Spokane
Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)		 Floors Use Year Coordinates Ref.
1 Bank of America Financial Center Thumb 288 (88) 20 Offices 1981 47°39′27″N 117°25′18″W [10][11][12][13][b]
2 Washington Trust Tower Thumb 243 (74) 18 Offices 1982 47°39′22″N 117°25′18″W [12][14][15]
3 Davenport Hotel Tower Thumb 224 (68) 20 Hotel 2007 47°39′23″N 117°25′22″W [12][16][17]
4 Paulsen Medical and Dental Building Thumb 221 (67) 18 Offices 1929 47°39′28″N 117°25′7″W [18][19]
5 U.S. Bank Building Thumb 219 (67) 16 Offices 1910 47°39′30″N 117°25′9″W [12][20][21][c]
6 Washington Trust Financial Center Thumb 212 (65) 16 Offices 1973 47°39′25″N 117°25′22″W [22]
7 Chase Building Thumb 205 (62) 15 Offices 1973 47°39′31″N 117°25′18″W [12][23]
8 Davenport Grand Hotel Thumb 195 (59)
[d]		 16 Hotel 2015 47°39′35″N 117°25′1″W [25]
Cathedral Plaza Thumb 195 (59)
[d]		 15 Residential 1971 47°39′27″N 117°25′45″W [12][26]
Riverfalls Tower Thumb 195 (59)
[d]		 15 Residential 1973 47°39′30″N 117°25′52″W [12][27]
11 Park Tower Thumb 190 (58) 20 Residential 1974 47°39′35″N 117°24′51″W [12][28]
12 DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center Thumb 182 (55)
[d]		 14 Hotel 1975 47°39′40″N 117°24′50″W [29]
Sacred Heart Medical Center - Main Tower Thumb 182 (55)
[d]		 14 Hospital 1971 47°38′57″N 117°24′47″W [30]
14 Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Thumb 180 (55) 1 Religious 1961 47°38′42″N 117°24′36″W [31][e]
15 Parkade Plaza Thumb 173 (53) 11 Parking 1967 47°39′32″N 117°25′13″W [32][33][f]
16 Lilac Plaza Thumb 169 (52)
[d]		 13 Residential 1972 47°43′16″N 117°24′16″W [34]
17 Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes Thumb 164 (50) 1 Religious 1908 47°39′29″N 117°25′42″W [35][g]
18 Paulsen Building Thumb 160 (49) 11 Offices 1911 47°39′28″N 117°25′9″W [36][h]
19 Davenport Hotel Thumb 157 (48) 14 Hotel 1914 47°39′25″N 117°25′28″W [37][38]
20 Ridpath Club Apartments Thumb 156 (48)
[d]		 12 Residential 1952 47°39′25″N 117°25′13″W [39]
21 Centennial Hotel Thumb 156 (48)
[d]		 12 Hotel 1993 47°39′50″N 117°25′0″W [40]
22 Centennial Mills Flouring Mill Thumb 147 (45) 10 Industrial 1940 47°39′46″N 117°22′34″W [41]
23 Cooper George Thumb 146 (45) 13 Residential 1952 47°39′4″N 117°25′21″W [42]
Review Building Thumb 146 (45) 10 Offices 1891 47°39′27″N 117°25′34″W [43][44][i]
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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.[45] When revealed to the client later in the episode, the building was ridiculed for its phallic shape and the design was rejected.[46]

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Notes

  1. If two or more buildings are of the same height, they are listed in order of floor count, then alphabetically. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
  2. The Bank of America Financial Center was officially topped out on December 12, 1980.[10]
  3. Tallest building in the city and state upon completion in 1910[6]
  4. Height estimated by Emporis[24]
  5. Construction started in 1925[31]
  6. Topped by a tall, distinctive tower[32]
  7. Seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane[35]
  8. Architect John K. Dow also designed a near replica, the McLeod Building in Edmonton[36]
  9. The Spokesman-Review headquarters[43]

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