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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.
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The first skyscrapers (1880–1899)
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United States
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New York
New York City
- American Tract Society Building
- American Surety Building
- Bayard–Condict Building
- Bowling Green Offices Building
- Empire Building
- Gillender Building
- Hotel Chelsea
- Hotel Gerard
- Manhattan Life Insurance Building
- New York Times Building
- New York Tribune Building
- New York World Building
- Osborne Apartments
- Park Row Building
- St. Paul Building
- Temple Court Building
- The Ansonia
Rochester
Buffalo
Pennsylvania
Utah
Wisconsin
Washington, D.C.
Rest of the world



Asia
Japan
Europe
Netherlands
United Kingdom
North and South America
Canada
- Beard Building, Toronto
- Canada Life Building, Montreal
- New York Life Insurance Building, Montreal
- Temple Building, Toronto
- Toronto Board of Trade Building
Oceania
Australia
- APA Building, Melbourne
- Culwulla Chambers, Sydney
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The "First Great Age" (1900–19)
United States

Alabama
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New York
New York City
- 1 Wall Street Court
- 14 Wall Street
- 49 Chambers
- 90 West Street
- 150 Nassau Street
- 195 Broadway
- American Surety Building
- Bank of the Metropolis Building
- Bowling Green Offices Building
- Broad Exchange Building
- Broadway–Chambers Building
- Bush Tower
- City Investing Building
- Consolidated Edison Building
- Empire Building
- Equitable Building
- Equitable Life Building
- Flatiron Building
- Germania Life Insurance Company Building
- Gillender Building
- Home Life Building
- Hudson Terminal
- Liberty Tower
- Manhattan Life Insurance Building
- Manhattan Municipal Building
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
- Morse Building
- New York Times Building
- New York Tribune Building
- New York World Building
- One Times Square
- Park Row Building
- Singer Building
- St. Paul Building
- Trinity and United States Realty Buildings
- Western Union Telegraph Building
- Whitehall Building
- Woolworth Building
Rochester
Buffalo
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Elsewhere in the world

United Kingdom
Argentina
Australia
- Culwulla Chambers, Sydney
- Dovers Building, Melbourne
- Trust Building, Sydney
Brazil
Canada
- Canadian Pacific Building, Toronto
- Confederation Building, Winnipeg
- Dominion Building, Vancouver
- Royal Bank Building, Toronto
- Sun Tower, Vancouver
- Trader's Bank Building, Toronto
- Union Bank Building, Winnipeg
Germany
Berlin

- Behrensbau [de]
- Narva-Turm [de]
- Siemensturm
Jena
- Zeiss Bau 15 [de]
Netherlands
- De Inktpot [nl]
New Zealand

- Consultancy House, Dunedin
- Public Trust Building, Wellington
Poland
Russia
South Africa
Ukraine
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Inter-war period, boom and depression (1920–1939)
United States
Arizona
Connecticut
California
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Illinois
- 333 North Michigan
- 35 East Wacker
- Carbide & Carbon Building
- Chicago Board of Trade Building
- Chicago Temple Building
- Civic Opera Building
- Faust Landmark
- Field Building
- LaSalle-Wacker Building
- Leland Tower
- London Guarantee Building
- Mather Tower
- Metropolitan Tower
- Morrison Hotel
- One North LaSalle
- Palmolive Building
- Pittsfield Building
- Powhatan Apartments
- Randolph Tower
- Tribune Tower
- Trustees System Service Building
- Wrigley Building
Iowa
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
- AT&T Michigan Headquarters
- Boji Tower
- Book Tower
- Buhl Building
- Cadillac Place
- Cadillac Tower
- David Broderick Tower
- David Stott Building
- First National Building
- Fisher Building
- Fort Shelby Hotel
- Grand Park Centre
- Guardian Building
- Industrial Building (Detroit)
- Hudson Department Store
- Macabees Building
- Penobscot Building
- United Artists Theatre Building
- Washington Boulevard Building
- Water Board Building
- Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
New York City
- 1 Wall Street
- 10 East 40th Street
- 110 East 42nd Street
- 120 Wall Street
- 15 Broad Street
- 20 Exchange Place
- 20 West Street
- 21 West Street
- 26 Broadway
- 30 Rockefeller Plaza
- 32 Avenue of the Americas
- 330 West 42nd Street
- 40 Wall Street
- 500 Fifth Avenue
- 525 Lexington Avenue
- 60 Hudson Street
- 70 Pine Street
- American Radiator Building
- Chanin Building
- Chrysler Building
- Cunard Building
- Daily News Building
- Empire State Building
- Fuller Building
- General Electric Building
- Helmsley Building
- Metropolitan Life North Building
- Nelson Tower
- New York Life Building
- One Grand Central Place
- Paramount Building
- Pershing Square Building
- Ritz Tower
- Rockefeller Center
- Savoy-Plaza Hotel
- The Beresford
- The Century
- The Eldorado
- The Majestic
- The Pierre
- The San Remo
- The Sherry-Netherland
- Verizon Building
- Waldorf Astoria
- Wall and Hanover Building
- Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower
- Wyndham New Yorker Hotel
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Albany
New Rochelle
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Elsewhere in the world
Europe
Austria
Vienna
Belgium

Antwerp
Brussels
- Pavillons français [fr]
- Résidence de la Cambre
Ghent
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Villeurbanne
- Gratte-ciel_(Villeurbanne) [fr]
Germany


Aachen
- Haus Grenzwacht [de]
Berlin
- Borsigturm [de]
- Columbushaus
- Europahaus
- Karstadt Berlin Hermannplatz [de]
- Kathreiner-Haus [de]
- Shell-Haus
- Ullsteinhaus [de]
- Wernerwerk-Hochhaus [de]
Braunschweig
- Haus der Wissenschaft Braunschweig [de]
Chemnitz
Cologne
Dresden
Düsseldorf
- Stummhaus [de]
- Wilhelm Marx House
Essen
- Deutschlandhaus (Essen) [de]
Gera
- Handelshof [de]
Hamburg
Hanover
Jena
Leipzig
Magdeburg
- Faber-Hochhaus [de]
Munich
Rüsselsheim
- Opelturm Rüsselsheim [de]
Stuttgart
Hungary
Budapest
- Az Országos Társadalombiztosító Intézet székháza [hu]
Italy

Brescia
Genoa
Milan
- Palazzo e Torre Rasini [it]
- Snia Viscosa Tower
- Torre Locatelli [it]
Turin
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
- Erasmus House
- GEB Tower [nl]
The Hague
- Nirwana apartments [nl]
Poland
Warsaw
Wrocław
Katowice
Romania
Bucharest
Russia
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain

Madrid
Barcelona
A Coruña
Sweden
Stockholm
Gothenburg
- Otterhall [sv]
Switzerland
- Bel-Air-Turm [de]
Ukraine
Kyiv
Kharkiv
United Kingdom


London
Manchester
- Quay Street Tower (unbuilt)
- Sunlight House
- Lancaster House, Manchester
- Ship Canal House
Liverpool

Australia
Melbourne
Sydney
Argentina
Canada
Halifax
Hamilton
Montreal
Quebec
Toronto
Vancouver
China

Guangzhou
Shanghai
Hong Kong
New Zealand
- Hotel St George, Wellington
- Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Building, Wellington
South Africa
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