Talk:List of tallest buildings by U.S. state and territory

message: The list leaves out West Virginia.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.111.100.108 (talk) 01:23, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, bumping this. Did people forget this was a state? 184.13.124.180 (talk) 19:43, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  West Virginia is missing 

message: The Palazzo in Las Vegas at 642.01 ft is Clearly not the tallest building in Nevada, since the Stratosphere, also in Las Vegas, is 1149 ft tall (According to Wikipedia). So clearly some of the information on this page is wrong.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.154.226.118 (talk) 05:30, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The Stratoshpere is an observation tower and so does not qualify for this list. The criteria for the list and the methodology used for height measurements are in the article. If you have a problem with the criteria for the list feel free to start a discussion here with your thoughts. -- sdgjake (talk) 19:06, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

text: How is the Stratosphere not included but One World Trade Center is? Neither is fully habitable as the spire is the only reason OWTC reaches 1,776 feet. 63.239.65.11 (talk) 14:26, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorect Information 

message: Not only is this article mathematically a mess (statistics don't add up)... but it's a direct copy of http://www.allaboutskyscrapers.com/tallest_state.html
I'm going to do a bit of an overhaul to try and make that not the case, and update the statistics based upon reliable sources, remove the copyrighted text, and replace it with a few ideas.  I went through and derived the building height/floors from referenced links or wiki articles.  This is my first significant edit, so I hope you will be kind... and please help as much as you can!
JeopardyTempest 08:51, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright infringement 

message: The term building includes government buildings such as capitols and city halls, religious structures such as churches and cathedrals. However, it doesn't include TV masts and towers such as the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas.
I am not so sure about the tallest buildings in the following states: Maine, Vermont and Wyoming (I am just doing the best I can). I also can't find the year of completion of Qwest Tower in South Dakota. If you can find the information with valid sources, please feel free to update it.
I updated Maine based on http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=castreetdralofstreetimmaculateconception-portland-me-usa.  Great page! kdogg36 01:19, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: this would beg to differ.--Loodog 15:12, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, I think that the Capitol is not the tallest per the SkyscraperPage diagram. It is either the dormitories in Laramie, as previously stated, or the First Interstate Bank Building in Casper. Rai-me 19:52, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The term building includes government building 

message: This page is of little use since it ignores buildings that are taller then those listed.  I'm almost tempted to put this to an AfD due to the errors.  Someone working on this article really needs to fact check each entry.  To not have the tallest building west of the Mississippi included just shows the lack of research used. Vegaswikian 19:49, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Whoa, whoa.  A nicely compiled page like this shouldn't be deleted because of some errors; the errors should be fixed.  Could you cite a specific error in the article, which one could then remedy.--Loodog 19:58, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: For Nevada this list has the Wynn Las Vegas which is clearly not the tallest building.  That is the Stratosphere Las Vegas.  Also for the record, the Wynn is not in Las Vegas, Nevada it is in Paradise, Nevada so it would appear that entry has at least two errors.  This article really needs sources to support the tallest moniker.  Also the references need to be converted to use one of the cite templates to improve the format of the references section. Vegaswikian 20:04, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That did use to say Stratosphere Las Vegas.  I don't know when it got changed.  As for sources, they are cited whereever used.--Loodog 21:13, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well if we were to go to the references today, there is one like this which does not mention tallest.  Then there are the 404 errors and the database errors.  So many of the references are not linkable right now.  When I looked earlier, many of the references seemed to support the hight but not being the tallest.  I'd suggest using the cite templates and the quote option quoting the part that says this is the tallest for easy fact checking.  Vegaswikian 21:58, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

text: The only reason I'm here was because of an error introduced in another article apparently from this list.  It is up to the editors who are adding this stuff and have this article on their watch list to take care of these errors.  The references here do not support the information presented as facts.  Yes, I could clean this up, but I don't have the time.  So I tagged the article so other editors will know that there are errors.  Vegaswikian 22:48, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

text: What would be acceptable references?  Can we link to each state's page that exists on skyscraperpage.com? Nevada, West Virginia, etc. 70.62.40.253 16:57, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry for lack of response, missed this... I would think skyscraper page is fine, though we've gotta be careful to go in and make sure they fit the criteria here.  But otherwise, I think that looks good JeopardyTempest 09:22, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is a building? 

message: I think a few representative pics of the more prominent landmarks might be in order.  I.e. the Washington Monument, Empire State Building, and Sears Tower.--Loodog 23:37, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.Rhvanwinkle (talk) 22:44, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  A few pics 

message: If the Stratosphere Tower is not classified as a building, then this certainly should not be. Per SkyscraperPage, the tallest "building", excluding towers and other structures, would be the Old Post Office Building, not the Washington Monument. Rai-me 19:47, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I know this hasn't been answered, but I'm inclined to agree with you.  The "methodology" section specifically states that "(n)on-freestanding structures, observational towers, and communication tower are excluded."  Then, wouldn't this be hypocritical to include the Washington Monument and exclude The Stratosphere, the KVLY-TV mast (or any other mast in the northern Midwest, for that matter), or any other observation towers that could be taller than their habitable counterparts.  I assume the "methodology" is correct, so I'm going to be bold and change that per Raime's suggestion and that section of the article.  Please feel free to respond if you feel this is incorrect.  Thanks! EaglesFanInTampa 12:43, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Washington Monument? 

message: If yes, then the tallest building in Nevada needs to be changed to Trump Tower. If no, then Comcast Center needs to replaced with One Liberty Place for Pennsylvania. Rai-me 19:57, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Do topped out buildings count as the tallest in a state? 

message: Wyoming's tallest building is not the capitol in Cheyenne, but rather a residence hall at the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.17.49.41 (talk) 00:21, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I had always heard White Hall was the tallest, but don't have a canon source to pull from. The current source for McIntyre being the tallest is completely worthless as of today - there is no information about building height on the Emporis site (other than number of floors and both White and McIntyre have 12). I will check to see if I can find an official source about the tallest building. Bdevoe (talk) 05:26, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect entry for Wyoming 

message: How is it that the tallest building in VT is listed as the Montpelier City Hall in Burlington?  Sorry, I don't know what the tallest is, but maybe some building lover from Vermont can enlighten us.  Thanks.75.164.165.15 (talk) 21:52, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Check Vermont 

message: The Columbia Center is listed as 937 ft (285 m) here, but 967 ft (295 m) on its own article page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.71.174.167 (talk) 05:27, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You are correct: two different heights are used for different places.  "937 ft" is used by Emporis, the List of tallest buildings by U.S. state and the List of tallest buildings in Seattle; and "932 ft" is used by SkyscraperPage and Columbia Center.  I think we should go with 937 feet.  The main reason for my choice is because Emporis uses it.  Does anyone else have an opinion on which height should be used?  Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 02:58, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistency 

message: I saw this interesting building listed on this page while looking up something else regarding buildings. Being from the state, I thought it fairly strange that any 40-story building was being proposed in Vermont, much less in a small city such as Brattleboro. I took it upon myself to look up the regulations in the town and found the following:
:Brattleboro Zoning Ordinances, Section 2.348 (d)(i.)(a) - The maximum height of any new structure in this district is sixty (60) feet. 
That, along with the fact that a Google search turned up nothing but forums and this article - the slightest whisper of such a project would generate mainstream headlines not just in Vermont but probably throughout New England - leads me to believe that this "proposition" is nothing but. 
If someone wants to surf over and review the years of development board proposals etc. to see if such a project was filed, go ahead. I certainly am not about to. Raj Fra 03:22, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know, but in fairness, cities tend to throw height restrictions out the window when they get a proposal.--Loodog (talk) 03:47, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The "proposed" WMFA Tower, Brattleboro, VT 

message: There's no way that both West Virginia numbers can be mathematically correct; either the feet or meters is wrong (or maybe both).  Can someone with knowledge of the situation please correct that height?  Thanks. matt91486 (talk) 02:18, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, according to Emporis, the building listed was not even the state's tallest; although the West Virginia State Capitol article states otherwise, Emporis lists the capitol building at  and the Kanawha Valley Building, which was previously listed as the tallest in the state, at . I have changed the numbers accordingly. Cheers, Rai•me 03:09, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problems with West Virginia numbers 

message: MCDERMOTT BUILDING AT USAA SAN ANTONIO TX OVER 4MILLION SQ FT  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.24.104.150 (talk) 20:05, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This list does not rank buildings by area or volume.  Only the tallest buildings in each state are included.  Thanks.  Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 04:53, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  LARGEST BUILDING IN TEXAS 

message: Under South Dakota it lists the tallest building as the Qwest Tower in Sioux Falls. However, the link (above) goes to a building in Denver. How can this be? 71.193.162.77 (talk) 04:20, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for catching that; the link should have pointed to Qwest Tower (Sioux Falls). I just fixed it. Cheers, Rai•me 23:22, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  South Dakota or Denver? 

message: If the Crown Las Vegas was canceled, it should be removed from "Upcoming/proposed tallest buildings", shouldn't it? 71.193.162.77 (talk) 21:12, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove Crown Las Vegas? 

message: Does anyone know if the Encore Las Vegas has been finished and what the final height of the building was? If taller than Wynn Las Vegas (614ft) and Trump International Hotel and Tower (Las Vegas) (620ft?) it would become the tallest building in Nevada. Rhvanwinkle (talk) 08:49, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Your right. Emporis says it's the tallest building in Nevada. I have made the necessary changes to the page.Rhvanwinkle (talk) 22:42, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  New tallest building for Nevada 

message: The Wells Fargo Center (Salt Lake City) is two feet taller than the LDS Church Office Building. Any objections?
Ryan spencer (talk) 19:09, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Good catch. No objections from me. sdgjake (talk) 13:41, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect entry for Utah 

message: There has been a strong argument towards the inclusion of observation towers, such as the Stratosphere, and monuments, such as the Washington Monument.  If towers and monuments are to be included in this list, then Missouri's entry is incorrect.  The Gateway Arch, at 630 feet, is taller than One Kansas City Place, 623 feet roof height or 628 feet to top of spire.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.228.227.118 (talk) 00:34, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible incorrect entry for Missouri 

message: First, the tallest building in the District of Columbia can't be the Washington Monument because it's an uninhabited structure (the Bennington Battle Monument isn't on this list as the tallest building in Vermont). Second, I don't know what exactly the tallest building is. I was thinking it should be the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, but that it also uninhabited in the upper levels. The Old Post Office Pavilion is a possible candidate. What do you think is Washington's tallest building? —Reelcheeper (talk) 02:43, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I remember going on a tour of Arlington cemetery sometime ago and hearing the guide say that by law no building in DC could be taller than the dome of the capitol.  -  Marc Averette (talk) 06:03, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, that law must have been broken because the National Shrine, Old Post Office, and Washington National Cathedral are all taller than the Capitol. I just don't know which one is the correct type of building to make it onto this list. —Reelcheeper (talk) 23:15, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: He must have meant that they couldn't construct any buildings taller than the capitol.  The ones that are already there are obviously 'grandfathered' in. - Marc Averette (talk) 20:32, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm a little late to the discussion but no, there is no law that mandates that buildings cannot be any taller than the Capitol Dome. The height act passed by Congress in 1910 uses a formula based on the width of the adjacent street. Some structures, like the Old Post Office were grandfathered in since they were completed before the act took effect. The National Shrine and Cathedral are exempt because they are, as Reelcheeper noted, uninhabited in the upper levels. The Act specifically exempts towers, domes, steeples, and other uninhabited architectural features. My question is, however, why is the Basilica not the highest structure? Though the dome is uninhabited, I have to believe that the dome of the West Virginia capitol building is also uninhabited. -epicAdam(talk) 14:14, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Washington, DC tallest building

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message: I changed it and had it correct but couldn't get the photo to take (said I needed to login) and hold so I didn't save the changes.
Here is the information for someone to change it.
Abbeville is the location of the tallest building in South Carolina, the Prysmian Copper Wire Tower. Built in 2009, the tower is 373 ft (106 m) tall and has 30 floors
^ Prysmian unveils nation's first extra-high voltage cable plant, state's tallest building in Abbeville. GSA Business. Retrieved 2011-01-02. (WEBSITE IS BELOW)
http://www.gsabusiness.com/news/31305-prysmian-unveils-nation-s-first-extra-high-voltage-cable-plant-state-s-tallest-building-in-abbeville?rss=0
  
Here is a Photo weblink---- http://www.panoramio.com/photo/54994876
Thanks in advance for the correct information. 
 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.50.158.208 (talk) 02:44, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  South Carolina Has New tallest building since 2009 

message: So Washington D.C. is now absent from the list. Though it is not a state and therefore does not belong here, or what? Also, Puerto Rico entry might be an useful add to the article. List of tallest structures in the United States has them both listed. 85.217.14.230 (talk) 12:57, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  D.C. 

message: US Bank building is no longer the tallest building in Idaho. Zions Bank Idaho is now the tallest building.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.178.2.65 (talk) 21:02, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change in tallest building in Idaho 

message: I could use some help deciphering what is in fact the tallest building in Mississippi.  There are 3 possibilities:
* Beau Rivage (Mississippi)
* IP Casino Resort & Spa
* Regions Plaza (Jackson)
The stats listed for the Beau Rivage on both SkyscraperPage and Emporis may be inaccurate.  I've stayed at the Beau Rivage and I'm nearly certain it wasn't 32 floors.  This inaccuracy was previously suggested on the talk page for the Beau Rivage. Bmhs823 (talk) 01:39, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: It doesn't really matter how many numbered floors are in the building, just how tall the various parts are, tip, roof, etc. I don't see any reason to doubt Emporis on the topic, they seem to have this subject pretty well covered. I'm sure if IP felt they were the tallest, they would have something published to dispute it since it is somewhat of a marketing point. They don't make the claim anywhere on their website that I can find, but Beau Rivage does and has annual rappelling, making the "tallest building in the state" claim. As an aside, The FAA's digital obstruction file lists Beau Rivage as 362' AGL / 370' AMSL and IP Casino as 329' AGL / 341' AMSL. The numbers won't match Emporis, because a building's official height is not measured based on sea level or apparently even on ground level, but if you were in an airplane, at 350 feet above mean sea level, you'd hit Beau Rivage and not IP casino. --Dual Freq (talk) 02:56, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Dual Freq.  Thanks for the input!  I'm not sure if a plane flying into the building was the best illustration to use, but your argument is sound.  Additionally, I think I was getting thrown off by the double-floor windows bays used in façade of the Beau Rivage.  That being said, I think the debate is now settled. I'll update the corresponding talk pages to reflect this determination. Bmhs823 (talk) 17:39, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

text: See this. Tallest hotel tower in MS, when it was built in 1994, but not now. --Dual Freq (talk) 02:56, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tallest Building in Mississippi  

message: It's wrong, I heard from a source that a hotel in Tunica County was the tallest. Could anyone please fix this? ~A friendly guest  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.64.218.232 (talk) 19:57, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: See this. Tallest hotel tower in MS, when it was built in 1994, but not now. --Dual Freq (talk) 02:56, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Missippippi tall building

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message: As mentioned previously, I feel the building owners are of relatively minimal interest... extend the table too far on most screens... and were instigated by the owner of the building in Maine.  I intend to remove them unless there is noteworthy support against doing so?  Opinions?  JeopardyTempest (talk) 01:36, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
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