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The U.S. state of Rhode Island is home to 27 buildings over 175 feet (53 m) in height. Five of these buildings are taller than 300 feet (91 m), all of which are located in the state's capital and largest city, Providence.

The tallest skyscraper in the city and state is the Industrial National Bank Building at 111 Westminster Street in Downtown Providence, which rises 26 floors and 428 feet (130 m). The Industrial National Bank Building, nicknamed the "Superman Building" due to its resemblance to the fictional Daily Planet building from the 1950s TV series, Adventures of Superman, is also the sixth-tallest building in New England outside of Boston. The second-tallest building in Providence is One Financial Plaza, which rises 30 floors and 410 feet (125 m) and was completed in 1973.

As one of the early manufacturing centers in the United States, many of Providence's tallest buildings were constructed prior to 1930; among these are the Industrial National Bank Building, Turk's Head Building, and Bannigan Building. The city went through a second building boom in the 1970s, during which One Financial Plaza and Textron Tower, the city's second and fifth-tallest buildings, were completed. In the 1990s and 2000s, the city again experienced a construction boom. Dubbed the Providence "Renaissance," this period saw the construction of four of the cities ten tallest buildings.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Rhode Island structures based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which the building was completed.

Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)		 Floors Year Location Use Notes
01.01 Industrial National Bank Building Industrial Trust Building Providence RI.jpg 428 (130) 26 1928 Providence

41°49′28.27″N 71°24′39.89″W / 41.8245194°N 71.4110806°W / 41.8245194; -71.4110806 (:Industrial National Bank Building)

 Vacant
  • The Industrial National Bank Building has been the tallest building in the city and the state since its completion in 1928
  • The structure has been vacant since 2013
  • Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1920s
02.02 One Financial Plaza One Financial Plaza, Providence Rhode Island.jpg 410 (125) 30 1973 Providence

41°49′31.11″N 71°24′36.14″W / 41.8253083°N 71.4100389°W / 41.8253083; -71.4100389 (One Financial Plaza)

 Office
  • Built as the Hospital Trust Tower
  • Also known as Sovereign Bank Tower
  • Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1970s
03.03 The Residences Providence The Residences at the Westin, Providence RI.jpg 380 (116) 31 2007 Providence

41°49′30.32″N 71°24′54.77″W / 41.8250889°N 71.4152139°W / 41.8250889; -71.4152139 (The Residences at the Westin)

 Residential Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 2000s
04.04 Omni Providence Hotel Omni Providence Hotel, Rhode Island.jpg 329 (100) 25 1993 Providence

41°49′31.15″N 71°24′58.5″W / 41.8253194°N 71.416250°W / 41.8253194; -71.416250 (The Westin Providence)

 Hotel
  • Formerly the Westin Providence
  • Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1990s
  • Became the tallest hotel in Providence upon its completion, surpassing the Providence Biltmore
N/A Manchester Street Generating Station Power Station at night (cropped).jpg 321 (98) 1996 Providence

41°48′57″N 71°24′16″W / 41.815829°N 71.404329°W / 41.815829; -71.404329 (Manchester Street Generating Station)

 Power station
  • The smokestacks of the Manchester Street Generating Station rise to a height of 321 feet
05.05 Textron Tower Textron building in Providence, Rhode Island.jpg 311 (95) 23 1971-72 Providence

41°49′29.63″N 71°24′33.05″W / 41.8248972°N 71.4091806°W / 41.8248972; -71.4091806 (Textron Tower)

 Office
  • Built as Old Stone Tower
06.06 50 Kennedy Plaza 50 Kennedy Plaza (formerly known as Fleet Center).jpg 285 (87) 20 1985 Providence

41°49′29.8″N 71°24′38.09″W / 41.824944°N 71.4105806°W / 41.824944; -71.4105806 (50 Kennedy Plaza)

 Office Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1980s
07.07 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Headquarters Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Headquarters.jpg 236 (72) 14 2009 Providence

41°49′40.2672″N 71°24′48.261″W / 41.827852000°N 71.41340583°W / 41.827852000; -71.41340583 (Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Headquarters)

 Office
08.08 Waterplace 1 Waterplace1.jpg 236 (72) 19 2008 Providence

41°49′38.44″N 71°24′45.098″W / 41.8273444°N 71.41252722°W / 41.8273444; -71.41252722 (Waterplace 1)

 Residential
09.09 Rhode Island State House
223 (68) 4 1904 Providence

41°49′51.1032″N 71°24′54.053″W / 41.830862000°N 71.41501472°W / 41.830862000; -71.41501472 (Rhode Island State House)

 Governmental
  • Was the tallest building in Providence before being surpassed by the Industrial National Bank Building.
  • Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1900s
10= Biltmore Hotel Biltmore Hotel Providence RI 2017.jpg 220 (67) 18 1922 Providence

41°49′27.73″N 71°24′48.4″W / 41.8243694°N 71.413444°W / 41.8243694; -71.413444 (Biltmore Hotel)

 Hotel
  • Tallest hotel in the city from 1922 until the completion of the Westin Providence in 1993
10= The Tower at Carnegie Abbey 220 (67) 17 2009 Portsmouth

41°36′58.3″N 71°16′10.8″W / 41.616194°N 71.269667°W / 41.616194; -71.269667

 Residential
12 Providence County Courthouse Providence county courthouse, Rhode Island.jpg 217 (66) 7 1930 Providence

41°49′31.76″N 71°24′24.84″W / 41.8254889°N 71.4069000°W / 41.8254889; -71.4069000 (Providence County Courthouse)

 Governmental Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1930s
13 Turk's Head Building Turk's Head Building, Providence RI.jpg 217 (66) 16 1913 Providence

41°49′28.42″N 71°24′35.5″W / 41.8245611°N 71.409861°W / 41.8245611; -71.409861 (Turk's Head Building)

 Office Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1910s
14 Waterplace 2 Waterplace 2, Providence Rhode Island.jpg 210 (64) 17 2008 Providence

41°49′38.22″N 71°24′48.05″W / 41.8272833°N 71.4133472°W / 41.8272833; -71.4133472 (Waterplace 2)

 Residential
15 Pawtucket City Hall Pawtucket City Hall RI.jpg 209 (64) 3 1933 Pawtucket

41°52′44.2″N 71°22′55.8″W / 41.878944°N 71.382167°W / 41.878944; -71.382167

 Governmental
  • Tallest building in Pawtucket
16 Grace Church Grace Episcopal Church Providence 2017.jpg ~206 (63) 1 1860 Providence

41°49′19″N 71°24′49″W / 41.82183°N 71.413507°W / 41.82183; -71.413507 (Grace Church)

 Church Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 19th century
17= Carrol Tower 199 (61) 16 1973 Providence

41°49′38.22″N 71°24′48.05″W / 41.8272833°N 71.4133472°W / 41.8272833; -71.4133472 (Waterplace 2)

 Residential
  • Twin tower of Parenti Villa
17= Parenti Villa 199 (61) 16 1973 Providence

41°49′11.6″N 71°26′10.0″W / 41.819889°N 71.436111°W / 41.819889; -71.436111 (Waterplace 2)

 Residential
  • Twin tower of Carrol Tower.
19 Towers East 194 (59) 16 1976 Pawtucket

41°52′33″N 71°23′09″W / 41.875806°N 71.385755°W / 41.875806; -71.385755 (Slater Hill)

 Residential
20 First Unitarian Church of Providence First Unitarian Church of Providence 2017.jpg 189 (58) 1816 Providence

41°49′28″N 71°24′18″W / 41.824381°N 71.404901°W / 41.824381; -71.404901 (First Unitarian Church)

 Church
21 Charlesgate North
187 (57) 15 1970 Providence

41°50′19.6902″N 71°24′35.2368″W / 41.838802833°N 71.409788000°W / 41.838802833; -71.409788000 (Waterplace 2)

 Residential
22 First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church in America from Angell St 2.jpg
 185 (56) 1775 Providence

41°49′39″N 71°24′30″W / 41.827476°N 71.408292°W / 41.827476; -71.408292 (First Baptist Church)

 Church Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 18th century
23 Fogarty Manor 182 (55) 1969 Pawtucket

41°52′50″N 71°22′59″W / 41.880481°N 71.38316°W / 41.880481; -71.38316 (Slater Hill)

 Residential Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1960s
24= One Citizens Plaza 180 (55) 13 1990 Providence

41°49′38.4558″N 71°24′38.2926″W / 41.827348833°N 71.410636833°W / 41.827348833; -71.410636833 (One Citizens Plaza)

 Office
24= Brown University Sciences Library 180 (55) 15 1971 Providence

41°49′36.85″N 71°24′0.49″W / 41.8269028°N 71.4001361°W / 41.8269028; -71.4001361 (Brown University Sciences Library)

 University
  • With its former antenna mast included, the building reached a total height of 395 feet (120 m), more than doubling its effective height and making it the third-tallest building in the city when measuring by pinnacle height.
26 121 South Main Street 121 South Main St and Providence River (cropped).jpg 178 (54) 11 1984 Providence

41°49′27″N 71°24′25″W / 41.824074°N 71.407019°W / 41.824074; -71.407019 (121 South Main Street)

 University
  • Designed as the corporate headquarters of the Old Stone Bank
  • Today owned and used by Brown University
27 Hospital Trust Building Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building, 2021 (cropped).jpg 177 (54) 13 1920 Providence

41°49′32.38″N 71°24′34.83″W / 41.8256611°N 71.4096750°W / 41.8256611; -71.4096750 (Hospital Trust Building)

 University
  • Also known as the Fleet Building
  • Currently owned by the Rhode Island School of Design and used as a residence hall
28 Sister Dominica Manor Sister Dominica Manor, Providence RI.jpg 175 (53) 16 1966 Providence

41°49′21.84″N 71°25′16.69″W / 41.8227333°N 71.4213028°W / 41.8227333; -71.4213028 (Sister Dominica Manor)

 Residential
  • Built as the Bradford House
29 Hilton Providence Hotel Hilton, Providence.jpg ~173 (53) 14 1969 Providence

41°49′23″N 71°25′07″W / 41.822989°N 71.418550°W / 41.822989; -71.418550 (Hilton Providence)

 Hotel
30 Edge College Hill 172 (52) 15 2018 Providence

41°49′40″N 71°24′36″W / 41.827908°N 71.410074°W / 41.827908; -71.410074 (Edge College Hill)

 Residential
  • 169 Canal St.
  • Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 2010s
31 Slater Hill Apartments 170 (52) 14 Pawtucket

41°52′29″N 71°23′10″W / 41.874726°N 71.386038°W / 41.874726; -71.386038 (Slater Hill)

 Residential
32 One Regency Plaza ~161 13 1973 Residential
33 Bannigan Building The Banigan building, Providence Rhode Island.jpg ~160 (49) 11 1896 Providence

41°49′29″N 71°24′33″W / 41.824679°N 71.409209°W / 41.824679; -71.409209 (Bannigan Building)

 Office
34 Union Trust Company Building Union Trust Company Building.jpg ~157 (48) 12 1902 Providence

41°49′25″N 71°24′41″W / 41.823685°N 71.411350°W / 41.823685; -71.411350 (Union Trust Company Building)

 Office
35 Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.jpg 156 (48) 1889 Providence

41°49′09″N 71°24′59″W / 41.819282°N 71.416506°W / 41.819282; -71.416506 (Union Trust Company Building)

 Church

Tallest proposed

Name Height
ft (m)		 Floors Status Location Notes
Hope Point Tower 550 (168) 46 Never built Jewelry District, Providence
  • Originally proposed as three separate towers
  • The approved design includes a single tower with six stories of ground level retail and parking
  • If constructed, the building would be the tallest in the state
Edge College Hill II 187 (57) 15 Proposed College Hill, Providence
  • First proposed in 2017
137-151 Friendship St. 120 (37) 12 Proposed Jewelry District, Providence
  • First proposed in 2021
151 Chestnut St. 112 (34) 9 In approval Jewelry District, Providence
  • If built, the structure would be the city's first residential structure to use modular construction

Tallest demolished

Name Height
ft (m)		 Floors Built Destroyed Location Use Notes
Hartford Park 10 1951 01.0 1989 Providence Residential
  • Residential high rise constructed by the Providence Housing Authority
  • Original attempt to implode the building failed.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This table lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Rhode Island. Since the completion of the First Baptist Church in America, all structures to hold the title have been located in Providence.

Name Image Location Years as tallest Height
ft (m)		 Floors Coordinates Reference
Trinity Church Trinity Church Newport RI 2006.jpg Newport c. 1750–1775 ~150 (46) 41°29′14″N 71°18′48″W / 41.48732°N 71.31328°W / 41.48732; -71.31328 (Trinity Church)
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church in America from Angell St 2.jpg
 Providence 1775–1816 185 (56) 41°49′39″N 71°24′30″W / 41.827476°N 71.408292°W / 41.827476; -71.408292
First Unitarian Church of Providence First Unitarian Church of Providence 2017.jpg Providence 1816–1816 189 (58)
Grace Church Grace Episcopal Church Providence 2017.jpg Providence 1860–1904 ~206 (63) 41°49′19″N 71°24′49″W / 41.82208°N 71.41365°W / 41.82208; -71.41365 (Grace Church)
Rhode Island State House
Providence 1904–1927 223 (68) 4 41°49′51.08″N 71°24′53.87″W / 41.8308556°N 71.4149639°W / 41.8308556; -71.4149639 (Rhode Island State House)
Industrial National Bank Building Industrial Trust Building Providence RI.jpg Providence 1927–present 428 (130) 26 41°49′28.27″N 71°24′39.89″W / 41.8245194°N 71.4110806°W / 41.8245194; -71.4110806 (Industrial National Bank Building)
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