This list of early skyscrapers details a range of tall, commercial buildings built between 1880 and the 1930s, predominantly in the United States cities of New York and Chicago , but also across the rest of the U.S. and in many other parts of the world.
The first skyscrapers (1880–1899) [ edit ]
United States [ edit ]
New York's "Newspaper Row ", showing the first skyscrapers built in the late 19th century: (l to r) World Building , Tribune Building , 150 Nassau Street , and the Times Building . Also visible (left) is City Hall .
New York City [ edit ]
Rochester [ edit ]
Buffalo [ edit ]
Rest of the world [ edit ]
The Witte Huis in Rotterdam , Europe's first skyscraper building (1898)
The APA "Australia" Building in Melbourne (1889–1980) – Australia's tallest building until 1912
The Temple Building , Toronto (1895-96)
North and South America [ edit ]
Oceania [ edit ]
The "First Great Age" (1900–19) [ edit ]
United States [ edit ]
The Woolworth Building overlooking New York City's Old Post Office and City Hall Park , with the peaks of the Singer Tower and the 40 Wall Street just visible (left)
New York City [ edit ]
Rochester [ edit ]
Buffalo [ edit ]
Elsewhere in the world [ edit ]
Culwulla Chambers, Sydney 's first skyscraper
Canadian Pacific Building, Toronto
Siemensturm in Berlin
Consultancy House , Dunedin, New Zealand
Inter-war period, boom and depression (1920–1939) [ edit ]
New York City [ edit ]
Buffalo [ edit ]
Rochester [ edit ]
Syracuse [ edit ]
New Rochelle [ edit ]
The Boerentoren in Antwerp
The Borsigturm in Berlin
The Hansahochhaus in Cologne
Hochhaus am Platz des Friedens
The Torrione INA in Brescia , Italy's first skyscraper.
The Telefónica Building in Madrid
Nybropalatset (vision)
Kungstornen
Sportpalatset
Sankt Erikspalatset
Shell Mex House , London
Elsewhere in the world [ edit ]
The Manchester Unity Building , Melbourne, Australia
Royal Bank Tower, Montreal
Broadway Mansions , Shanghai, China
Park Hotel Shanghai , Shanghai, China
The Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Building , Wellington, New Zealand
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
[UK first iron building 1797 Shrewsbury Flaxmill]