List of tallest buildings in Louisville facts for kids
Welcome to Louisville, Kentucky! This page is all about the city's amazing tallest buildings. You'll learn about the giant skyscrapers that reach high into the sky. The very tallest building in Louisville is called 400 West Market. It stands super tall at 167 meters (or 550 feet). This building was finished in 1993.
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Louisville's Tallest Buildings
400 West Market, the tallest building in Louisville
This list shows Louisville's skyscrapers that are at least 37 meters (about 121 feet) tall. We measure their height from the ground to the very top. This includes pointy spires and cool designs on the roof. But it does not include antennas. The buildings listed here are all standing today.
| Rank | Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 400 West Market | 549 / 167 | 35 | 1993 | This building used to be called Capital Holding Tower. It has been the tallest building in Kentucky since 1993. |
| 2 | National City Tower | 512 / 156 | 40 | 1972 | This building was once known as PNC Tower. It was the tallest building in Kentucky from 1972 to 1993. |
| 3 | PNC Plaza | 420 / 128 | 30 | 1971 | This building was the tallest in Kentucky from 1971 to 1972. |
| 4 | Humana Building | 417 / 127 | 27 | 1985 | |
| 5 | Omni Louisville Hotel | 394 / 120 | 30 | 2018 | This is the tallest hotel and residential building in Kentucky since 2018. |
| 6 | Waterfront Park Place | 364 / 111 | 23 | 2004 | This was the tallest residential building in Kentucky from 2004 to 2018. |
| 7= | B&W Tower | 363 / 111 | 26 | 1982 | |
| 7= | Meidinger Tower | 363 / 111 | 26 | 1982 | |
| 9= | Waterfront Plaza II | 340 / 104 | 25 | 1993 | |
| 9= | Waterfront Plaza I | 340 / 104 | 25 | 1991 | |
| 11 | E.ON U.S. Center | 328 / 100 | 23 | 1989 | |
| 12 | Galt House (West Tower) | 325 / 99 | 25 | 1972 | This was the tallest hotel in Kentucky from 1972 to 2018. |
| 13 | Galt House (East Tower) | 322 / 98 | 20 | 1985 | |
| 14 | BB&T Building | 312 / 95 | 24 | 1972 | |
| 15 | The 800 Apartments | 290 / 88 | 29 | 1963 | This was the tallest building in Kentucky from 1963 to 1971. It was also the tallest residential building from 1963 to 2004. |
| 16= | Louisville Metro Housing Authority Avenue Plaza Apartments | 250 / 76 | 18 | 1974 | |
| 16= | Heyburn Building | 250 / 76 | 17 | 1927 | This building was the tallest in Kentucky from 1928 to 1955. |
| 18= | Blanton House Apartments | 246 / 75 | 20 | 1972 | |
| 18= | Hyatt Regency Hotel | 246 / 75 | 18 | 1978 | |
| 18= | Dosker Manor East, Louisville Metro Housing Authority | 246 / 75 | 18 | 1968 | |
| 18= | Dosker Manor West, Louisville Metro Housing Authority | 246 / 75 | 18 | 1968 | |
| 22 | Kentucky Home Life Building (Inter Southern Life) | 235 / 72 | 19 | 1912 | |
| 23= | Kentucky Towers Apartments | 202 / 61 | 19 | 1925 | |
| 23= | Starks Building | 202 / 61 | 14 | 1913 | |
| 25 | River View Place | 201 / 61 | 19 | 1925 | |
| 26 | Marriott Hotel Louisville | 200 / 61 | 17 | 2005 | |
| 27 | Wright Tower | 196 / 60 | 15 | 1966 | |
| 28= | Waterside Building | 184 / 56 | 11 | 1923 | |
| 28= | AT&T (BellSouth) Building | 184 / 56 | 10 | 1930 | |
| 30 | Preston Pointe | 171 / 52 | 8 | 2004 | |
| 31= | Brown Hotel | 164 / 50 | 16 | 1923 | |
| 31= | Louisville and Nashville Railroad Office Building | 164 / 50 | 11 | 1907 | |
| 33= | Merchants Ice Tower | 157 / 48 | 13 | 1920 | |
| 33= | ZirMed Gateway Towers | 157.11 / 47.89 | 12 | 2009 | |
| 35 | Seelbach Hotel | 145 / 44 | 12 | 1906 | |
| 36 | Chestnut Centre | 143 / 44 | 11 | 1920 | |
| 37 | Republic Building | 138 / 42 | 11 | 1916 | |
| 38 | Weissinger-Gaulbert Apartments | 125 / 38 | 10 | 19?? | |
| 39 | Commodore Apartments | 120 / 37 | 11 | 1929 | This building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| 40 | Louisville Trust Company Building | 117 / 36 | 7 | 1889 | |
| 41= | Louisville Courier-Journal Building | 116 / 35 | 8 | 1948 | |
| 41= | The Henry Clay (old YMCA Building) | 116 / 35 | 8 | 1924 |
Future Tall Buildings in Louisville
This section lists buildings that are being built, have been approved to be built, or were planned for Louisville. They are expected to be at least 250 feet (about 76 meters) tall.
| Rank | Name | Height* ft / m |
Floors* | Year* (expected) |
Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Museum Plaza | 703 / 214 | 62 | n/a | This project was cancelled. The plans were stopped. | |
| 2 | Lexington Road Development | 18 | 2021 | Approved to be built | ||
| 3 | Capital Plaza | 380 / 116 | 25 | 2012 | Proposed (planned) | |
| 4 | Jefferson Development | 18 | 2010 | Proposed (planned) | ||
| 5 | RiverPark Place Tower 2 | 16 | 2008 | Proposed (planned) | ||
| 6 | RiverPark Place Tower 1 | 16 | 2008 | Proposed (planned) |
Buildings That Used To Be Tall
This table shows buildings that were once considered very tall in Louisville but are no longer standing. "Demolished" means they were torn down.
| Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Building | 255 / 78 | 21 | 1928 | This was the tallest building in Kentucky from 1955 to 1963. It has been demolished. | |
| Washington Building | 204 / 62 | 15 | 1906 | Demolished. | |
| Lincoln Savings Bank Building | 165 / 50 | 15 | 1910 | Demolished. | |
| Old U.S. Post Office and Customs House | 164 / 50 | 5 | 19?? | Demolished. | |
| Columbia Building | 162 / 49 | 10 | 1890 | Demolished. | |
| Henry Watterson Hotel | 131 / 40 | 11 | 1912 | Demolished. | |
| Kenyon Building | 115 / 35 | 6 | 1886 | Demolished. |
Who Was Tallest When?
This timeline shows which building was the tallest in Louisville during different years.
| Name | Years as tallest | Height ft / m |
Floors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Building | 1886-1890 | 115 / 35 | 6 | |
| Columbia Building | 1890-1906 | 162 / 49 | 10 | |
| Washington Building(Lincoln Savings Bank Building) | 1906-1912 | 204 / 62 | 15 | |
| Kentucky Home Life(Inter-Southern Life Insurance Building) | 1912-1927 | 235 / 72 | 19 | |
| Heyburn Building | 1927- 1955 | 250 / 76 | 17 | |
| Commonwealth Building | 1955-1963 | 255 / 78 | 21 | |
| The 800 Apartments | 1963-1971 | 290 / 88 | 29 | |
| PNC Plaza | 1971-1972 | 420 / 128 | 30 | |
| National City Tower | 1972-1993 | 512 / 156 | 40 | |
| 400 West Market | 1993–present | 549 / 167 | 35 |
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