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)
United States 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 .
Iowa
New York City
Rochester
Buffalo
Albany
Utah
Rest of the world 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)
Asia
Europe
North and South America
Oceania
The "First Great Age" (1900–19)
United States 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)
Iowa
New York City
Rochester
Buffalo Cathedral Place, Buffalo The Marin Verizon/AT&T Building, Buffalo
Ohio
Utah
Elsewhere in the world Culwulla Chambers, Sydney 's first skyscraper Edifício Jornal do Brasil Canadian Pacific Building, Toronto Siemensturm in Berlin Behrensbau [de] Narva-Turm [de] Siemensturm
Jena Consultancy House , Dunedin, New Zealand Afremov's house House of Nirnsee
Inter-war period, boom and depression (1920–1939)
United States
Iowa
New York City
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Albany
New Rochelle
Ohio
Utah
Europe The Boerentoren in Antwerp Centrale Universiteitsbibliotheek Gratte-ciel_(Villeurbanne) [fr] The Borsigturm in Berlin The Hansahochhaus in Cologne Haus der Wissenschaft Braunschweig [de] Ernemann-Werke [de] Hochhaus am Albertplatz [de] Deutschlandhaus (Essen) [de]
Gera Anzeiger-Hochhaus [de; fi; it; ru] Capitol
Jena Opelturm Rüsselsheim [de] Hochhaus am Platz des Friedens Madách Square Tower (vision)[1] Az Országos Társadalombiztosító Intézet székháza [hu] The Torrione INA in Brescia , Italy's first skyscraper. Torre Dante Torre Piacentini Wrocław Post Office [de] Biurowiec przy Rynku 9-11 [pl] The Telefónica Building in Madrid Banco Vitalicio de España Edificio del Banco Pastor en La Coruña Nybropalatset (vision) Kungstornen Sportpalatset Sankt Erikspalatset
Kyiv Shell Mex House , London
Elsewhere in the world The Manchester Unity Building , Melbourne, Australia Royal Bank Tower, Montreal Broadway Mansions , Shanghai, ChinaPark Hotel Shanghai , Shanghai, ChinaThe Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Building , Wellington, New Zealand
See also
References ^ "Skyscraper plans in Budapest - High-rise buildings were planned for Károly Boulevard, Astoria and Rákóczi Road". pestbuda.hu . 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-11-11 .
[UK first iron building 1797 Shrewsbury Flaxmill]