The U.S. state of Rhode Island is home to 27 buildings over in height. Five of these buildings are taller than , all of which are located in the state's capital and largest city, Providence.
The tallest skyscraper in the city and state is the Industrial National Bank Building at 111 Westminster Street in Downtown Providence, which rises 26 floors and . The Industrial National Bank Building, nicknamed the "Superman Building" due to its resemblance to the fictional Daily Planet building from the 1950s TV series, Adventures of Superman, is also the sixth-tallest building in New England outside of Boston. The second-tallest building in Providence is One Financial Plaza, which rises 30 floors and and was completed in 1973.
As one of the early manufacturing centers in the United States, many of Providence's tallest buildings were constructed prior to 1930; among these are the Industrial National Bank Building, Turk's Head Building, and Bannigan Building. The city went through a second building boom in the 1970s, during which One Financial Plaza and Textron Tower, the city's second and fifth-tallest buildings, were completed. In the 1990s and 2000s, the city again experienced a construction boom. Dubbed the Providence "Renaissance," this period saw the construction of four of the cities ten tallest buildings.
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Tallest buildings
This lists ranks Rhode Island structures based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which the building was completed.
Rank Name Image Height Floors Year LocationUse Notes 01.01 Industrial National Bank Building 26 1928 ProvidenceVacantThe Industrial National Bank Building has been the tallest building in the city and the state since its completion in 1928 The structure has been vacant since 2013 Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1920s 02.02 One Financial Plaza 30 1973 ProvidenceOfficeBuilt as the Hospital Trust Tower Also known as Sovereign Bank Tower Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1970s 03.03 The Residences Providence 31 2007 ProvidenceResidential Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 2000s 04.04 Omni Providence Hotel 25 1993 ProvidenceHotel Formerly the Westin Providence Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1990s Became the tallest hotel in Providence upon its completion, surpassing the Providence Biltmore |} 05.05 Manchester Street Generating Station 1996 ProvidencePower station The smokestacks of the Manchester Street Generating Station rise to a height of 321 feet 06.06 Textron Tower 23 1971–72 ProvidenceOffice Built as Old Stone Tower 07.07 50 Kennedy Plaza 20 1985 ProvidenceOffice Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1980s 08.08 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Headquarters 14 2009 ProvidenceOffice 09.09 Waterplace 1 19 2008ProvidenceResidential 10.010 Rhode Island State House 4 1904 ProvidenceGovernmental Was the tallest building in Providence before being surpassed by the Industrial National Bank Building. Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1900s 11= Biltmore Hotel 18 1922 ProvidenceHotelTallest hotel in the city from 1922 until the completion of the Westin Providence in 1993 11= The Tower at Carnegie Abbey 17 2009 PortsmouthResidentialTallest building in Newport County and outside of Providence 12 Providence County Courthouse 7 1930 ProvidenceGovernmental Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1930s 13 Turk's Head Building 16 1913 ProvidenceOffice Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1910s 14 Waterplace 2 17 2008 ProvidenceResidential 15 Pawtucket City Hall 3 1933 PawtucketGovernmentalTallest building in Pawtucket16Grace Church~11860 ProvidenceChurchTallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 19th century17=Carrol Tower 161973ProvidenceResidential Twin tower of Parenti Villa17=Parenti Villa161973ProvidenceResidential Twin tower of Carrol Tower. 18Towers East161976PawtucketResidential19First Unitarian Church of Providence1816 ProvidenceChurch 20 Charlesgate North 151970ProvidenceResidential21First Baptist Church1775ProvidenceChurchTallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 18th century22 Fogarty Manor 1969PawtucketResidentialTallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1960s23= One Citizens Plaza 13 1990 ProvidenceOffice 23= Brown University Sciences Library 15 1971 ProvidenceUniversityWith its former antenna mast included, the building reached a total height of , more than doubling its effective height and making it the third-tallest building in the city when measuring by pinnacle height. 24121 South Main Street 11 1984 ProvidenceUniversity Designed as the corporate headquarters of the Old Stone Bank Today owned and used by Brown University 25 Hospital Trust Building 13 1920 ProvidenceUniversityAlso known as the Fleet Building Currently owned by the Rhode Island School of Design and used as a residence hall26 Sister Dominica Manor 16 1966 ProvidenceResidentialBuilt as the Bradford House27Hilton Providence Hotel~141969 ProvidenceHotel Built as the Holiday Inn28 Edge College Hill 152018 ProvidenceResidential 169 Canal St. Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 2010s29Slater Hill Apartments14PawtucketResidential30One Regency Plaza~161131973Residential31Bannigan Building~111896ProvidenceOffice 32Union Trust Company Building~121902ProvidenceOffice33Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul1889ProvidenceChurch 34Cornerstone Building 11 1976WoonsocketOffice and medical The building is ADA compliant
Tallest demolished Name Height Floors Built Destroyed LocationUse Notes Hartford Park 10 1951 01.0 1989 ProvidenceResidentialResidential high rise constructed by the Providence Housing Authority Original attempt to implode the building failed.
Timeline of tallest buildings This table lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Rhode Island. Since the completion of the First Baptist Church in America, all structures to hold the title have been located in Providence. Name Image Location Years as tallest Height Floors Coordinates ReferenceTrinity ChurchNewport–1775~ First Baptist Church Providence 1775–1816 First Unitarian Church of ProvidenceProvidence1816–1860Grace Church Providence 1860–1904 ~ Rhode Island State House Providence 1904–1927 4 Industrial National Bank Building Providence 1927–present 26
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External links Diagram of Providence skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage Providence structures on Structurae