List of tallest buildings in Vermont

Below is a list of the tallest buildings in the U.S. state of Vermont ranked by height in feet. All buildings over 100 feet in height are included. Grace Church, in Rutland, is the tallest building in Vermont at 199 feet.

Tallest buildings

Rank Building Photography Height Floors Location Year built Notes
1 Grace Church 199 feet[1] 1 Rutland 1860[2] Church
2= Ira Allen Chapel (UVM) 170 feet[3][4][5] 1 Burlington 1925 Church
2= Unitarian Church 170 feet[6] 1 Burlington 1816 Church
4 Stowe Community Church 165 feet[7] 1 Stowe 1863[8] Church
5= Montpelier City Hall 150 feet 4 Montpelier 1909
5= Old Mill (UVM) 150 feet[9] 4 Burlington 1825
7 First Methodist Church 147 feet[10] 1 Burlington 1869 Church
8 Burlington Square South Tower 139 feet[11] 11 Burlington 2025
9 Vermont State House 136 feet[12] 2 Montpelier 1859
10 Congregational Church 135 feet[13] 1 Middlebury 1809 Church
11 Masonic Temple 130 feet[14] 5 Burlington 1898
12 Sheldon Towers[15] 124 feet 10 Rutland 1972
13 Decker Towers 116.3 feet 11 Burlington 1971
14 100 Bank Street 116 feet[16] 8 Burlington Roof mechanics included in height
15 The Nest 111.7 feet 9 Burlington 2022
16 First Baptist Church 110 feet[17] 1 Burlington 1864 Church
17 The Westlake Residences[18] 107.5 feet 9 Burlington 2007 Roof mechanics included in height
18= St. Mary Star of the Sea 105 feet[19] 1 Newport 1904 Church
18= Corporate Plaza (Key Bank)[20] 105 feet[16] 8 Burlington 1988[21]
20 Three Cathedral Square[22] 103.3 feet 10 Burlington 1979 Roof mechanics included in height
21 Service Building 101 feet[23][24] 7 Rutland 1930

Under construction or approved

Building Town/City Height Floors Status
Burlington Square North Tower Burlington 136+ feet[25] 12 Under construction, expected to be completed in 2027[26]

Other tall structures

Name Photography Height Town/City Built Type Notes
Kingdom Community Wind project 450 feet Lowell 2012[27] wind turbines 21 turbines in total.
WCAT Radio Tower 445 feet Burlington 1981 radio mast Part of a larger array; other towers are 358 and 266 feet tall. Tallest radio tower in Vermont.
WVMT Radio Towers 411 feet Burlington 1922 radio mast All 3 towers are 411 feet (125 meters) tall
East Charlotte Telecommunications Tower 408 feet Charlotte 1993 radio mast Broadcast station is unknown.
Bennington Battle Monument 306 feet Bennington 1889 obelisk Tallest occupiable structure in Vermont.
WIZN Tower[28] 199 feet Charlotte 1986 radio mast
Petrofina Alburg #1[29] 160 feet Alburg 1964 oil derrick Remnants of a short oil boom in the mid-20th century. Abandoned in 1965.[30]
North Springfield Gatehouse [31] 160 feet North Springfield 1960 gatehouse
Bethel Tower [32] 120 feet Bethel 2013 cell phone tower
Moran Municipal Generation Station 90 feet Burlington 1955 power plant Decommissioned in 1986.
Vermont Yankee Tower Vernon 1972 power plant Decommissioned in 2014.
Farmhouse Inn[33] 68 feet Woodstock 1915 barnhouse Claims to be the tallest barn in Vermont.
Hubbard Park Tower[34] 58 feet Montpelier 1930 Observation tower Construction of the tower intermittently took place from 1915 to 1930.[35]
Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial 50 feet South Royalton 1905 obelisk One of "the largest polished shafts in the world".
File Under So. Co., Waiting for...* 40 feet Burlington 2002 filing cabinet/art installation* commonly referred to as "World's Tallest Filing Cabinet"
Burlington Breakwater North Light 35 feet Burlington 2003 lighthouse Tallest lighthouse in Vermont.

References

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  2. ^ "Grace Church History". Grace Congregational UCC, Rutland, VT. June 28, 2016.
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  28. ^ "Freeman v. Burlington Broadcasters Inc., No. 97-9141 - FCC". Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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  30. ^ "Oil & Gas in Vermont" (PDF). Office of the State Geologist. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
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  33. ^ "Let's Get Away". May 18, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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