This list of tallest buildings in Nebraska ranks skyscrapers in the US state of Nebraska by height for existing and proposed structures, including towers for Woodmen of the World and the First National Bank of Omaha. Omaha's tallest building is the 634 feet (193 m), 45-story First National Bank Tower. This list, which includes buildings with a minimum height of 200 feet (61 m), features the 23 tallest buildings in the state.[a]
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Completed in 1969, the 478 feet (146 m), 30-story tall Woodmen Tower, was the tallest and before that the 15-story tall Nebraska State Capitol.
As of April 2022, Mutual of Omaha announced they would build their new headquarters in downtown Omaha on the site of the W. Dale Clark Library, with the 44 story, 677 ft (206 m) in height making it the new tallest building in Omaha and Nebraska.
Tallest buildings
editRank | Name | Image | Height
ft (m) |
Floors | Year | City | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | First National Bank Tower | 634 (193) | 45 | 2002 | Omaha | Office | |
2 | Woodmen Tower | 478 (146) | 30 | 1969 | Omaha | Office | |
3 | Nebraska State Capitol | 400 (120) | 15 | 1932 | Lincoln | Government | |
4 | Elmwood Tower | 320 (98), disputed | 23 | 1963 | Omaha | Residential | |
5 | Union Pacific Center | 317 (97) | 19 | 2004 | Omaha | Office | |
6 | First National Center | 295 (90) | 25 | 1971 | Omaha | Office | |
7 | Mutual of Omaha Building | 285 (87) | 14 | 1970 | Omaha | Office | |
8 | AT&T Building (Omaha) | 265 (81) | 15 | 1919 | Omaha | Office | |
9 | Northern Natural Gas Building | 260 (79) | 15 | 1957 | Omaha | Residential | |
10 | Lied Place Residences | | | 257 (78) | 20 | 2022 | Lincoln | Residential |
11 | 1200 Landmark Center | 255 (78) | 15 | 1990 | Omaha | Office | |
12 | Omaha World-Herald | 250 (76) | 16 | 1980 | Omaha | Office | |
13 | Omaha Double Tree Hotel | 239 (73) | 19 | 1970 | Omaha | Hotel | |
14 | Lied Transplant Center | 230 (70) | 15 | 1999 | Omaha | Hospital(primarily) | |
15T | Orpheum Tower | 220 (67) | 16 | 1910 | Omaha | Residential | |
15T | U.S. Bank Tower | | | 220 (67) | 18 | 1970 | Lincoln | Office |
17 | Central Park Plaza I | 213 (65) | 16 | 1982 | Omaha | Office | |
18 | Central Park Plaza II | 213 (65) | 16 | 1982 | Omaha | Office | |
19T | Kiewit Plaza | 212 feet (65) | 14 | 1961 | Omaha | Office | |
19T | Farnam 1600 | 212 (65) | 14 | 1917 | Omaha | Residential | |
21 | Westbrook Tower | 206 (63) | 17 | 1966 | Omaha | Residential | |
22 | RiverFront Place Condos II | 202 (62) | 15 | 2011 | Omaha | Residential | |
23 | Omaha Tower | 200 (61) | 15 | 1976 | Omaha | Office |
Tallest Buildings: Site Prep or Under Construction
editName | Image | Height
ft (m) |
Floors | Year | City | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mutual Of Omaha Headquarters Tower | 677 (206) | 44 | 2026 | Omaha | Office |
Timeline of Tallest Buildings
editThe following is a list of buildings that were once the tallest structure in Nebraska.
Name | City | Years as tallest | Height feet / m |
Floors | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Omaha National Bank Building | Omaha | 1889–1912 | 180 feet (55 m) | 10 | [1] |
Woodmen of the World Building | Omaha | 1912–1919 | 245 feet (75 m) | 19 | [2] |
AT&T Building (Omaha) | Omaha | 1919–1963 | 265 feet (81 m) | 16 | [3] |
Nebraska State Capitol | Lincoln | 1932–1969 | 400 feet (120 m) | 22 | [4] |
Woodmen Tower | Omaha | 1969–2002 | 478 feet (146 m) | 30 | [5] |
One First National Center | Omaha | 2002–present | 634 feet (193 m) | 45 | [6] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Not including the Mutual of Omaha building currently under construction.
References
edit- ^ "Omaha National Bank Building, Omaha - 129574". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Woodmen of the World Building, Omaha - 102895". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "AT&T Building, Omaha - 129554". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln - 126253". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Woodmen Tower, Omaha - 129572". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "One First National Center, Omaha - 101138". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2018.