Latting Observatory
... that the Latting Observatory, described as "New York's first skyscraper", was the tallest building in the United States at 315 feet (96 m) during its brief life from 1853 until it burnt down in 1856?
... that the <b id="mwCRA"><a href="./Latting_Observatory" id="mwCRE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Latting Observatory">Latting Observatory</a></b>, described as "<a href="./New_York_City" id="mwCRI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="New York City">New York's</a> first <a href="./Skyscraper" id="mwCRM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Skyscraper">skyscraper</a>", was the tallest building in the United States at <span about="#mwt26" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"convert","href":"./Template:Convert"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"315"},"2":{"wt":"ft"},"3":{"wt":"m"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwCRQ" typeof="mw:Transclusion">315 feet (96</span><span about="#mwt26" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><span about="#mwt26">m)</span> during its brief life from 1853 until it burnt down in 1856?