List of tallest buildings in Kentucky

This list of tallest buildings in Kentucky ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Kentucky by height. The tallest building in Kentucky is 400 West Market in Louisville, which rises 167 meters/549 feet and was completed in 1993.

Tallest buildings

400 West Market, the tallest building in Kentucky
PNC Tower (center), Kentucky's 2nd tallest building
PNC Plaza, Kentucky's 3rd tallest building
The Pearce-Ford Tower, Kentucky's 29th tallest building
The Lexington Financial Center, Kentucky's 6th tallest building
The Kincaid Towers, Kentucky's 13th tallest building

This lists ranks Kentucky buildings that stand at least 250 feet (76 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. Out of the 29 buildings, 17 of them are located in Louisville. Out of the remaining 12, 5 buildings are located in Lexington, 3 are in Covington, 1 in Frankfort, 1 in Richmond, and 1 in Bowling Green.

Rank Name Image Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year City Notes
1 400 West Market 549 (167) 35 1993 Louisville Formerly AEGON Center; formerly Capital Holding Tower; formerly Providian Center; tallest building in Kentucky, 1993 to present [1]
2 PNC Tower 512 (156) 40 1972 Louisville Formerly First National Tower and National City Tower; tallest building in Kentucky, 1972–1993. Has the most floors of any building in Kentucky, with 40 floors.[2]
3 PNC Plaza 420 (128) 30 1971 Louisville Formerly Citizens Plaza; tallest building in Kentucky, 1971-1972 [3]
4 Humana Building 417 (127) 27 1985 Louisville
5 Omni Louisville Hotel 417 (127) 30 2018 Louisville Tallest Hotel and tallest residential building in Kentucky 2018–present
6 Lexington Financial Center 410 (125) 32 1987 Lexington Tallest building in Lexington 1987–present
7 Waterfront Park Place 364 (111) 23 2004 Louisville Tallest residential building in Kentucky, 2004–2018
8 B&W Tower 363 (111) 26 1982 Louisville
9 Meidinger Tower 363 (111) 26 1982 Louisville
10 Waterfront Plaza II 340 (104) 25 1993 Louisville
11 Waterfront Plaza I 340 (104) 25 1991 Louisville
12 Kincaid Towers 333 (101) 22 1979 Lexington Tallest building in Lexington, 1979–1987
13 Capital Plaza Tower 330 (100) 19 2001 Frankfort Demolished 2020
14 LG&E Center 328 (100) 23 1989 Louisville
15 Galt House (Rivue Tower) 325 (99) 25 1972 Louisville Tallest hotel in Kentucky 1972–2018
16 Galt House (Suite Tower) 322 (98) 20 1985 Louisville
17 BB&T Building 312 (95) 24 1972 Louisville
18 RiverCenter I 308 (94) 18 1990 Covington
19 The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge 293 (89) 21 2008 Covington Daniel Libeskind, Architect
20 RiverCenter II 292 (89) 15 1998 Covington
21 The 800 Apartments 290 (88) 29 1963 Louisville Tallest residential building in Kentucky, 1963–2004
22 Blanding Tower 262 (80) 23 1969 Lexington Demolished 2020
23 Kirwan Tower 262 (80) 23 1969 Lexington Demolished 2020
24 Commonwealth Hall 251 (77) 20 1967 Richmond
25 Louisville Metro Housing Authority Avenue Plaza Apartments 250 (76) 18 1974 Louisville
26 Patterson Office Tower 250 (76) 20 1968 Lexington
27 Heyburn Building 250 (76) 17 1927 Louisville Tallest Building in Kentucky, 1927–1955
28 Pearce-Ford Tower 250 (76) 26 1970 Bowling Green Tallest college-residential building in Kentucky
29 Hilton Lexington/Downtown 240 (73) 22 1982 Lexington
30 Vine Center 233 (71) 17 1982 Lexington

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name City Years as tallest Height
ft / m 		Floors Reference
400 West Market Louisville 1993–present 549-foot (167 m) 35 [4]
National City Tower Louisville 1972–1993 512-foot (156 m) 40 [4]
PNC Plaza Louisville 1971–1972 420-foot (128 m) 30 [4]
Commonwealth Building Louisville 1955–1971 255-foot (78 m) 21 [4]
Heyburn Building Louisville 1928–1955 250-foot (76 m) 17 [4]
Kentucky Home Life Building Louisville 1912–1927 235-foot (72 m) 19 [4]
Kentucky State Capitol Frankfort 1910–1912 210-foot (64 m) 3 [5]
Mother of God Roman Catholic Church Covington 1871–1910 180-foot (55 m) 1 [6]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "National City Tower". nationalcitytower.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  3. ^ "PNC Plaza | Optima Management Group". optimamanagementgroup.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Tallest Existing Structures in Louisville[usurped] Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-15
  5. ^ Kentucky State Capitol[usurped] Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-15
  6. ^ Mother of God Catholic Church[usurped] Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-15
  7. ^ "Capital Plaza Tower Demolished in Frankfort". ctbuh.org. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  8. ^ Fussell, Mike. "Capital Plaza Tower set for demolition". wave3.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  9. ^ Barton, Ryland (2017-07-27). "State Moving Forward With Capital Plaza Demolition". 89.3 WFPL News Louisville. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  10. ^ Wise, John P. "PNC Plaza bought with Ukrainian oligarchs' dirty money, feds say". wave3.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.