List of tallest buildings in Texas facts for kids
This list of tallest buildings in Texas ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Texas by height. The tallest structure in the state, excluding radio towers, is the JP Morgan Chase Tower, in Houston, which contains 75 floors and is 1,002 ft (305 m) tall. The second-tallest building in the state is the Wells Fargo in Houston, which rises 992 feet (302 m) above the ground. As of May 2011, there are 1,217 completed high-rises in the state.
Texas's history of skyscrapers began with the completion in 1909 of the 14-story Praetorian Building in Dallas, which is considered to be the state's first high-rise. The building rose 190 feet (58 m) above ground.
Buildings taller than 600 ft (183 m)
This list ranks Texas skyscrapers that stand at least 600 feet (183 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts or other objects not part of the original plans (with the exception of the broadcast array that was added to the top of Renaissance Tower twelve years after its initial completion). Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.
| Rank | Building | Image | City | Height ft (m)n |
Floors | Year built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase Tower |  |
Houston | 1,002 feet (305 m) | 75 | 1982 | Tallest building in Houston and Texas. 26th tallest building in the United States.
Tallest pentagonal building in the world. |
| 2 | Wells Fargo Plaza |  |
Houston | 992 feet (302 m) | 72 | 1983 | 31st tallest building in the United States. |
| 3 | Bank of America (Dallas) |  |
Dallas | 921 feet (281 m) | 72 | 1985 | Tallest building in Dallas. 40th tallest building in the United States. |
| 4 | Williams Tower |  |
Houston | 901 feet (275 m) | 64 | 1983 | 46th tallest building in the United States. Tallest building in Houston outside of downtown. Tallest building in U.S. not located in a CBD. |
| 5 | Renaissance Tower |  |
Dallas | 886 feet (270 m) | 56 | 1974 | 53rd tallest building in the United States. |
| 6 | Sixth and Guadalupe |  |
Austin | 875 feet (267 m) | 66 | 2023 | 55th tallest building in the United States. Tallest building in Austin |
| 7 | Comerica Bank Tower |  |
Dallas | 787 feet (240 m) | 60 | 1987 | 85th tallest building in the United States. |
| 8 | TC Energy Center |  |
Houston | 780 feet (238 m) | 56 | 1983 | 90th tallest building in the United States. |
| 9 | Heritage Plaza |  |
Houston | 762 feet (232 m) | 53 | 1987 | 103rd tallest building in the United States. |
| 10 | Enterprise Plaza |  |
Houston | 756 feet (230 m) | 55 | 1980 | 106th tallest building in the United States, tied with 609 Main at Texas. |
| 11 | 609 Main at Texas | Houston | 755 feet
(230 m) |
48 | 2017 | 106th tallest building in the United States, tied with Enterprise Plaza. | |
| 12 | Centerpoint Energy Plaza |  |
Houston | 741 feet (226 m) | 47 | 1974 | 127th tallest building in the United States. |
| 13 | JPMorgan Chase Tower |  |
Dallas | 738 feet (225 m) | 55 | 1987 | 132nd tallest building in the United States. |
| 14 | Continental Center I |  |
Houston | 732 feet (223 m) | 53 | 1984 | 137th tallest building in the United States. |
| 15 | Fulbright Tower |  |
Houston | 725 feet (221 m) | 52 | 1982 | 145th tallest building in the United States. |
| 16 | Fountain Place |  |
Dallas | 720 feet (219 m) | 62 | 1986 | 152nd tallest building in the United States. |
| 17 | One Shell Plaza |  |
Houston | 714 feet (218 m) | 50 | 1971 | Tallest building in Texas until 1974. 156th tallest building in the United States. |
| 18 | 1400 Smith Street | Houston | 691 feet (211 m) | 50 | 1983 | ||
| 19 | The Independent |  |
Austin | 690 feet (210 m) | 58 | 2019 | The tallest all-residential building in the United States west of the Mississippi River |
| 20 | Trammell Crow Center |  |
Dallas | 686 feet (209 m) | 50 | 1985 | |
| 21 | Three Allen Center |  |
Houston | 685 feet (209 m) | 50 | 1980 | |
| 22 | The Austonian |  |
Austin | 683 feet (208 m) | 56 | 2010 | |
| 23 | 1 Houston Center | Houston | 678 feet (207 m) | 48 | 1978 | ||
| 24 | First City Tower | Houston | 662 feet (202 m) | 49 | 1981 | ||
| 25 | 1700 Pacific |  |
Dallas | 660 feet (201 m) | 50 | 1983 | |
| 26 | Thanksgiving Tower |  |
Dallas | 645 feet (197 m) | 50 | 1982 | |
| 27 | 811 Main |  |
Houston | 630 feet (192 m) | 46 | 2011 | |
| 28 | Energy Plaza |  |
Dallas | 629 feet (192 m) | 49 | 1983 | |
| 29 | The National |  |
Dallas | 625 feet (191 m) | 52 | 1965 | Tallest building west of the Mississippi River until 1969. Tallest building in Texas until 1971. |
| San Felipe Plaza |  |
Houston | 625 feet (191 m) | 45 | 1984 | ||
| 31 | ExxonMobil Building |  |
Houston | 607 feet (185 m) | 44 | 1963 | |
| 32 | Gables Republic Tower |  |
Dallas | 602 feet (183 m) | 36 | 1954 |
Timeline of tallest buildings
| Name | Height | Years as tallest | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolphus Hotel | 312 ft (95 m) | 1912－1923 | Dallas |
| Magnolia Hotel | 399 ft (122 m) | 1923－1927 | Dallas |
| Niels Esperson Building | 410 ft (120 m) | 1927－1929 | Houston |
| Gulf Building | 428 ft (130 m) | 1929－1943 | Houston |
| Mercantile National Bank Building | 523 ft (159 m) | 1943－1954 | Dallas |
| Republic Bank Building | 602 ft (183 m) | 1954－1963 | Dallas |
| ExxonMobil Building | 606 ft (185 m) | 1963－1965 | Houston |
| First National Bank Tower | 627 ft (191 m) | 1965－1971 | Dallas |
| One Shell Plaza | 715 ft (218 m) | 1971－1980 | Houston |
| Enterprise Plaza | 756 ft (230 m) | 1980－1982 | Houston |
| JPMorgan Chase Tower | 1,002 ft (305 m) | 1982－ | Houston |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Texas para niños
- List of tallest buildings in Houston
- List of tallest buildings in Dallas
- List of tallest buildings in Austin
- List of tallest buildings in San Antonio
- List of tallest buildings in Fort Worth
- List of tallest buildings in El Paso
- Architecture of Texas
