List of tallest buildings in Rhode Island

The U.S. state of Rhode Island is home to 27 buildings over 175 feet (53 m) in height. Five of these buildings are taller than 300 feet (91 m), all of which are located in the state's capital and largest city, Providence.

The skyline of Providence as viewed from across the Providence River
A comparison of selected buildings in 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 428 feet (130 m).[1] 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,[1] is also the sixth-tallest building in New England outside of Boston.[2] The second-tallest building in Providence is One Financial Plaza, which rises 30 floors and 410 feet (125 m) and was completed in 1973.[3]

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,"[4] this period saw the construction of four of the cities ten tallest buildings.

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
ft (m)		 Floors Year Location Use Notes
01.01 Industrial National Bank Building 428 (130) 26 1928 Providence

41°49′28.27″N 71°24′39.89″W

 Vacant
02.02 One Financial Plaza 410 (125) 30 1973 Providence

41°49′31.11″N 71°24′36.14″W

 Office
  • Built as the Hospital Trust Tower
  • Also known as Sovereign Bank Tower[3][6]
03.03 The Residences Providence 380 (116) 31 2007 Providence

41°49′30.32″N 71°24′54.77″W

 Residential [7][8][9]
04.04 Omni Providence Hotel 329 (100) 25 1993 Providence

41°49′31.15″N 71°24′58.5″W

 Hotel
N/A Manchester Street Generating Station 321 (98) 1996 Providence

41°48′57″N 71°24′16″W

 Power station
  • The smokestacks of the Manchester Street Generating Station rise to a height of 321 feet[12]
05.05 Textron Tower 311 (95) 23 1971-72 Providence

41°49′29.63″N 71°24′33.05″W

 Office
06.06 50 Kennedy Plaza 285 (87) 20 1985 Providence

41°49′29.8″N 71°24′38.09″W

 Office [15][16]
07.07 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Headquarters 236 (72) 14 2009 Providence

41°49′40.2672″N 71°24′48.261″W

 Office [17][18]
08.08 Waterplace 1 236 (72) 19 2008 Providence

41°49′38.44″N 71°24′45.098″W

 Residential
09.09 Rhode Island State House
Rhode Island State House 2
 223 (68) 4 1904 Providence

41°49′51.1032″N 71°24′54.053″W

 Governmental Was the tallest building in Providence before being surpassed by the Industrial National Bank Building.[20][21]
10= Biltmore Hotel 220 (67) 18 1922 Providence

41°49′27.73″N 71°24′48.4″W

 Hotel
  • Tallest hotel in the city from 1922 until the completion of the Westin Providence in 1993[22][lower-alpha 1]
10= The Tower at Carnegie Abbey 220 (67) 17 2009 Portsmouth

41°36′58.3″N 71°16′10.8″W

 Residential
12 Providence County Courthouse 217 (66) 7 1930 Providence

41°49′31.76″N 71°24′24.84″W

 Governmental [22][24]
13 Turk's Head Building 217 (66) 16 1913 Providence

41°49′28.42″N 71°24′35.5″W

 Office [22][25]
14 Waterplace 2 210 (64) 17 2008 Providence

41°49′38.22″N 71°24′48.05″W

 Residential [26]
15 Pawtucket City Hall 209 (64) 3 1933 Pawtucket

41°52′44.2″N 71°22′55.8″W

 Governmental
  • Tallest building in Pawtucket[27]
16 Grace Church ~206 (63) 1 1860 Providence

41°49′19″N 71°24′49″W

 Church
17= Carrol Tower 199 (61) 16 1973 Providence

41°49′38.22″N 71°24′48.05″W

 Residential
  • Twin tower of Parenti Villa[28]
17= Parenti Villa 199 (61) 16 1973 Providence

41°49′11.6″N 71°26′10.0″W

 Residential
  • Twin tower of Carrol Tower.[29]
19 Towers East 194 (59) 16 1976 Pawtucket

41°52′33″N 71°23′09″W

 Residential
20 First Unitarian Church of Providence 189 (58) 1816 Providence

41°49′28″N 71°24′18″W

 Church
21 Charlesgate North
187 (57) 15 1970 Providence

41°50′19.6902″N 71°24′35.2368″W

 Residential [31]
22 First Baptist Church
185 (56) 1775 Providence

41°49′39″N 71°24′30″W

 Church
    23 Fogarty Manor 182 (55) 1969 Pawtucket

    41°52′50″N 71°22′59″W

    		 Residential
    24= One Citizens Plaza 180 (55) 13 1990 Providence

    41°49′38.4558″N 71°24′38.2926″W

    		 Office [32]
    24= Brown University Sciences Library 180 (55) 15 1971 Providence

    41°49′36.85″N 71°24′0.49″W

    		 University
    • With its former antenna mast included, the building reached a total height of 395 feet (120 m), more than doubling its effective height and making it the third-tallest building in the city when measuring by pinnacle height.[33]
    26 121 South Main Street 178 (54) 11 1984 Providence

    41.824074°N 71.407019°W / 41.824074; -71.407019 (121 South Main Street)

    		 University
    27 Hospital Trust Building 177 (54) 13 1920 Providence

    41°49′32.38″N 71°24′34.83″W

    		 University
    • Also known as the Fleet Building[36]
    • Currently owned by the Rhode Island School of Design and used as a residence hall
    28 Sister Dominica Manor 175 (53) 16 1966 Providence

    41°49′21.84″N 71°25′16.69″W

    		 Residential
    • Built as the Bradford House
    29 Hilton Providence Hotel ~173 (53) 14 1969 Providence

    41°49′23″N 71°25′07″W

    		 Hotel
    30 Edge College Hill 172 (52) 15 2018 Providence

    41°49′40″N 71°24′36″W

    		 Residential
    31 Slater Hill Apartments 170 (52) 14 Pawtucket

    41°52′29″N 71°23′10″W

    		 Residential
    32 One Regency Plaza ~161 13 1973 Residential
    33 Bannigan Building ~160 (49) 11 1896 Providence

    41°49′29″N 71°24′33″W

    		 Office
    34 Union Trust Company Building ~157 (48) 12 1902 Providence

    41°49′25″N 71°24′41″W

    		 Office
    35 Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul 156 (48) 1889 Providence

    41°49′09″N 71°24′59″W

    		 Church

    Tallest proposed
    Name Height
    ft (m)    		 Floors Status Location Notes
    Hope Point Tower 550 (168) 46 Never built Jewelry District, Providence
    • Originally proposed as three separate towers[43]
    • The approved design includes a single tower with six stories of ground level retail and parking[44]
    • If constructed, the building would be the tallest in the state[45]
    Edge College Hill II 187 (57) 15 Proposed College Hill, Providence
    • First proposed in 2017[46]
    137-151 Friendship St. 120 (37) 12 Proposed Jewelry District, Providence
    • First proposed in 2021[47]
    151 Chestnut St. 112 (34) 9 In approval Jewelry District, Providence
    • If built, the structure would be the city's first residential structure to use modular construction[48]

    Tallest demolished
    Name Height
    ft (m)    		 Floors Built Destroyed Location Use Notes
    Hartford Park 10 1951 01.0 1989 Providence Residential
    • Residential high rise constructed by the Providence Housing Authority
    • Original attempt to implode the building failed.[49]

    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
    ft (m)    		 Floors Coordinates Reference
    Trinity Church Newport c. 1750–1775 ~150 (46) 41.48732°N 71.31328°W / 41.48732; -71.31328 (Trinity Church) [50]
    First Baptist Church
    		Providence 1775–1816 185 (56) 41°49′39″N 71°24′30″W [51]
    First Unitarian Church of Providence Providence 1816–1816 189 (58)
    Grace Church Providence 1860–1904 ~206 (63) 41.82208°N 71.41365°W / 41.82208; -71.41365 (Grace Church)
    Rhode Island State House
    Rhode Island State House 2
    		 Providence 1904–1927 223 (68) 4 41°49′51.08″N 71°24′53.87″W [21]
    Industrial National Bank Building Providence 1927–present 428 (130) 26 41°49′28.27″N 71°24′39.89″W [52]

    Notes
    1. The Biltmore Hotel is ranked including the height of the prominent "BILTMORE" sign on the top of the building. Such signs are often included in architectural heights, which is what this particular list ranks. However, some references do not include the sign in the total height of the building. Without the sign, the Biltmore stands at 205 feet (62 m), making it the 13th-tallest in Providence rather than the 10th-tallest.

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