List of tallest buildings in Kentucky

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.

Tallest buildings

400 West Market, the tallest building in Kentucky

The National City Tower (center), Kentucky's 2nd tallest building

PNC Plaza, Kentucky's 3rd tallest building

The Pearce-Ford Tower, Kentucky's 29th tallest building

The Lexington Financial Center, Kentucky's 6th tallest building

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.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	City	Notes
1	400 West Market		549 (167)	35	1993	Louisville	Formerly AEGON Center; formerly Capital Holding Tower; formerly Providian Center; tallest building in Kentucky, 1993 to present [1]
2	National City Tower		512 (156)	40	1972	Louisville	Formerly First National Tower; tallest building in Kentucky, 1972–1993. Has the most floors of any building in Kentucky, with 40 floors. [2]
3	PNC Plaza		420 (128)	30	1971	Louisville	Formerly Citizens Plaza; tallest building in Kentucky, 1971-1972 [3]
4	Humana Building		417 (127)	27	1985	Louisville
5	Omni Louisville Hotel		417 (127)	30	2018	Louisville	Tallest Hotel and tallest residential building in Kentucky 2018–present
6	Lexington Financial Center		410 (125)	32	1987	Lexington	Tallest building in Lexington 1987–present
7	Waterfront Park Place		364 (111)	23	2004	Louisville	Tallest residential building in Kentucky, 2004–2018
8	B&W Tower		363 (111)	26	1982	Louisville
9	Meidinger Tower		363 (111)	26	1982	Louisville
10	Waterfront Plaza II		340 (104)	25	1993	Louisville
11	Waterfront Plaza I		340 (104)	25	1991	Louisville
12	Kincaid Towers		333 (101)	22	1979	Lexington	Tallest building in Lexington, 1979–1987
13	Capital Plaza Hotel		330 (100)	19	2001	Frankfort
14	LG&E Center		328 (100)	23	1989	Louisville
15	Galt House (Rivue Tower)		325 (99)	25	1972	Louisville	Tallest hotel in Kentucky 1972–2018
16	Galt House (Suite Tower)		322 (98)	20	1985	Louisville
17	BB&T Building		312 (95)	24	1972	Louisville
18	RiverCenter I		308 (94)	18	1990	Covington
19	The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge		293 (89)	21	2008	Covington	Daniel Libeskind, Architect
20	RiverCenter II		292 (89)	15	1998	Covington
21	The 800 Apartments		290 (88)	29	1963	Louisville	Tallest residential building in Kentucky, 1963–2004
22	Blanding Tower		262 (80)	23	1969	Lexington	Demolished 2020
23	Kirwan Tower		262 (80)	23	1969	Lexington	Demolished 2020
24	Commonwealth Hall		251 (77)	20	1967	Richmond
25	Louisville Metro Housing Authority Avenue Plaza Apartments		250 (76)	18	1974	Louisville
26	Patterson Office Tower		250 (76)	20	1968	Lexington
27	Heyburn Building		250 (76)	17	1927	Louisville	Tallest Building in Kentucky, 1927–1955
28	Pearce-Ford Tower		250 (76)	26	1970	Bowling Green	Tallest college-residential building in Kentucky
29	Hilton Lexington/Downtown		240 (73)	22	1982	Lexington
30	Vine Center		233 (71)	17	1982	Lexington

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	City	Years as tallest	Height ft / m	Floors	Reference
400 West Market	Louisville	1993–present	549-foot (167 m)	35	[4]
National City Tower	Louisville	1972–1993	512-foot (156 m)	40	[4]
PNC Plaza	Louisville	1971–1972	420-foot (128 m)	30	[4]
Commonwealth Building	Louisville	1955–1971	255-foot (78 m)	21	[4]
Heyburn Building	Louisville	1928–1955	250-foot (76 m)	17	[4]
Kentucky Home Life Building	Louisville	1912–1927	235-foot (72 m)	19	[4]
Kentucky State Capitol	Frankfort	1910–1912	210-foot (64 m)	3	[5]
Mother of God Roman Catholic Church	Covington	1871–1910	180-foot (55 m)	1	[6]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Louisville
• Capital Plaza Office Tower in Frankfort demolished ^{[7] [8] [9]}
• PNC Plaza Bought With Embezzled Money in 2020 ^[10]

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. Tallest Existing Structures in Louisville ^{[ dead link ]} Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-15
5. Kentucky State Capitol ^{[ dead link ]} Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-15
6. Mother of God Catholic Church ^{[ dead link ]} 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.

• Emporis.com Skyscrapers of Louisville
• The Encyclopedia of Louisville