List of tallest buildings in Little Rock facts for kids

Aerial view of central Little Rock.

Little Rock, the capital city of Arkansas, is known for its interesting buildings. Over the years, the city's skyline has grown taller and taller. A skyline is how a city looks against the sky, especially when you see all its tall buildings together. This article will tell you about the tallest buildings in Little Rock and how they changed over time.

The first tall buildings that started to shape Little Rock's skyline appeared in 1968. These were the Worthen Bank building and the Union National Bank building. The Worthen building reached 375 feet high. The Union National building was 331 feet tall. Both were taller than the Tower Building, which was 300 feet and the tallest at that time.

In 1975, the First National Bank building was finished. It stood at 454 feet and had 30 stories. This made it the tallest building in Little Rock for a while.

Then, in 1986, two more very tall buildings were completed. One was the TCBY Tower, which was 547 feet tall and had 40 stories. The other was the Rogers building, at 365 feet and 25 stories. The TCBY Tower was later renamed the Metropolitan National Bank Tower in 2004. In 2014, it was renamed again to Simmons Tower after Simmons Bank bought Metropolitan National Bank. The Simmons Tower is still the tallest building in Little Rock today!

Little Rock's Tallest Buildings

This table shows the tallest buildings in Little Rock. It lists them from the tallest to the shortest. You can see how tall they are, how many floors they have, and when they were built.

Rank	Name	Image	Height feet	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Simmons Tower		547	40	1986	This is the tallest building in Little Rock and the state of Arkansas. It has been the tallest since it was finished in 1986.
2	Regions Center		454	30	1975	This building was the tallest in Little Rock from 1975 to 1986.
3	Bank of America Plaza		375	23	1970	This building was the tallest in Little Rock from 1970 to 1975.
4	Stephens Building		365	25	1985
5	One Union National Plaza		331	22	1968	This building was the tallest in Little Rock from 1968 to 1970.
6	Tower Building		300	18	1960	This building was the tallest in Little Rock from 1960 to 1968.
7	River Market Tower		240	20	2009
8	Arkansas State Capitol		230	4	1916	This important building was the tallest in Little Rock from 1916 to 1960.
9	Cathedral of St. Andrew (Little Rock, Arkansas)		220		1881	This cathedral was the tallest building in Little Rock from 1881 to 1916. It is also the oldest place where people have continuously worshipped in Little Rock.
10	300 Third Tower		218	18	2007
11	The Marriott Little Rock		217	19	1982	This building was known as the Peabody until 2013. It is the tallest hotel in the city.