Tallest state office buildings in the USA
Gorgeous art deco Bienville State Office Building in Baton Rouge (2006)- Source: hollyandsmith.comListed below are the tallest state office buildings, not including the capitol buildings themselves, in the United States. While most are located in the capital city, a number of them are located in cities with larger populations within the same state. Peace!
Always impressive Empire State Plaza in Albany: Source: hippostcard.comNOTES: * Not originally a state office building. # Not located in the capital city.
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- James A. Rhodes State Office Tower (1974): Columbus, OH = 629 feet/41 stories
2. Empire State Plaza/Erastus Corning Tower (1973): Albany, NY = 589 feet/44 stories
3. *State of Georgia Building (1966): Atlanta, GA = 566 feet/44 stories
4. Vern Riffe State Office Tower (1988): Columbus, OH = 503 feet/32 stories
5. *#William Donald Schaefer Building (1986): Baltimore, MD = 493 feet/37 stories (state occupies 29 stories)
6. *William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower (1970: Nashville, TN = 452 feet/31 stories
7. James Monroe State Office Building (1981): Richmond, VA = 449 feet/29 stories – may be demolished in the not-too-distant future
8. James K. Polk State Office Building (1981): Nashville, TN = 392 feet/24 stories
9. California EPA Building (2000): Sacramento, CA = 372 feet/25 stories
10. #State Office Building (1958): Philadelphia, PA = 351 feet/18 stories
11. Natural Resources Tower (2021): Sacramento, CA = 344 feet/22 stories
12. #Elihu M Harris State Office Building (1998): Oakland, CA = 328 feet/23 stories
13. Executive Office Building (1977): Tallahassee, FL = 322 feet/22 stories
14-17. Empire State Plaza/Four Agency Towers (1976): Albany, NY = 310 feet/23 stories
18. John W. McCormack State Office Building (1975): Boston, MA = 302 feet/22 stories
19. Andrew Jackson State Office Building (1969): Nashville, TN = 286 feet/17 stories
20. General Services Building (1999): Sacramento, CA = 279 feet/19 stories
21. #Ronald Reagan State Building (1990): Los Angeles, CA = 269 feet/18 stories
22. #State of Illinois/555 W. Monroe (2002): Chicago, IL = 260 feet/17 stories
23. Walter Sillers State Office Building (1972): Jackson, MS = 250 feet/20 stories
24. #Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building (1973): New York City, NY ~ 247 feet/19 stories
25. John Tyler State Office Building (1992): Richmond, VA = 229 feet/11 stories
26. Rachel Carson State Office Building (1990): Harrisburg, PA = 230 feet/17 stories
27. State Resources Building (1964): Sacramento, CA = 230 feet/16 stories
28-29. Department of Justice Building (1995): Sacramento, CA = 227 feet/18 stories and William P. Clements Jr. State Office Building (1986): Austin , TX = 227 feet/15 stories
30. #Maryland State Office Building (1957): Baltimore, MD = 224 feet/15 stories
31. George H.W. Bush State Office Building (2022): Austin, TX = 222 feet/14 stories
32. *#Cadillac Place (1922): Detroit, MI = 220 feet/15 stories
33. General Assembly Building (2023): Richmond, VA = 215 feet/14 stories
34. Indiana Government Center North (1960): Indianapolis, IN = 214 feet/14 stories
35. Barbara Jordan State Office Building (2022): Austin, TX = 211 feet/12 stories
36. Department of Labor Building (1962): Trenton, NJ = 203 feet/14 stories
37-38. James Madison State Office Building (1964): Richmond, VA and Thomas Jefferson State Office Building (1956): Richmond, VA = 200 feet/15 stories
39. Kentucky State Office Building: Frankfort, KY = 187 feet/13 stories
40. Docking State Office Building (1957): Topeka, KS = 182 feet/13 stories
41-42. Wisconsin State Office Building (1939): Madison, WI = 177 feet/11 stories – may be sold soon by the state and *William P. Hobby, Jr. State Office Building (1986): Austin, TX = 177 feet/13 stories
43. Woolfolk State Office Building (1949): Jackson, MS = 169 feet/16 stories
44. Jefferson State Office Building (1951): Jefferson City, MO ~ 167 feet/13 stories
45. George Washington State Office Building (1923): Richmond, VA ~ 165 feet/12 stories
46. State Department of Health: Oklahoma City, OK = 164 feet/12 stories
47. Louisiana State Office Building (1927): Baton Rouge, LA = 160 feet/12 stories
48. *George W. Romney Building (1926): Lansing, MI = 158 feet/13 stories
49. Landon State Office Building (1910): Topeka, KA = 140 feet/10 stories
50. *#Wainwright State Office Building (1891): St. Louis, MO – 135 feet/10 stories
51. State Transportation Building (1958): St. Paul MN = 131 feet/10 stories
52. Rachel Jackson State Office Building (1985): Nashville, TN = 116 feet/8 stories
53. Lucas State Office Building (1950): Des Moines, IA = 108 feet/6 stories
More information needed:
- Eisenhower State Office Building (1965): Topeka, KS = ?/14 stories
- Galvez State Office Building (2003): Baton Rouge, LA = ?/13 stories
- California Tower: Riverside, CA = /11 stories
- State of Arizona Executive Tower: Phoenix, AZ = ?/10 stories
- Bienville State Office Building (2006): Baton Rouge, LA = ?/9 stories
- Iberville State Office Building (2006): Baton Rouge, LA = ?/9 stories
- State Office Tower: Honolulu, HI
SOURCES:
- https://exploringmontgomery.com/lurleen-wallace-office-building/
- https://www.dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/real_estate_development_and_management/bureau_of_operations_and_maintenance/building_information/capitol_complex_information
- skyscraperpage.com
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Georgia_Building
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vern_Riffe_State_Office_Tower
- https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/555-west-monroe-street/40202
- https://www.in.gov/core/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_G._Stratton_Building
- https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=108723
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_State_Office_Tower
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erastus_Corning_Tower#Observation_deck
- https://www.whlcarchitecture.com/projects/bienville-state-office-building
- https://www.skydb.net/building/9107145/bienville-office-building-baton-rouge/
- https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=30294
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- https://downtownbatonrouge.org/about-ddd/building-inventory/iberville-building
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Donald_Schaefer_Building#:~:text=The%20William%20Donald%20Schaefer%20Building,employees%20in%2014%20state%20agencies.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCormack_Building
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott-Larsen_Building
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Romney_Building
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Place
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolfolk_State_Office_Building
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160324105050/http://www.emporis.com/statistics/tallest-buildings/city/101810/jackson-ms-usa
- https://oa.mo.gov/content/jefferson-state-office-building
- https://oa.mo.gov/content/wainwright-state-office-building-st-louis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainwright_Building
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rachel_Carson_Building,_Market_Street,_Harrisburg,_PA.jpg
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_P._Hobby,_Jr._State_Office_Building
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbara_Jordan_State_Office_Building.png
- https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/william-p-clements-jr-state-office-bldg/10793
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_HW_Bush_State_Office_Building.png
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Building
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- https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/ronald-reagan-state-building-south-tower/39277
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elihu_M._Harris_State_Office_Building
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