The following list identifies the tallest capitol buildings in North America. Capitol building may include national capitols, state capitols, legislative buildings, parliaments, and governor’s palaces for government purposes and operation. A minimum height of 150 feet required for inclusion on the list. Two palaces in Mexico may be close to making this height requirement, but specific data on them could not be found – these are the palaces in the states of Sonora and Veracruz.
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- Louisiana (Baton Rouge) = 460 feet (1932)
2. Nebraska (Lincoln) = 400 feet (1932)
3. Illinois (Springfield) = 361 feet (1888)
4. Kansas (Topeka) = 326 feet (1866)
5. Florida (Tallahassee) = 322 feet (1977)
6. Texas (Austin) = 303 feet (1885)
7-8. Parliament of Canada (Ottawa – 1927) and Cuba (Havana – 1921) = 302 feet
9. West Virginia (Charleston) = 292 feet (1932)
10. United States (Washington) = 289 feet (1863)
11-12. Washington (Olympia – 1928) and Connecticut (Hartford – 1878) = 287 feet
13. Utah (Salt Lake City) = 285 feet (1916)
14. Wisconsin (Madison) = 284 feet (1917)
15. Iowa (Des Moines) = 275 feet (1884)
16. Pennsylvania (Harrisburg) = 272 feet (1905)
17. Michigan (Lansing) = 267 feet (1887)
18. Missouri (Jefferson City) = 262 feet (1917)
19. Indiana (Indianapolis) = 256 feet (1880)
20. Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) = 255 feet (1917/2002)
21. California (Sacramento) = 247 feet (1874)
22. Manitoba (Winnipeg) = 243 feet (1920)
23. North Dakota (Bismarck) = 242 feet (1934)
24. Arkansas (Little Rock) = 230 feet (1916)
25. Rhode Island (Providence) = 223 (1904)
26-27. Minnesota (St. Paul – 1905) and New York (Albany – 1899) = 220 feet
28-29. Kentucky (Frankfort -1910) and Newfoundland & Labrador (St. John’s – 1959) = 210 feet
30. Tennessee (Nashville) = 207 feet (1859)
31. Idaho (Boise) = 198 feet (1920)
32. South Dakota (Pierre) = 191 feet (1910)
33. Georgia (Atlanta) = 189 feet (1889)
34. Alberta (Edmonton) = 187 feet (1913)
35. Maine (Augusta) = 185 feet (1832)
36. Maryland (Annapolis) = 181 feet (1779)
37-39. Colorado (Denver – 1901), Mississippi (Jackson – 1903), and South Carolina (Columbia – 1855) = 180 feet
40. Saskatchewan (Regina) = 174 feet (1912)
41. Quebec (Quebec City) = 172 feet (1886)
42. Oregon (Salem) = 166 feet (1938)
43. Montana (Helena) = 164 feet (1902)
44. Ohio (Columbus) = 158 feet (1861)
45. New Hampshire (Concord) = 150 feet (1819)
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