List of tallest buildings in New Haven facts for kids

The New Haven skyline as seen from Lighthouse Point Park in 2007 before the completion of 360 State Street
New Haven is a cool city in Connecticut, known for its history and, of course, its tall buildings! It's the third-largest city in the state, after Stamford and Bridgeport. Many of the city's tallest buildings were built a while ago, mostly in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These buildings show how the city has grown and changed over the years.
New Haven's Tallest Buildings
Here's a list of the tallest buildings you can find in New Haven, Connecticut. These amazing structures reach high into the sky and are important parts of the city's look.
Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year Built |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Connecticut Financial Center | ![]() |
383 (117) | 26 | 1990 |
2 | 360 State Street | ![]() |
338 (103) | 31 | 2010 |
3 | Knights of Columbus Building | ![]() |
322 (98) | 23 | 1969 |
4 | One Century Tower | ![]() |
281 (85) | 19 | 1990 |
5 | New Haven Savings Bank Tower | ![]() |
270 (82) | 18 | 1974 |
6 | Kline Biology Tower | 251 (76) | 16 | 1966 | |
7 | Yale New Haven Hospital Cancer Center | ![]() |
240 (73) | 13 | 2008 |
8 | Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building | ![]() |
232 (70) | 17 | 1938 |
9 | Union and New Haven Trust Building | ![]() |
231 (70) | 13 | 1927 |
10 | 100 College Street | 230 (70) | 13 | 2015 | |
11 | St. Mary's Church (New Haven, Connecticut) | ![]() |
229 (69) | 1 | 1874 |
12 | Crown Towers | ![]() |
224 (68) | 22 | 1967 |
13 | Harkness Tower | ![]() |
216 (65) | 9 | 1921 |
14 | Center Court Apartments | ![]() |
213 (64) | 13 | 1916 |
15 | SBC Building | ![]() |
212 (64) | 10 | 1955 |
16 | Bella Vista Buildings (A,B,C) | 211 (64) | 17 | 1973 | |
17 | Bella Vista Buildings (D,E) | 235 (72) | 19 | 1973 | |
18 | Long Wharf Maritime Center | 209 (63) | 15 | 1985 | |
19 | Hall Of Graduate Studies | ![]() |
208 (63) | 14 | 1932 |
20 | One Tower | ![]() |
206 (62) | 21 | 1971 |
A Look Back: New Haven's Tallest Buildings Over Time
Buildings that were once the tallest in New Haven, Connecticut show how the city has grown. Here's a timeline of the buildings that held the title of "tallest" over the years.
Name | Image | Street Address | Years as Tallest | Height ft (m) |
Floors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Union and New Haven Trust Building | ![]() |
205 Church Street | 1927–1938 | 231 (70) | 13 |
Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building | ![]() |
227 Church Street | 1938–1966 | 232 (70) | 17 |
Kline Biology Tower | 219 Prospect Street | 1966–1969 | 251 (76) | 16 | |
Knights of Columbus Building | ![]() |
One Columbus Plaza | 1969–1990 | 322 (98) | 23 |
Connecticut Financial Center | ![]() |
157 Church Street | 1990–present | 383 (117) | 26 |
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