List of tallest buildings in Wisconsin

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 100 East Wisconsin.

Panoramic view of downtown Milwaukee, looking southeast to southwest from E. State St., with the Yankee Hill Apartments near left, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist near left-center, The Pfister Hotel in the middle distance at right-center, and the scaffolded Milwaukee City Hall tower in the middle distance at the right

Aerial view of downtown Madison

Tallest buildings

This list contains the tallest thirteen buildings in Wisconsin. Of the top 13 buildings in Wisconsin 12 are in Milwaukee and 1 is 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. All the buildings on this list are over 280 feet

Rank	Name	City	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Note
1	U.S. Bank Center	Milwaukee		601 / 183.0	46	1973	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	100 East Wisconsin	Milwaukee		549 / 167.3	37	1989	Second tallest building in the state; designed as a postmodern version of old German vernacular architecture; built on the site of the former 14-story Pabst skyscraper.[5][6][7]
3	University Club Tower	Milwaukee		446 / 135.9	36	2007	Tallest building constructed in the 21st century.[8][9]
4	Milwaukee Center	Milwaukee		426 / 129.8	28	1988	Second tallest building in Milwaukee at the time it was completed.[10]
5	411 East Wisconsin Center	Milwaukee		408 / 124.4	30	1985	Constructed with 1,200 eight-ton pre-cast concrete panels in a modern architectural style.[11]
6	Northwestern Mutual North Tower	Milwaukee		395 / 120.4	19	1990	The light blue pyramid at the top is lit at night.[12]
7	Kilbourn Tower	Milwaukee		380 / 115.8	33	2005	[13]
8	Milwaukee City Hall	Milwaukee		353 / 107.6	15	1895	Tallest habitable building in the world for more than four years after completion (1895–99); tallest building in Milwaukee for nearly 80 years.
9	The Moderne	Milwaukee		348 / 106.1	31	2012	Tallest building in Wisconsin west of the Milwaukee River.[14][15]
10	The Potawatomi Casino Hotel	Milwaukee		307 / 93.6	21	2014	It is the tallest building in the city south of Interstate 94.
11	1000 North Water Street	Milwaukee		296 / 90.2	16	1991	The light pink facade and windows give it a unique appearance in Milwaukee's skyline.[12]
12	Chase Tower	Milwaukee		288 / 87.8	22	1961	Second tallest building in Milwaukee at the time it was completed. Once the site of Maritime Bank, 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.[16][17]
13	Wisconsin State Capitol	Madison		284 / 86	15	1917	Tallest building in Madison.
14	Allen-Bradley Clock Tower	Milwaukee		283 / 86.3	17	1962	13th tallest building in Milwaukee
15	Wisconsin Tower	Milwaukee		280 / 85.3	22	1930	One of the oldest buildings in Milwaukee

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Madison, Wisconsin
• List of tallest buildings in Milwaukee
• List of tallest buildings by U.S. state

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.
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5. Bauer, Fran (January 21, 1987). "New tower described as landmark". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
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7. CTBUH. "100 East Wisconsin Facts | CTBUH Skyscraper Database". 43.03887 -87.90955: Skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
8. Gould, Whitney (March 5, 2007). "New condo tower brings height you won't hate". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. B1. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
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13. "Kilbourn Tower | Buildings". Milwaukee /: Emporis. 2003-02-10. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
14. "The Moderne | Buildings". Milwaukee /: Emporis. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
15. "Moderne is now tallest building west of Milwaukee River". FOX6Now.com. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
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17. "Milwaukee Office Space For Lease". Chasetowermilwaukee.com. Retrieved 2013-08-02.