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List of tallest buildings in Rhode Island

The U.S. state of Rhode Island is home to 27 buildings over in height. Five of these buildings are taller than , 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 . 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 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.

</includeonly> |- |align="center"| <span style="display:none">05.0</span>5 | Manchester Street Generating Station | | align="center" | | | align="center"| 1996 | align="center"| Providence

|Power station |

  • The smokestacks of the Manchester Street Generating Station rise to a height of 321 feet

|- |align="center"| <span style="display:none">06.0</span>6 | Textron Tower | | align="center" | |align="center"| 23 |align="center"| 1971–72 |align="center"| Providence

|Office |

  • Built as Old Stone Tower

|- |align="center"| <span style="display:none">07.0</span>7 | 50 Kennedy Plaza | | align="center" | |align="center"| 20 |align="center"| 1985 |align="center"| Providence

|Office |align="center"| Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1980s |- |align="center"| <span style="display:none">08.0</span>8 | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Headquarters | |align="center"| |align="center"| 14 |align="center"| 2009 |align="center"| Providence

|Office |align="center"| |- |align="center"| <span style="display:none">09.0</span>9 | Waterplace 1 | |align="center"| |align="center"| 19 |align="center"| 2008 |align="center"|Providence

|Residential |

|- |align="center"| <span style="display:none">10.0</span>10 | Rhode Island State House | |align="center"| |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 1904 |align="center"| Providence

|Governmental |align="center"|

  • Was the tallest building in Providence before being surpassed by the Industrial National Bank Building.
  • Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1900s

|- |align="center"| 11= | Biltmore Hotel | |align="center"| |align="center"| 18 |align="center"| 1922 |align="center"| Providence

|Hotel |

  • Tallest hotel in the city from 1922 until the completion of the Westin Providence in 1993

|- |align="center"| 11= | The Tower at Carnegie Abbey | |align="center"| |align="center"| 17 |align="center"| 2009 |align="center"| Portsmouth

|Residential |align="center"|

|- |align="center"| 12 | Providence County Courthouse | |align="center"| |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 1930 |align="center"| Providence

|Governmental |align="center"| Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1930s |- |align="center"| 13 | Turk's Head Building | |align="center"| |align="center"| 16 |align="center"| 1913 |align="center"| Providence

|Office |align="center"| Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1910s |- |align="center"| 14 | Waterplace 2 | |align="center"| |align="center"| 17 |align="center"| 2008 |align="center"| Providence

|Residential |align="center"| |- |align="center"| 15 | Pawtucket City Hall | |align="center"| |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 1933 |align="center"| Pawtucket

|Governmental |align="center"|

  • Tallest building in Pawtucket

|- | align="center" |16 |Grace Church | | align="center" |~ | align="center" |1 | align="center" |1860 |align="center"| Providence

|Church |Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 19th century |- | align="center" |17= |Carrol Tower | | align="center" | | align="center" | 16 | align="center" |1973 | align="center" |Providence

|Residential |

  • Twin tower of Parenti Villa

|- | align="center" |17= |Parenti Villa | | align="center" | | align="center" |16 | align="center" |1973 | align="center" |Providence

|Residential |

  • Twin tower of Carrol Tower.

|- | align="center" |18 |Towers East | | align="center" | | align="center" |16 | align="center" |1976 | align="center" |Pawtucket

|Residential | |- | align="center" |19 |First Unitarian Church of Providence | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" |1816 |align="center"| Providence

|Church |

|- | align="center" |20 | Charlesgate North | | align="center" | | align="center" |15 | align="center" |1970 | align="center" |Providence

|Residential | align="center" | |- | align="center" |21 |First Baptist Church | | align="center" | | | align="center" |1775 | align="center" |Providence

|Church |Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 18th century |- | align="center" |22 | Fogarty Manor | | align="center" | | | align="center" |1969 | align="center" |Pawtucket

|Residential |Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 1960s |- | align="center" |23= | One Citizens Plaza | | align="center" | | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 1990 | align="center" | Providence

|Office | align="center" | |- | align="center" |23= | Brown University Sciences Library | | align="center" | | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 1971 | align="center" | Providence

|University |

  • With its former antenna mast included, the building reached a total height of , more than doubling its effective height and making it the third-tallest building in the city when measuring by pinnacle height.

|- | align="center" | 24 |121 South Main Street | | align="center" | | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 1984 | align="center" | Providence

|University |

|- | align="center" | 25 | Hospital Trust Building | | align="center" | | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 1920 | align="center" | Providence

|University |

  • Also known as the Fleet Building
  • Currently owned by the Rhode Island School of Design and used as a residence hall

|- | align="center" |26 | Sister Dominica Manor | | align="center" | | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 1966 | align="center" | Providence

|Residential |

  • Built as the Bradford House

|- | align="center" |27 |Hilton Providence Hotel | | align="center" |~ | align="center" |14 | align="center" |1969 |align="center"| Providence

|Hotel |

|- | align="center" |28 | Edge College Hill | | align="center" | | align="center" |15 | align="center" |2018 |align="center"| Providence

|Residential |

  • 169 Canal St.
  • Tallest building in Rhode Island constructed in the 2010s

|- | align="center" |29 |Slater Hill Apartments | | align="center" | | align="center" |14 | align="center" | | align="center" |Pawtucket

|Residential | |- | align="center" |30 |One Regency Plaza | | align="center" |~161 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |1973 | |Residential | |- | align="center" |31 |Bannigan Building | | align="center" |~ | align="center" |11 | align="center" |1896 | align="center" |Providence

|Office |

|- | align="center" |32 |Union Trust Company Building | | align="center" |~ | align="center" |12 | align="center" |1902 | align="center" |Providence

|Office | |- | align="center" |33 |Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" |1889 | align="center" |Providence

|Church |

|- |34 |Cornerstone Building | | align="center" | | align="center" |11 | align="center" |1976 | align="center" |Woonsocket

|Office and medical | The building is ADA compliant

Tallest demolished

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.

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