Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire, United States. It has a population of over 115,000 people. This article is a list of the tallest buildings in Manchester and New Hampshire.
Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year | Notes |
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1 | City Hall Plaza | 275 ft (84 m) | 22 | 1992 | The tallest building in New Hampshire since its completion in 1992, succeeding the Hampshire Plaza (now Brady Sullivan Plaza). The tallest building in New England north of Cambridge, Massachusetts. | |
2 | Brady Sullivan Plaza | 259 ft (79 m) | 20 | 1972 | The tallest building in New Hampshire from 1972 until 1992. | |
3 | Wall Street Apartments | 223 ft (68 m) | 18 | 1985 | Used to have a restaurant on the top floor. | |
4 | WZID Tower | 194 ft (59 m) | 5 | 1991 | 194-foot communications tower on top of the WZID Building. | |
5 | Brady Sullivan Tower | 180 ft (55 m) | 18 | 1970 | Briefly was tallest building in New Hampshire. | |
6 | Rev. Raymond A. Burns, OSB High Rise | 161 ft | 13 | 1980 | Residential. Tallest building on West Side. | |
7 | DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown Hotel | 148 ft (45 m) | 12 | 1983 | Hotel and residential building | |
8 | Carpenter Center | 148 ft (45 m) | 12 | 1923 | Once the biggest hotel in Manchester. | |
9 | Citizens Bank Building | 131 ft (40 m) | 10 | 1913 | Known throughout 20th century as the Amoskeag Bank, it was referred to as the city's first "skyscraper". | |
10 | Hampshire Towers | 127 | 12 | 1973 | Condos | |
11 | Henry J. Pariseau Building | 126 ft (38 m) | 11 | 1973 | Residential | |
12 | Thomas B. O'Malley High Rise | 112 ft (34 m) | 9 | 1969 | Residential | |
12 | Christos Kalivas High Rise | 112 ft (34 m) | 9 | 1972 | Residential | |
12 | Residences at Manchester Place | 112 ft (34 m) | 9 | 2005 | Residential | |
15 | 1155 Elm Street | 100 ft (30 m) | 8 | 1986 | ||
15 | Elliot Hospital | 100 ft (30 m) | 8 | 1945 | ~300 beds | |
17 | Center of New Hampshire | 92.5 ft (28.2 m) | 7 | 1985 | Attached to the DoubleTree hotel through the Center of NH Expo. | |
18 | SNHU Arena | 92 ft (28 m) | 3 | 2001 | Hockey, concert and basketball arena. | |
19 | Norris Cotton Federal Building | 87 ft (27 m) | 7 | 1976 | ||
19 | Governor Hugh J. Gallen Apartments | 87 ft (27 m) | 7 | |||
19 | Catholic Medical Center | 87 ft (27 m) | 7 | 1978 | 300+ beds | |
22 | VA Hospital | 75 ft (23 m) | 6 | 1950 | ||
22 | WMUR Building | 75 ft (23 m) | 4 | 1987 | Headquarters for "New Hampshire's Number One News Team". |
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