List of tallest buildings in Spokane
The city of Spokane is located in eastern Washington state and is the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region of the United States, where it serves as a retail trade and services hub. Spokane has 40 high-rise buildings in addition to 134 low-rise buildings (as of January 2022). High-rise development in Spokane began in 1891 shortly after the Great Fire of 1889 with the completion of the Review Building featuring a traditional brick and solid stone construction. The term "skyscraper" in the late 19th century was typically used to describe  buildings of a relatively modest 10 to 20 stories in height that were built on a ground level of thick masonry walls, as opposed to the contemporary usage of the term which is often used to describe more modern high-rise buildings in excess of 40 or 50 stories that were made possible with the incorporation of a metal framework. After the advent of steel frame building construction, allowing for increased strength to support more floors, local applications of this technology began showing up in a significant way in the early 20th century in the form of the US Bank  Building (built 1910), and the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building (built 1929), both of which became the tallest in the city respectively. In addition to being the tallest building in the city, the US Bank Building was also the tallest building in Washington state upon its completion in 1910. The current tallest building in Spokane, which surpassed the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building, is the tall Bank of America Financial Center that was completed in 1981, holding the distinction for years. Tallest buildings. Spokane has 24 high rises that stand at least tall based on standard height measurement. This height  includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Spokane's first high-rise, the Review Building was the tallest building in Spokane upon completion in 1891 and held the title for roughly 10 years. The US Bank Building was the tallest building in the city from 1910 until 1929 when it was surpassed in height by the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building, which lasted as the tallest from 1929 until 1981 when the current tallest building, the Bank of America Financial Center was completed. In popular culture. The subject of skyscrapers in Spokane entered popular culture in  an of "How I Met Your Mother" when a proposed building became a topic of discussion, where main character, Ted Mosby, an architect, was tasked by his boss with designing a 78-story skyscraper for a client in downtown Spokane. When revealed to the client later in the episode, the building was ridiculed for its phallic shape and the design was rejected.