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		12.0227 Church Street	1938–1966	232 (70)	17
Kline Biology Tower		05.0219 Prospect Street	1966–1969	251 (76)	16
Knights of Columbus Building		03.0One Columbus Plaza	1969–1990	322 (98)	23
Connecticut Financial Center		07.0157 Church Street	1990–present	383 (117)	26

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  101 College Street

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  Taft Apartments

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  One Church Street

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  Madison Towers

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  The Gold Building at 234 Church Street

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  300 George Street

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  Lippard Laboratory of Clinical Investigation

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  54 Meadow Street

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  Anlyan Center For Medical Research And Education

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  235 Church Street