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  • Comment: Still not notable enough for its own article. If you have time, maybe you could expand the Nebraska one instead. Tavantius (talk) 19:40, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

Skyline of Downtown Lincoln

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Lincoln, Nebraska. The city has 12 buildings that stand at least 150 feet (45 m) tall. The Nebraska State Capitol has been Lincoln's tallest building since it was completed in 1932. Other notable buildings include the Lied Place Residencies, and the U.S. Bank Building.

Tallest buildings

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This list ranks Lincoln skyscrapers based purely on standard height measurements. This includes both spires and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts.

Picture Rank Name Height

Ft / (m)

Stories Year Completed Primary Use Notes
1 Nebraska State Capitol 400 (120) 15 1932 Government Second tallest

state capitol after Louisiana.[1]

2 Lied Place Residences 257 (78) 20 2020 Residential Tallest building constructed

in the 2020s.[2]

3 U.S. Bank Building 220 (67) 18 1969 Office [3]
4 Union Bank and Trust Building 173 13 TBA Office [4]
5 Holiday Inn Lincoln 170 (51),

disputed

16 TBA Hotel Some sources suggest a height of 198 feet, or 60 meters.[5]
6 American Charter Center 166 (50) 15 1926 Office [6]
7 Abel Residence Hall 161 (48) 14 TBA Residential [7]
8 Oldfather Hall 160 (48) 12 1970 Office Height estimated based on floor count.[8]
9 University Towers 158 (48) 13 1929 Residential Also known as the Stuart

Building.[9]

10 Atmosphere Lincoln 156 (47) 13 2023 Residential Height estimated based on floor count.[10]
11 Georgian Place 152 (46) 11 1926 Residential [11]
12 Terminal Building 150 (45) 10 1916 Office [12]

Tallest buildings: approved or proposed

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The following is a list of buildings that have been proposed or approved in Lincoln.

Name Height Floors Status Status Year Use Notes
Gold's Building Unknown 23 Proposed 2024 Hotel [13]
9 Lincoln Park 254 (77) 22 Approved 2023 Residential [14] [15]

Timeline of tallest buildings

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The following is a list of buildings that were once the tallest structure in Lincoln.

Name Years as

tallest

Height

Ft / (m)

Floores Notes
Terminal Building 1917-1926 150 (45) 10 [16]
Georgian Place 1926 152 11 [17]
American Charter Center 1926-1932 166 (50) 15 [18]
Nebraska State Capitol 1932-present 400 (120) 15 [19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln | 126253 | EMPORIS". 2015-05-20. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ^ "Lincoln, Nebraska: the Star City - SkyscraperPage Forum". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ Olberding, Matt (2021-11-07). "Downtown Lincoln's tallest office building has new owner". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  4. ^ Star, Lincoln Journal (2023-01-20). "The 10 tallest buildings in Lincoln". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  5. ^ "Holiday Inn Lincoln - Downtown, Lincoln - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  6. ^ "American Charter Center, Lincoln - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  7. ^ Star, Lincoln Journal (2023-01-20). "The 10 tallest buildings in Lincoln". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  8. ^ "Oldfather Hall · C. H. Oldfather, a Classical Educator · Nebraska U". unlhistory.unl.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  9. ^ "Stuart Building - Lincoln, Nebraska - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  10. ^ Olberding, Matt (2022-03-16). "Construction on downtown Lincoln's largest single residential development set to begin". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  11. ^ "Georgian Place, Lincoln - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  12. ^ "Terminal Building, Lincoln - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  13. ^ "Gold's District". Golds District. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  14. ^ Johnson, McKenzie (2023-03-14). "Lincoln City Council narrowly approves 22-story downtown skyscraper". KLKN-TV. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  15. ^ Olberding, Matt (2022-11-02). "Planners give first OK to 22-story building in downtown Lincoln". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  16. ^ "Terminal Building, Lincoln - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  17. ^ "Georgian Place, Lincoln - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  18. ^ "American Charter Center, Lincoln - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  19. ^ Star, Lincoln Journal (2023-01-20). "The 10 tallest buildings in Lincoln". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.