List of tallest buildings in Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery skyline along the Alabama River

Montgomery is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of Alabama, and also the county seat of Montgomery County. This is a list of the tallest buildings in the city, a number of which are offices for Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA).. Several of Montgomery's tallest buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

NRHP buildings

1. Alabama State Capitol was declared a National Historic Landmark on December 19, 1960.
2. Bell Building was added to the NRHP in 1981.
3. Jefferson Davis Hotel was added to the NRHP on March 13, 1979.
4. Hampton Inn Suites formerly Graystone Hotel is a contributing property of Lower Commerce Street Historic District
5. Shepherd Building was listed on the NRHP from May 22, 1986 unitl its demolition in November 2010.

List

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	RSA Tower (Montgomery)		126.49 m (415.0 ft)	22	1996	Tallest building in Montgomery since its completion in 1996. It is the sixth tallest building in the state.
2	BBVA Compass Tower		62.58 m (205.3 ft)	15	1972
3	RSA Judicial Building		58.83 m (193.0 ft)	12	2011	The Retirement Systems of Alabama building has 50 ft (15 m) glass atrium that encompasses a 3-story former courthouse complex, originally built in 1926. replaced by the newer Alabama Judicial Building.
4	Bell Building		48.77 m (160.0 ft)	12	1908	Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It was the tallest building in the city and state when first built.
5	8 Commerce Street Renasant Bank		47.24 m (155.0 ft)	12	1907	Originally First National Bank Building. Tallest building in the state when built.
6	C.J. Dunn Tower Alabama State University		46.62 m (153.0 ft)	12	1994	Named for Charles John Dunn, dean and basketball coach, to whom the Dunn–Oliver Acadome is also dedicated.
7	Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center		46.62 m (153.0 ft)	12	2007
8	Capital Towers Apartments		43 m (141 ft)	11	1951	Once Walter Bragg Smith Apartments.Site of Dale’s Penthouse restaurant where on Feb. 7, 1967 a high-rise fire caused 25 deaths.
9	Goode Building Jackson Hospital		42.74 m (140.2 ft)	11
10	AUM Library Tower Auburn University at Montgomery		38.85 m (127.5 ft)	10		Dedicated the Ida Belle Young Library Tower in 2019.
11	Hampton Inn Suites formerly Graystone Hotel		37 m (121 ft)	10	1928	Contributing property of Lower Commerce Street Historic District
12	Lurleen B. Wallace Building		36.58 m (120.0 ft)	8	1954	Named for Lurleen Wallace.
13	Alabama State Capitol		36.37 m (119.3 ft)	3	1850-1851	A National Historic Landmark (1960) listed on the NRHP (1966)
14	Jefferson Davis Hotel		36 m (118 ft)	11	1929	Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The building used to feature the WSFA radio studio, where Hank Williams performed in the late 1930s.
15	Retirement Systems of Alabama Headquarters aka RSA Union		35 m (115 ft)	8	2008

Demolished

Name	Image	Height m / ft	Floors	Built	Demolished	Notes
Frank Leu Building		35.05 metres (115.0 ft)	10	1907	1997	Built as the Gay-Teague Hotel, it became the Old South Life Building. Frank Leu bought it in July 1956.
14 Commerce Street		30.48 metres (100.0 ft)	9	1902
Shepherd Building		25.06 metres (82.2 ft)	8	1922-23	2011	Designed by architect Frederick Ausfeld. Donated to Troy University in 2002. Listed on the NRHP from May 22, 1986 until its demolition.

See also

• History of Montgomery, Alabama
• List of tallest buildings in Alabama
• List of tallest buildings in Birmingham, Alabama

External links

• Phorio Montgomery
• Skyscraperpage Montgomery
• Alabama Department of Archives and History
• List of Famous Montgomery Buildings & Structures
• Montgomery Downtown development

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