World's tallest buildings in the United States
Posted on March 19th, 2010 by Grand
The US is home to many of the world's tallest skyscrapers, eleven American buildings have held the title of tallest building in the world, and every titleholder from 1890 to 1998 was in the United States.
Christ Church(196.75 ft), Philadelphia || Years as tallest 1754–1810
Park Street Church(217 ft), Boston || Years as tallest 1810–1846
Trinity Church(279 ft), New York City || Years as tallest 1846–1869
Saint Michael's Church(290 ft), Chicago || Years as tallest 1869–1885
Chicago Board of Trade Building(322 ft), Chicago || Years as tallest 1885–1890
New York World Building(348 ft), New York City || Years as tallest 1890–1895
Manhattan Life Insurance Building(348 ft), New York City || Years as tallest 1894–1895
Milwaukee City Hall(353 ft), Milwaukee || Years as tallest 1895–1899
Park Row Building(391 ft), New York City || Years as tallest 1899–1901
Philadelphia City Hall(548 ft), Philadelphia || Years as tallest 1901–1908
Singer Building(612 ft), New York City || Years as tallest 1908–1909
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower(700 ft), New York City || Years as tallest 1909–1913
Woolworth Building(792 ft), New York City || Years as tallest 1913–1930
Bank of Manhattan Trust Building(927 ft), New York City || Years as tallest 1930
Chrysler Building(1,046 ft), New York City || Years as tallest 1930–1931
Empire State Building(1,250 ft), New York City || Years as tallest 1931–1972
World Trade Center(1,368 ft), New York City || Years as tallest 1972–1974
Willis Tower || Sears Tower(1,451 ft), Chicago || Years as tallest 1974-1998
