List of tallest buildings in Cincinnati Facts for Kids

Aerial view of downtown Cincinnati (2010)

This article is a list of the tallest buildings in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.. Cincinnati is a big city with many impressive skyscrapers!

Cincinnati's Tallest Buildings

This list shows the tallest skyscrapers and high-rises in Cincinnati. To be on this list, a building must be at least 200 feet (about 61 meters) tall. We measure the height from the ground to the very top, including spires and cool architectural parts. We don't count antenna masts. The "Year" column tells you when the building was finished.

Rank	Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Address	Fun Facts
1	Great American Tower at Queen City Square	665 (203)	41	2011	301 East 4th Street	This is the tallest building in Cincinnati! It's also the 3rd tallest building in all of Ohio. It was the tallest building built in Cincinnati in the 2010s.
2	Carew Tower	574 (175)	49	1931	35 West 5th Street	This building was the tallest in Cincinnati for a very long time! It's the 6th tallest building in Ohio. It was built in the 1930s.
3	Fourth and Vine Tower	495 (151)	31	1913	1 West 4th Street	This tower is the 12th tallest building in Ohio. When it was finished, it was one of the tallest buildings in the world! It was the tallest building outside of New York City and Philadelphia.
4	Scripps Center	468 (143)	36	1990	312 Walnut Street	This is the 14th tallest building in Ohio. It was the tallest building built in Cincinnati in the 1990s.
5	Fifth Third Center	423 (129)	32	1969	511 Walnut Street	This building is the 21st tallest in Ohio. It was the tallest building built in Cincinnati in the 1960s. It's the main office for Fifth Third Bank.
6	Center at 600 Vine	418 (127)	30	1984	600 Vine Street	This is the 24th tallest building in Ohio. It was the tallest building built in Cincinnati in the 1980s.
7	First Financial Center	410 (125)	32	1992	255 East 5th Street	This building is the 26th tallest in Ohio. It's home to First Financial Bank, Roto-Rooter, and Chemed.
8	Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza	372 (113)	31	1931	35 West 5th Street	This is the 35th tallest building in Ohio.
9	Columbia Plaza	368 (112)	29	1984	250 East 5th Street	This building is the 36th tallest in Ohio. It used to be the main office for Chiquita.
10	PNC Center	354 (108)	27	1979	201 East 5th Street	This was the tallest building built in Cincinnati in the 1970s.
11	Atrium Two	351 (107)	28	1984	221 East 4th Street
11	US Bank Tower (Cincinnati)	351 (107)	26	1981	425 Walnut Street
13	36 East Seventh	322 (99)	26	1989	36 East 7th Street	There are different ideas about how tall this building is. Some say it's taller, but measurements show it's about 322 or 323 feet.
13	Edgecliff Point Condominiums	322 (99)	24	1990	1201 Edgecliff Point	This building is in East Walnut Hills. Don't mix it up with Edgecliff Private Residences, which is a different building nearby.
15	Kroger Building	320 (98)	25	1954	1014 Vine Street	This is the main office for The Kroger Company, a big grocery store chain.
16	Macy's Building	317 (97)	21	1978	7 7th Street	This used to be the main office for Macy's, a famous department store.
17	Enquirer Building	312 (95)	25	1992	312 Elm Street
18	525 Vine Center	309 (95)	23	1985	525 Vine Street
19	Terrace Plaza Hotel	272 (83)	19	1949	15 West 6th Street
20	Duke Energy Building	269 (82)	18	1929	139 East 4th Street	This building was designed by famous architects from Cincinnati and New York.
21	National City Tower (Cincinnati)	263 (80)	20	1968	1 East 4th Street
22	Hyatt Regency Cincinnati	260 (79)	23	1984	151 West 5th Street
23	Fourth & Walnut Center	255 (78)	19	1904	105 East 4th Street	This was the tallest building built in Cincinnati in the 1900s.
23	Cincinnati American Building	255 (78)	18	1928	30 East Central Parkway
25	Bartlett Building	252 (77)	19	1901	36 East 4th Street
25	Atrium One	252 (77)	20	1981	221 East 4th Street
27	Encore (Cincinnati)	238 (73)	17	2017	716 Sycamore Street	This building used to be called 8th & Sycamore.
28	Edgecliff Private Residences	231 (70)	26	1960	2200 Victory Parkway

Timeline of Tallest Buildings

The Carew Tower was the tallest building in Cincinnati for 79 years, from 1931 until 2010.

This list shows which buildings held the title of "tallest building in Cincinnati" over the years.

Name	Address	Years as Tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors
Bartlett Building	36 East 4th Street	1901-1904	252 (77)	19
Fourth & Walnut Center	105 East 4th Street	1904-1913	255 (78)	19
Fourth and Vine Tower	1 West 4th Street	1913-1931	495 (151)	31
Carew Tower	35 West 5th Street	1931-2010	574 (175)	49
Great American Tower at Queen City Square	301 East 4th Street	2010-present	665 (203)	41

List of tallest buildings in Cincinnati facts for kids

Cincinnati's Tallest Buildings

Timeline of Tallest Buildings

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