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. , Spokane has 40 high-rise buildings. High-rise development began in 1891, shortly after the Great Spokane Fire of 1889, with the completion of the Review Building featuring a traditional brick-and-stone construction.

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. 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.

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. The U.S. Bank Building was also the tallest building in the state of Washington upon its completion. The current tallest building in Spokane, surpassing the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building, is the Bank of America Financial Center, which was completed in 1981 and has held the distinction for years. Taller buildings have since been proposed but not constructed.

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Tallest buildings

Spokane has 24 high rises that stand at least tall based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. 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. 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.

+ Tallest buildings in Spokane Rank Name ImageHeightft (m) Floors Use Year Coordinates 1 Bank of America Financial Center 20 Offices 1981 2 Washington Trust Tower 18 Offices1982 3 Davenport Hotel Tower 20 Hotel2007 4 Paulsen Medical and Dental Building 18 Offices1929 5 U.S. Bank Building 16 Offices1910 6 Washington Trust Financial Center 16 Offices1973 7 Chase Building 15 Offices1973 8 Davenport Grand Hotel 16 Hotel2015 Cathedral Plaza 15 Residential1971 Riverfalls Tower 15 Residential1973 11 Park Tower 20 Residential1974 12 DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center 14 Hotel1975 Sacred Heart Medical Center - Main Tower 14 Hospital1971 14 Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist 1 Religious1961 15 Parkade Plaza 11 Parking1967 16 Lilac Plaza 13 Residential1972 17 Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes 1 Religious1908 18 Paulsen Building 11 Offices1911 19 Davenport Hotel 14 Hotel1914 20 Ridpath Club Apartments 12 Residential1952 21 Centennial Hotel 12 Hotel1993 22 Centennial Mills Flouring Mill 10 Industrial1940 23 Cooper George 13 Residential1952 Review Building 10 Offices1891

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. When revealed to the client later in the episode, the building was ridiculed for its phallic shape and the design was rejected.

List of tallest buildings in Spokane

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