List of tallest buildings in Jacksonville Facts for Kids

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Welcome to Jacksonville, Florida! This page is all about the tallest buildings in our city. We'll explore the amazing skyscrapers that reach high into the sky. The very tallest building in Jacksonville is the Bank of America Tower. It stands super tall at 617 feet (188 meters)!

Jacksonville's Tallest Buildings

The Bank of America Tower, the tallest building in Jacksonville

The Wells Fargo Center, a tall skyscraper in Jacksonville

Riverplace Tower, once the tallest building in Jacksonville

This list shows the tallest skyscrapers in Jacksonville that are at least 162 feet (50 meters) tall. We measure their height from the ground to the very top, including any spires or cool architectural parts. We don't count antenna masts, though!

Rank	Name	Height ft / m	Floors	Year Built	Notes
1	Bank of America Tower	617 / 188	42	1990	This is the tallest building in Jacksonville! It has been the tallest since 1990.
2	Wells Fargo Center	535 / 163	37	1974	This building was the tallest in Jacksonville from 1974 to 1990. It was even the tallest in all of Florida for a few years!
3	TIAA Bank Center	447 / 136	32	1983	This building was once known as the AT&T Tower.
4	The Peninsula at St. Johns Center	437 / 133	36	2006	This is the tallest building in Jacksonville where people live!
5	Riverplace Tower	432 / 132	28	1967	This tower was the tallest in Jacksonville from 1967 to 1974. It was also the world's tallest building made with a special concrete technique for many years!
6	VyStar Tower	357 / 109	24	1989	This building was also known as the Suntrust Tower.
7	The Strand at St. Johns Center	328 / 100	28	2006	This is another tall residential building in Jacksonville.
8	Aetna Building	309 / 94	22	1954	This building was originally called the Prudential Building.
9	Two Prudential Plaza	305 / 93	21	1985
10	One Enterprise Center	299 / 91	21	1986	This building has had several names over the years, including Wells Fargo Tower.
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield Building	287 / 88	19	1971
12	BB&T Building	278 / 85	18	1974
13	John Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse	277 / 85	15	2002	This is the federal courthouse building.
16	JEA Tower	268 / 82	19	1963	This building was first known as the Universal-Marion Building.
17	JEA Office Building	260 / 79	18	1955	This was originally the Independent Life Office Building.
18	CSX Transportation Building	253 / 77	17	1960
19	Berkman Plaza I	250 / 76	23	2003
20	San Marco Place	246 / 75	21	2006
21	Baptist Medical Pavilion	230 / 70	18	1986
22	Barnett National Bank Building	223 / 68	18	1926	This was the tallest building built in Jacksonville during the 1920s.
23	Hyatt Regency Jacksonville	216 / 66	18	2001	This hotel was once called the Adams Mark Hotel.
24	FIS World Headquarters	212/ 65	12	2023	This is the tallest building built in the 2020s so far!
25	11 East Forsyth	200 / 61	17	1926	This building also used to be known as the American Heritage Life Insurance Building.
26	Omni Jacksonville Hotel	190 / 58	16	1987
27	Cathedral Terrace	190 / 58	21	1974
28	Mount Carmel Garden Apartments	190 / 58	17	1972
29	Cathedral Townhouse	186 / 57	18	1970
30	Riverside Presbyterian Apartments	183 / 56	18	1973
31	550 Water Street	180 / 55	14	1982
32	Fidelity National Financial Tower 2	180 / 55	13	2007
33=	Cathedral Towers	177 / 54	17	1968
33=	Residences at City Place	177 / 54	17	1949	This building was originally called St. John's Apartments.
35	The Carling	171 / 52	13	1926	This building was once the Hotel Roosevelt, which was the site of a big fire.

Timeline of Jacksonville's Tallest Buildings

Have you ever wondered which building was the tallest in Jacksonville over time? This list shows the buildings that held the title of "tallest" since the early 1900s, when many skyscrapers started to be built in Florida.

Years Tallest	Name	Height ft / m	Floors	Notes
1902–1909	Dyal-Upchurch Building	82 / 25	6	This building was built after the Great Fire of 1901. It was also the tallest building in all of Florida until 1909!
1909–1912	121 Atlantic Place	135 / 41	10	This building was the tallest in Florida until 1912.
1912–1913	Florida Life Building	148 / 45	11	This building is part of a famous group of buildings called the Laura Street Trio. It was the tallest in Florida until 1913.
1913–1926	Heard National Bank Building	180 / 55	15	This building was the tallest in Florida until 1925. Sadly, it was torn down in 1981. The Bank of America Tower now stands where it used to be.
1926–1954	Barnett National Bank Building	224 / 68	18
1954–1967	Aetna Building	309 / 94	22	This building was originally called the Prudential Insurance Building.
1967–1974	Riverplace Tower	417 / 127	28	This tower was the tallest building in Florida until 1972.
1974–1990	Wells Fargo Center	535 / 163	37	This building was also known as the Independent Life Building. It was the tallest building in Florida until 1981.
1990–present	Bank of America Tower	617 / 188	42	This is Jacksonville's current tallest building!

List of tallest buildings in Jacksonville facts for kids

Jacksonville's Tallest Buildings

Timeline of Jacksonville's Tallest Buildings

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