Rank | Name | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year | Primary Purpose | Notes | Image |
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1 | First Interstate Center | 272 (83) | 20 | 1985 | Office | The First Interstate Center is the tallest building in Billings and Montana, and is the First Interstate Bank Corporate Headquarters. It is located in the Transwestern Plaza in downtown Billings. The Transwestern Plaza is a complex consisting of four office towers with a total of 35 floors, it is the largest commercial development in Montana. [1] [2] | |
2 | Doubletree by Hilton Billings | 256 (78) | 22 | 1980 | Hotel | It was the tallest building in Billings from 1980–1985. Upon completion, it was declared the tallest load-bearing brick building in the world by the Brick Institute of America, and the facade contains 2.3 million bricks. [3] This building is a rarity for its time in that it is built using the facade system of applied masonry, which was usually used in the facade construction of buildings pre-World War II [3] It is the tallest hotel in Montana. [4] | |
3 | Wells Fargo Plaza | 176 (54) | 14 | 1977 | Office | It opened in 1977 as First Northwestern Bank, which became known as Norwest Bank in 1983, and then the name was changed to Wells Fargo Plaza in 2000 after Wells Fargo merged with Norwest Bank. It is now the third tallest building in Billings and Montana, and is used primarily for office space. [5] [6] | |
4 | Cereal Food Processor Inc Building | 141 (43) | 12 | 1917 | Office | It was the tallest building in Montana until 1977.[ citation needed ] | |
5 | Granite Tower | 130 (40) | 11 | 1975 | Office | It was the tallest office building in Billings from 1975 to 1977. It is primarily used for office space; including the offices of the designers, Harrison G. Fagg and Associates. [7] | |
6= | Northern Hotel | 129 (39) | 10 | 1942 | Hotel | The Northern Hotel, a Billings landmark, underwent a major 30 million dollar renovation and was re-opened in March 2013 as a four star hotel. [8] [9] In 1942 it replaced the original 1902 Hotel which burned down in 1940.The Northern Hotel has two mechanical floors above the main roof deck that are not parapet if included the floor count of this building is 12. [10] | |
6= | Rocky Plaza | 129 (39) | 10 | 1982 | Residential | Residential condominiums located in MidTown, it is the tallest building outside of downtown Billings. It is the tallest residential complex in the city. [11] | |
6= | Sage Tower | 129 (39) | 10 | 1974 | Residential | Sage Tower is an 88-unit retirement complex. [12] [13] | |
7 | Liberal Arts Building | 126 (38) | 8 | 1972 | Office | MSU-Billings education building. It is the tallest education building in the Montana University System. [14] | |
8 | Yellowstone County Courthouse | 108 (33) | 8 | 1957 | Office | [15] The Yellowstone County Courthouse is the main administrative building for Yellowstone County. It currently houses the Yellowstone County Elections Office, County Attorney's Office, and the Yellowstone County Financial Department, among others. In addition, it is the location of the office of the Clerk of District Court, which provides administrative functions for the 13th Judicial District Court of Montana. [16] | |
9 | US Bank Tower | 104 (32) | 8 | 1956 | Office | Bank and office building [17] | |
10 | The Terrace | 11 | 1972 | Residential | [18] |
Billings is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, which had a population of 184,167 in the 2020 census. With one of the largest trade areas in the United States, Billings is the trade and distribution center for much of Montana east of the Continental Divide. Billings is also the largest retail destination for much of the same area. The Billings Chamber of Commerce claims the area of commerce covers more than 125,000 square miles (320,000 km2). In 2009, it was estimated to serve over 500,000 people.
The Doubletree by Hilton, formerly known as The Crowne Plaza and before that, the Sheraton Billings Hotel, is a high-rise located in the Downtown Business District of Billings, Montana, United States. It is the second-tallest building in the northern Rocky Mountain region and was the tallest from 1980 - 1985 until the completion of the First Interstate Center, also in Billings. Construction started on the building in 1979 and was completed in 1980; it rises 245 feet (75 m) in height. It is used primarily for hotel space, and is the tallest hotel building in Montana.