Tallest federal courthouses in the United States

As a companion to yesterday’s post on tallest city halls in the United States and Canada, here is a list of the tallest federal courthouses in the United States. Peace!

Source: architecturalrecord.com

Source: architecturalrecord.com

1. Marshall U.S. Courthouse (1936) – New York City, NY = 590 feet/37 floors – see two images above

2. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse (2000) – St. Louis, MO= 557 feet/29 floors

3. Moynihan U.S. Courthouse (1996) – New York City, NY = 459 feet/27 floors

4. Stokes U.S. Courthouse (2002) – Cleveland, OH = 430 feet/23 floors

5. U.S. Courthouse (2004) – Seattle, WA = 390 feet/23 floors

6. Dirksen Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse (1960) – Chicago, IL = 384 feet/30 floors

7. Russell Federal Building & Courthouse (1978) – Atlanta, GA = 383 feet/26 floors

8. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse (1996) – Tampa, FL = 375 feet/17 floors

9. Rybal Federal Courthouse (1992) – Los Angeles, CA = 366 feet/20 floors

10. Matsui U.S. Courthouse (1999) – Sacramento, CA = 350 feet/18 floors

11.Carter & Keep U.S. Courthouse (2013) – San Diego, CA = 333 feet/16 floors

12. McCormack U.S. Post Office & Courthouse (1933) – Boston, MA = 331 feet/22 floors

13. Dellums Federal Building (1994) – Oakland, CA = 328 feet/18 floors

14. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse (1997) – Portland, OR = 318 feet/16 floors

15. Burton Federal Building & Courthouse (1964) – San Francisco, CA = 312 feet/21 floors

16. Byrne U.S. Courthouse (1975) – Philadelphia, PA = 303 feet/26 floors

17. Boling Federal Building & Courthouse (1965) – Kansas City, MO = 295 feet/18 floors

18. Murphy U.S. Courthouse (1997) – Minneapolis, MN = 294 feet/15 floors

19. Simpson U.S. Courthouse (2003) – Jacksonville, FL = 277 feet/14 floors

20-21. Rogers Federal Building & Courthouse (1965) – Denver, CO = 262 feet/18 floors and Cabell Federal Building & Courthouse (1971) – Dallas, TX = 262 feet/16 floors

22-23. Spring Street U.S. Courthouse (1940) – Los Angeles, CA = 256 feet/17 floors and Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse (2006) – Brooklyn, NY = 256 feet/15 floors

24. Jackson U.S. Courthouse (2010) – Buffalo, NY = 255 feet/10 floors

25. Ferguson U.S. Courthouse (2005) – Miami, FL = 246 feet/14 floors

26. D’Amato U.S. Courthouse (2000)- Central Islip, NY = 240 feet/12 floors

27. Hanley Federal Building & Courthouse (1977) – Syracuse, NY = 230 feet/16 floors

28. Coyle U.S. Courthouse (2005) – Fresno, CA = 226 feet/9 floors

29. Rambo U.S. Courthouse (2023) – Harrisburg, PA = 223 feet/12 floors

30. U.S. Courthouse (2016) – Los Angeles, CA = 220 feet/10 floors

31. Armendariz, Sr. U.S. Courthouse (2010) – El Paso, TX = 205 feet/9 floors

32. Boggs Federal Complex (1976) – New Orleans, LA = 204 feet/14 floors

33. Hatch U.S. Courthouse (2014) – Salt Lake City, UT = 200 feet/10 floors

34. Chavez Federal Building & Courthouse (1965) – Albuquerque, NM = 197 feet/13 floors

35. Thurmond Federal Building & Courthouse (1979) – Columbia, SC = 194 feet/15 floors

36-37. Reagan Federal Building & Courthouse– San Jose, CA (1998) = 176 feet/10 floors and Domenici United States Courthouse (1998) – Albuquerque, NM = 176 feet/7 floors

38. Levin United States Courthouse (1934) – Detroit, MI = 150 feet/10 floors

More Information needed:

Weis, Jr. U.S. Courthouse (1934) – Pittsburgh, PA = /14 floors

U.S. Courthouse (2026) – Ft. Lauderdale, FL = /10 floors

King Federal Justice Building (1996) – Miami, FL = ?

Foley Federal Building & Courthouse (1993) – Spokane, WA~ 131 feet/10 floors and U.S. Courthouse – Reno, NV ~ 131 feet/8 floors

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