List of tallest buildings in Kentucky

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This list of tallest buildings in Kentucky ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Kentucky by height. The tallest building in Kentucky is 400 West Market in Louisville, which rises 167 meters/549 feet and was completed in 1993.

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Tallest buildings

400 West Market, the tallest building in Kentucky Aegoncenterlou.jpg
400 West Market, the tallest building in Kentucky
PNC Tower (center), Kentucky's 2nd tallest building LouisvilleViewFromBelvedere.jpg
PNC Tower (center), Kentucky's 2nd tallest building
PNC Plaza, Kentucky's 3rd tallest building PNC Plaza.JPG
PNC Plaza, Kentucky's 3rd tallest building
The Pearce-Ford Tower, Kentucky's 29th tallest building Pearce Ford Tower (Bowling Green, Kentucky).jpg
The Pearce-Ford Tower, Kentucky's 29th tallest building
The Lexington Financial Center, Kentucky's 6th tallest building Lexington Financial Center, clouds.jpg
The Lexington Financial Center, Kentucky's 6th tallest building
The Kincaid Towers, Kentucky's 13th tallest building CentralBank.jpg
The Kincaid Towers, Kentucky's 13th tallest building

This lists ranks Kentucky buildings that stand at least 250 feet (76 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. Out of the 29 buildings, 17 of them are located in Louisville. Out of the remaining 12, 5 buildings are located in Lexington, 3 are in Covington, 1 in Frankfort, 1 in Richmond, and 1 in Bowling Green.

RankNameImageHeight
ft (m)		FloorsYearCityNotes
1 400 West Market AegonCtr2030.JPG 549 (167)351993LouisvilleFormerly AEGON Center; formerly Capital Holding Tower; formerly Providian Center; tallest building in Kentucky, 1993 to present [1]
2 PNC Tower LouisvilleViewFromBelvedere.jpg 512 (156)401972LouisvilleFormerly First National Tower and National City Tower; tallest building in Kentucky, 1972–1993. Has the most floors of any building in Kentucky, with 40 floors. [2]
3 PNC Plaza PNC Plaza.JPG 420 (128)301971LouisvilleFormerly Citizens Plaza; tallest building in Kentucky, 1971-1972 [3]
4 Humana Building HumanaBuilding1.jpg 417 (127)271985Louisville
5 Omni Louisville Hotel Omni Hotel Louisville.jpg 417 (127)302018LouisvilleTallest Hotel and tallest residential building in Kentucky 2018–present
6 Lexington Financial Center Lexington Financial Center, clouds.jpg 410 (125)321987 Lexington Tallest building in Lexington 1987–present
7Waterfront Park Place Waterfront Park Place Louisville 2019.jpg 364 (111)232004LouisvilleTallest residential building in Kentucky, 2004–2018
8B&W Tower B&W Tower Louisville.jpg 363 (111)261982Louisville
9Meidinger Tower363 (111)261982Louisville
10Waterfront Plaza II Twintowerslou.jpg 340 (104)251993Louisville
11Waterfront Plaza I Twintowerslou.jpg 340 (104)251991Louisville
12 Kincaid Towers CentralBank.jpg 333 (101)221979LexingtonTallest building in Lexington, 1979–1987
13Capital Plaza Tower Capital Plaza Hotel - Frankfort, Kentucky - DSC09304.JPG 330 (100)192001FrankfortDemolished 2020
14LG&E Center328 (100)231989Louisville
15 Galt House (Rivue Tower) Galt House 2023.jpg 325 (99)251972LouisvilleTallest hotel in Kentucky 1972–2018
16 Galt House (Suite Tower) Galt House 2023.jpg 322 (98)201985Louisville
17BB&T Building312 (95)241972Louisville
18RiverCenter I308 (94)181990 Covington
19 The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge AscentAtRB.jpg 293 (89)212008Covington Daniel Libeskind, Architect
20RiverCenter II292 (89)151998Covington
21 The 800 Apartments 800 building.jpg 290 (88)291963LouisvilleTallest residential building in Kentucky, 1963–2004
22Blanding Tower Blanding Kirwan.jpg 262 (80)231969LexingtonDemolished 2020
23Kirwan Tower Blanding Kirwan.jpg 262 (80)231969LexingtonDemolished 2020
24Commonwealth Hall251 (77)201967 Richmond
25Louisville Metro Housing Authority Avenue Plaza Apartments250 (76)181974Louisville
26 Patterson Office Tower Patterson Office Tower, University of Kentucky, Patterson Drive, Lexington, KY - 53669315137.jpg 250 (76)201968Lexington
27 Heyburn Building Heyburn side.jpg 250 (76)171927LouisvilleTallest Building in Kentucky, 1927–1955
28Pearce-Ford Tower Pearce Ford Tower (Bowling Green, Kentucky).jpg 250 (76)261970 Bowling Green Tallest college-residential building in Kentucky
29 Hilton Lexington/Downtown Vine Center, Vine Street and Main Street, Lexington, KY.jpg 240 (73)221982Lexington
30 Vine Center Cheapside and Short Street, Lexington, KY 01 (crop).jpg 233 (71)171982Lexington

Timeline of tallest buildings

NameCityYears as tallestHeight
ft / m 		FloorsReference
400 West Market Louisville 1993–present549-foot (167 m)35 [4]
National City Tower Louisville 1972–1993512-foot (156 m)40 [4]
PNC Plaza Louisville 1971–1972420-foot (128 m)30 [4]
Commonwealth Building Louisville 1955–1971255-foot (78 m)21 [4]
Heyburn Building Louisville 1928–1955250-foot (76 m)17 [4]
Kentucky Home Life Building Louisville 1912–1927235-foot (72 m)19 [4]
Kentucky State Capitol Frankfort 1910–1912210-foot (64 m)3 [5]
Mother of God Roman Catholic Church Covington 1871–1910180-foot (55 m)1 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to 400 WEST MARKET's Electronic Tenant® Portal". 400westmarket.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  2. ↑ "National City Tower". nationalcitytower.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  3. ↑ "PNC Plaza | Optima Management Group". optimamanagementgroup.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tallest Existing Structures in Louisville [usurped] Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-15
  5. ↑ Kentucky State Capitol [usurped] Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-15
  6. ↑ Mother of God Catholic Church [usurped] Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-15
  7. ↑ "Capital Plaza Tower Demolished in Frankfort". ctbuh.org. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  8. ↑ Fussell, Mike. "Capital Plaza Tower set for demolition". wave3.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  9. ↑ Barton, Ryland (2017-07-27). "State Moving Forward With Capital Plaza Demolition". 89.3 WFPL News Louisville. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  10. ↑ Wise, John P. "PNC Plaza bought with Ukrainian oligarchs' dirty money, feds say". wave3.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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