List of tallest buildings in Vermont facts for kids
Below is a list of the tallest buildings in the U.S. state of Vermont by number of floors. All buildings over ten stories are included, as well as buildings over 100 feet in height. By the amount of floors, at 124 feet, Decker Towers in Burlington is the shortest building to be the tallest in a U.S. State.
Tallest buildings
| Building | Photography | Floors | Height | Location | Year built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decker Towers |  |
11 | 124 feet | Burlington | 1971 | |
| North Barre Manor | 11 | 98 feet | Barre | 1982 | Height including roof mechanics unknown. | |
| Sheldon Towers | 10 | 124 feet | Rutland | |||
| Three Cathedral Square |  |
10 | 103 feet | Burlington | 1979 | |
| The Westlake Residences |  |
9 | 108 feet | Burlington | 2007 | |
| Hilton Burlington (Burlington Square) | 8 | 116 feet | Burlington | 1976 | ||
| Corporate Plaza (Key Bank) | 8 | 105 feet | Burlington | 1988 | ||
| Service Building | .jpg) |
7 | 101 feet | Rutland | 1930 | |
| Stowe Community Church |  |
5 | 165 feet | Stowe | 1863 | |
| Ira Allen Chapel (UVM) |  |
5 | 170 feet | Burlington | 1925 | Church steeple |
| Montpelier City Hall |  |
4 | 136 feet | Montpelier | 1909 | |
| Vermont State House |  |
2 | 140 feet | Montpelier | 1859 | |
| St. Mary Star of the Sea |  |
2 | 114 feet | Newport | 1904 | Church steeple |
Tallest proposed or approved
| Building | Town/City | Height | Floors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Square Apartments | Burlington | 191 feet | 16 | Unbuilt; dual towers proposed in 1975. Eventually shelved; Courtyard Burlington Harbor was built on the proposed site in 2007. |
| CityPlace | Burlington | 176 feet | 14 | Approved for construction by popular vote on November 8, 2016. Project stalled, current status undetermined. Would be the tallest building in the state if erected. |
| Montpelier tower | Montpelier | 172 feet | 14 | Unbuilt; proposed in 1988. |
| The Park | Burlington | 100 feet | 10 | Proposed, current status unknown |
Other tall structures
| Name | Photography | Height | Town/City | Built | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Community Wind project | 450 feet | Lowell | 2012 | wind turbines | 21 turbines in total. | |
| WCAT Radio Tower | 445 feet | Burlington | 1981 | radio mast | Part of a larger array; other towers are 358 and 266 feet tall. Tallest radio tower in Vermont. | |
| WVMT Radio Towers | 411 feet | Burlington | 1922 | radio mast | All 3 towers are 411 feet (125 meters) tall | |
| East Charlotte Telecommunications Tower | 408 feet | Charlotte | 1993 | radio mast | Broadcast station is unknown. | |
| Bennington Battle Monument | .jpg) |
306 feet | Bennington | 1889 | obelisk | Tallest occupiable structure in Vermont. |
| WIZN Tower | 199 feet | Charlotte | 1986 | radio mast | ||
| Petrofina Alburg #1 | 160 feet | Alburg | 1964 | oil derrick | Remnants of a short oil boom in the mid-20th century. Abandoned in 1965. | |
| North Springfield Gatehouse | 160 feet | North Springfield | 1960 | gatehouse | ||
| Bethel Tower | 120 feet | Bethel | 2013 | cell phone tower | ||
| Moran Municipal Generation Station | 90 feet | Burlington | 1955 | power plant | Decommissioned in 1986. | |
| Vermont Yankee Tower | Vernon | 1972 | power plant | Decommissioned in 2014. | ||
| Farmhouse Inn | 68 feet | Woodstock | 1915 | barnhouse | Claims to be the tallest barn in Vermont. | |
| Hubbard Park Tower | .jpg) |
58 feet | Montpelier | 1930 | Observation tower | Construction of the tower intermittently took place from 1915-1930. |
| Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial | 50 feet | South Royalton | 1905 | obelisk | One of "the largest polished shafts in the world". | |
| Burlington Breakwater North Light | 35 feet | Burlington | 2003 | lighthouse | Tallest lighthouse in Vermont. |
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