Listed below are the tallest city halls in the United States and Canada. A minimum height of 120 feet was required for inclusion on this list. Any additions, suggestions, or corrections are most welcome. With a 2020 population of roughly 72,000 residents, Camden is the smallest city in the Top 20, while the smallest city on the entire list is Beverly Hills, California with just under 33,000 residents.
Several of the city halls on the list were converted converted from privately-owned office buildings to government use in recent years. These include Fort Worth, Tulsa, and Lubbock. Peace!
- Philadelphia, PA (1901) = 548 feet/9 floors
2. Los Angeles, CA (1926) = 453 feet/32 floors
3. Kansas City, MO (1937) = 443 feet/30 floors
4. Buffalo, NY (1931) = 398 feet/32 floors
5. Indianapolis, IN (1962) = 372 feet/28 floors
6. Camden, NJ (1931) = 371 feet/18 floors
7. Phoenix, AZ (1994) = 368 feet/20 floors
8. Milwaukee, WI (1895) = 353 feet/15 floors (image in post header)
9. Minneapolis, MN (1909) = 345 feet/14 floors
10. Old Toronto, ON (1899) = 340 feet/7 floors
11. Toronto, ON (1965) = 326 feet/27 floors
12. Fort Worth, TX (2004) = 325 feet/18 floors
13. Vancouver, BC (1936) = 322 feet/12 floors
14. Oakland, CA (1914) = 319 feet/18 floors
15. Detroit, MI (1954) = 318 feet/20 floors
16. Richmond, VA (1971) = 314 feet/19 floors
17. San Francisco, CA (1916) = 308 feet/5 floors
18. Mississauga, ON (1987) = 302 feet/ 14 floors
19. San Jose, CA (2002) = 285 feet/18 floors
20. St. Paul, MN (1932) = 261 feet/21 floors
21. Pasadena, CA (1927) = 242 feet/6 floors
22. Columbus, GA (1973) = 235 feet/13 floors
23-24. Beverly Hills, CA (1932) = 230 feet/8 floors and Reno, NV = 230 feet/15 floors
25. Cincinnati, OH (1893) = 228 feet/4 floors
26. Baltimore, MD (1875) = 227 feet/5 floors
27. Atlanta, GA (1930) = 212 feet/17 floors
28. Tulsa, OK (2001) = 211 feet/15 floors
29. Regina, SK (1976) = 207 feet/16 floors
30. Worcester, MA (1898) = 205 feet/6 floors
31. Albany, NY (1883) = 202 feet/4 floors
32. Asheville, NC (1928) =191 feet/10 floors
33. Lewiston, ME (1892) = 185 feet/5 floors – added 3/10/24
34. Norfolk, VA = 182 feet/11 floors
35. Lowell, MA (1893) = 180 feet/7 floors
36. Wichita, KS (1976) = 171 feet/17 floors
37. Houston, TX (1939) ~ 170 feet/17 floors
38. Syracuse, NY (1893) = 165 feet/12 floors
39-40. Paterson, NJ (1896) = 164 feet/5 floors and Yonkers, NY (1910) = 164 feet/5 floors
41. Tampa, FL (1915) = 158 feet/10 floors
42-43. Scranton, PA (1888) = 150 feet/3 floors and San Diego, CA (1939) = 150 feet/5 floors
44-45. Lubbock, TX (1963/2019) = 140 feet/11 floors and Savannah, GA (1905) = 140 feet/6 floors
46. Miami Beach, FL (Old City Hall – 1928) = 125 feet/9 floors
47-49. Omaha, NE (1917) ~ 120 feet/12 floors; Birmingham, AL (1950) ~ 120 feet/12 floors; and Tucson, AZ (1967) = 120 feet/10 floors
SOURCES:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_city_and_town_halls_in_the_United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Buffalo,_New_York
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_city_and_town_halls
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_city_and_town_halls_in_Canada
- https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/atlanta-city-hall/27252
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Saint_Paul
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Minneapolis
- https://www.o-n.com/projects/facade-restoration/scranton-city-hall/
- https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=21225
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Tucson
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Syracuse,_New_York
- https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=162
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/fl/fl0200/fl0299/data/fl0299data.pdf
- https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Birmingham_City_Hall
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Wichita
- https://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/67
- https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=17570
- https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HPS-1-Old-City-Hall.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_County_Administration_Center
- https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1265
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Columbus,_Georgia
- https://patersonfec.org/paterson-city-hall/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2020_Yonkers_City_Hall.jpg#:~:text=Kelly.-,The%20tower%20and%20dome%20of%20the%20building%20reach%20164%20feet,the%20tower%20feature%20a…
- https://www.discovercentralma.org/listing/worcester-city-hall/467/#:~:text=Rising%20205%20feet%20in%20the,Witch’s%20Cap%E2%80%9D%20at%20the%20skyline.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_City_Hall
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_City_Hall
- https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=21489
- en.wikipedia.org
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_City_Hall_(Toronto)
- https://richardhowe.com/2010/09/22/lowell-city-hall-architectural-details/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewiston_City_Hall_(Lewiston,_Maine)
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