Tallest Skyscrapers in Missouri

 Missouri is home to several notable tall structures, including monuments and office buildings. Here are some of the tallest skyscrapers in Missouri:

Skyscraper	City	Height (feet)
One Kansas City Place	Kansas City	624
One Metropolitan Square	St. Louis	593
Town Pavilion	Kansas City	591
AT&T Center (909 Chestnut)	St. Louis	588
Eagleton Courthouse	St. Louis	557
Sheraton at Crown Center	Kansas City	504
One US Bank Plaza	St. Louis	484
KC Power & Light Building	Kansas City	481
909 Walnut	Kansas City	471
Kansas City City Hall	Kansas City	445

 Note: The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is 630 ft tall

Skyscraper History in Missouri

Missouri’s history of skyscrapers includes the Wainwright Building, the Kansas City Power and Light Building, and Oak Tower. 

Wainwright Building 

• Considered one of the first modern skyscrapers
• Designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler in 1891
• A National Historic Landmark and City Landmark
• The first building in St. Louis to use a steel frame
• Named after Ellis Wainwright, a wealthy brewer

Kansas City Power and Light Building 

• Built in 1931 as the headquarters of the Kansas City Power and Light Company
• A 36-story skyscraper that is considered an example of Art Deco architecture
• Built to provide jobs and boost the local economy

Oak Tower 

• The top half of the building was built with Haydite, a lightweight concrete invented in Kansas City
• The 1929 expansion of the building added 14 stories
• It was the tallest building in Missouri until the Kansas City Power and Light Building surpassed it in 1931

Tallest Skyscrapers in Missouri’s Biggest Cities

Tallest Buildings in Springfield

Building	Height (feet)
Hammons Tower	268
Sunvilla Tower	233
One Parkway Place	180
Heers Building	156
Plaza Towers	131

Tallest Buildings in Jefferson City

Building	Height
Missouri State Capitol	262
Doubletree Hotel	155

Tallest Buildings in Columbia

Building	Height (feet)
Jesse Hall	180
Paquin Tower	172
Tiger Hotel	140
Memorial Union	140
The Rise on 9th	128

Tallest Buildings in Clayton

Building	Height (feet)
The Plaza in Clayton	408
Centene Plaza Two	380
212 South Meramec	380
The Sevens Building	312

Tallest Buildings in St. Louis

Building	Height (feet)
One Metropolitan Square	593
909 Chestnut	588
Thomas Eagleton Courthouse	557
One US Bank Plaza	484
Gallery 720	401
1010 Pine Street (SW Bell Building)	399
Civil Courts Building	386
One Hundred Above the Park	385
One Bank of America Plaza	384
One City Center (600 Washington)	375

Tallest Buildings in Cape Girardeau

Building	Height (feet)
Hirsch Building	159
Marquette Hotel	90

Tallest Buildings in Joplin

Building	Height (feet)
Liberty Building	112
Newman Building	105

Tallest Buildings in Kansas City

Building	Height (feet)
One Kansas City Place	624
Town Pavilion	591
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center	504
Kansas City Power & Light Building	481
909 Walnut Street	454
City Hall	443
1201 Walnut	425
Commerce Tower	407
City Center Square	402
Oak Tower Building	379