List of tallest buildings in South Carolina
This list of tallest buildings in South Carolina ranks high rises in the U.S. state of South Carolina by height. The tallest building in South Carolina is the Capitol Center in Columbia, which contains 26 floors and is 349 ft (106 m) tall. The second-tallest building in the state is the Margate Tower in Myrtle Beach, which rises 329 feet (100 m).
Tallest Buildings
This list ranks South Carolina buildings that stand at least 255 feet (78 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts or other objects not part of the original plans. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.
| Rank | Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year | City | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capitol Center | 349 / 106 | 26 | 1987 | Columbia | Has been the tallest building in Columbia and the state of South Carolina since its completion in 1989.[1] |
| 2 | Margate Tower | 329 / 100 | 29 | 2004 | Myrtle Beach | Tallest building in Myrtle Beach |
| 3 | Palmetto Center | 325 / 99 | 20 | 1983 | Columbia | Tallest building in Columbia and South Carolina from 1983 to 1987, and is currently the 4th-tallest building in South Carolina. |
| 4 | Tower at 1301 Gervais | 278 / 85 | 20 | 1973 | Columbia | Tallest building in Columbia from 1973 to 1983. |
| 5 | The Tower at Main and Gervais | 270 / 82 | 19 | 2009 | Columbia | |
| 6 | St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church | 255 / 78 | 2 | 1872 | Charleston | Tallest building in South Carolina from 1872-1966.[2] |
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Charleston, South Carolina
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
References
- ↑ "Columbia". Emporis. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Legerton, Clifford L; Lilly, Edward G., Editor (1966). Historic Churches of Charleston (Hardcover). Charleston: Legerton & Co. pp. 40–41.
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