List of tallest buildings in Spokane

The city of Spokane is located in eastern Washington state and is the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region of the United States, where it serves as a retail trade and services hub.[1] Spokane has 40 high-rise buildings in addition to 134 low-rise buildings (as of January 2022).[2] High-rise development in Spokane began in 1891 shortly after the Great Fire of 1889 with the completion of the 146-foot (45 m) Review Building featuring a traditional brick and solid stone construction.[3] The term "skyscraper" in the late 19th century 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.[4] After the advent of steel frame building construction, allowing for increased strength to support more floors, local applications of this technology began showing up in a significant way in the early 20th century in the form of the US Bank Building (built 1910), and the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building (built 1929), both of which became the tallest in the city respectively.[3] In addition to being the tallest building in the city, the US Bank Building was also the tallest building in Washington state upon its completion in 1910.[5][6] The current tallest building in Spokane, which surpassed the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building, is the 288-foot (88 m) tall Bank of America Financial Center that was completed in 1981, holding the distinction for 41 years.[3]

Downtown Spokane skyline from the South Hill

Cityscape
Panorama of Downtown Spokane looking north from Cliff Drive in December 2015

Tallest buildings

Spokane has 24 high rises that stand at least 145 feet (44 m) tall based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.[lower-alpha 1] 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.[7] The US 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.[3][8]

Tallest buildings in Spokane
Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)		 Floors Use Year Coordinates Ref.
1 Bank of America Financial Center 288 (88) 20 Offices 1981 47°39′27.2154″N 117°25′17.7234″W [9][10][11][12]
2 Wells Fargo Center 243 (74) 18 Offices 1982 47°39′21.8514″N 117°25′17.688″W [11][13][14][lower-alpha 2]
3 Davenport Hotel Tower 224 (68) 20 Hotel 2007 47°39′22.608″N 117°25′21.9714″W [11][15][16]
4 Paulsen Medical and Dental Building 221 (67) 18 Offices 1929 47°39′27.7194″N 117°25′6.564″W [17][18]
5 US Bank Building 219 (67) 16 Offices 1910 47°39′29.8974″N 117°25′9.084″W [11][19][20][lower-alpha 3]
6 Washington Trust Financial Center 212 (65) 16 Offices 1973 47°39′24.9114″N 117°25′22.1154″W [21]
7 Chase Building 205 (62) 15 Offices 1973 47°39′31.3086″N 117°25′17.7132″W [11][22]
8 Davenport Grand Hotel 195 (59)
[lower-alpha 4]		 16 Hotel 2015 47°39′35.1354″N 117°25′1.416″W [24]
Cathedral Plaza 195 (59)
[lower-alpha 4]		 15 Residential 1971 47°39′27.036″N 117°25′44.6514″W [11][25]
Riverfalls Tower 195 (59)
[lower-alpha 4]		 15 Residential 1973 47°39′29.5554″N 117°25′51.5994″W [11][26]
11 Park Tower 190 (58) 20 Residential 1974 47°39′35.496″N 117°24′51.408″W [11][27]
12 DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center 182 (55)
[lower-alpha 4]		 14 Hotel 1975 47°39′39.924″N 117°24′49.932″W [28]
Sacred Heart Medical Center - Main Tower 182 (55)
[lower-alpha 4]		 14 Hospital 1971 47°38′56.796″N 117°24′46.872″W [29]
14 Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist 180 (55) 1 Religious 1961 47°38′42.2298″N 117°24′35.7006″W [30][lower-alpha 5]
15 Parkade Plaza 173 (53) 11 Parking 1967 47°39′31.608″N 117°25′13.2594″W [31][32][lower-alpha 6]
16 Lilac Plaza 169 (52)
[lower-alpha 4]		 13 Residential 1972 47°43′15.7794″N 117°24′15.6954″W [33]
17 Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes 164 (50) 1 Religious 1908 47°39′29.2314″N 117°25′42.456″W [34][lower-alpha 7]
18 Paulsen Building 160 (49) 11 Offices 1911 47°39′27.684″N 117°25′8.7234″W [35][lower-alpha 8]
19 Davenport Hotel 157 (48) 14 Hotel 1914 47°39′24.768″N 117°25′28.0554″W [36][37]
20 Ridpath Club Apartments 156 (48)
[lower-alpha 4]		 12 Residential 1952 47°39′24.84″N 117°25′13.152″W [38]
21 Centennial Hotel 156 (48)
[lower-alpha 4]		 12 Hotel 1993 47°39′50.3634″N 117°25′0.4794″W [39]
22 Centennial Mills Flouring Mill 147 (45) 10 Industrial 1940 47°39′46.224″N 117°22′33.9594″W [40]
23 Cooper George 146 (45) 13 Residential 1952 47°39′3.888″N 117°25′20.7834″W [41]
Review Building 146 (45) 10 Offices 1891 47°39′27.36″N 117°25′33.636″W [42][43][lower-alpha 9]

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.[44] When revealed to the client later in the episode, the building was ridiculed for its phallic shape and the design was rejected.[45]

See also

Notes
  1. If two or more buildings are of the same height, they are listed in order of floor count, then alphabetically. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
  2. The Bank of America Financial Center was officially topped out on December 12, 1980.[9]
  3. Tallest building in the city and state upon completion in 1910[6]
  4. Height estimated by Emporis[23]
  5. Construction started in 1925[30]
  6. Topped by a tall, distinctive tower[31]
  7. Seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane[34]
  8. Architect John K. Dow also designed a near replica, the McLeod Building in Edmonton[35]
  9. The Spokesman-Review headquarters[42]

References
General
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Specific
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  15. "Davenport Hotel Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
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  17. "Paulsen Medical Center". SkyscraperPage. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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  21. "Washington Trust Financial Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  22. "Chase Bank Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  23. "Buildings in Spokane (existing)". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  24. "Davenport Grand Hotel". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  25. "Cathedral Plaza". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  26. "Riverfalls Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  27. "Park Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  28. "DoubleTree Hotel Spokane". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  29. "Sacred Heart Medical Center - Main Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  30. "Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  31. "Parkade Plaza". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  32. "Parkade Plaza". SkyscraperPage. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  33. "Lilac Plaza". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  34. "Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
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  38. "WestCoast Ridpath Hotel". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  39. "The Centennial West Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  40. "Centennial Mill Flouring Mill". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  41. "Cooper George Apartments". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  42. "Review Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  43. "Review Building". SkyscraperPage. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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  45. Krause, Staci (May 14, 2012). "How I Met Your Mother: Ted Mosby, Architect Review". IGN. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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