List of tallest buildings in Spokane

This list ranks the tallest buildings in the U.S. city of Spokane, Washington by height. The city has 40 high rise buildings in addition to 134 low-rise buildings (as of September 2021).[1]

Downtown Spokane skyline from the South Hill

High-rise development in Spokane began in 1891 shortly after The Great Fire of 1889 with the completion of the 146-foot (45 m) Review Building featuring a traditional brick and solid stone construction.[2] The term "skyscraper" in the late 19th century was typically used to describe buildings of a relatively modest 10 to 20 stories in height that were built on a ground level of thick masonry walls, as opposed to the modern usage of the term which is often used to describe more modern high rise buildings in excess of 40 or 50 stories that were made possible with the incorporation of a metal framework.[3] After the advent of steel frame building construction, allowing for increased strength to support more floors, local applications of this technology began showing up in a significant way in the early 20th century in the form of the US Bank Building (built 1910), and the Paulsen Medical Center (built 1929), both of which became the tallest in the city.[2] The Old National Bank Building was also the tallest building in the state upon completion.[4] The current tallest building in Spokane, which surpassed the Paulsen Medical Center, is the 288-foot (88 m) tall Bank of America Financial Center that was completed in 1981 and has held the tallest building in the city title for 40 years.[2]