List of early skyscrapers

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This list of early skyscrapers details a range of tall, commercial buildings built between 1880 and the 1930s, predominantly in the United States cities of New York and Chicago, but also across the rest of the U.S. and in many other parts of the world.

United States

New York's "Newspaper Row", showing skyscrapers built in the late 19th century: (l. to r.) World Building, Tribune Building, 150 Nassau Street, and the Times Building.

California

Georgia

Illinois

Iowa

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri


New York

New York City
Rochester
Buffalo

Pennsylvania

Utah

Wisconsin

Washington, D.C.


Rest of the world

The Witte Huis in Rotterdam, Europe's first skyscraper building (1898)
The APA "Australia" Building in Melbourne (1889–1980) – Australia's tallest building until 1912
The Temple Building, Toronto (1895-96)

Asia

Japan

Europe

Netherlands
United Kingdom

North and South America

Canada

Oceania

Australia

The "First Great Age" (1900–19)

United States

The Woolworth Building overlooking New York City's Old Post Office and City Hall Park, with the peaks of the Singer Tower and the 14 Wall Street just visible (left)

Alabama

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Iowa

Indiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

New York

New York City
Rochester
Buffalo

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Elsewhere in the world

Culwulla Chambers, Sydney's first skyscraper

United Kingdom

Argentina

Australia

Brazil

Canada

Canadian Pacific Building, Toronto

Germany

Berlin
Siemensturm in Berlin
Jena

Netherlands

New Zealand

Consultancy House, Dunedin, New Zealand

Poland

Russia

South Africa

Ukraine

Inter-war period, boom and depression (1920–1939)

See also

References

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