List of tallest buildings in Vermont

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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

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class="wikitable sortable"
class="unsortable"|Rank

! Building

! Photography

! data-sort-type=number | Height

! data-sort-type=number | Floors

! Location

! Year built

! Notes

1

| Grace Church

| 100px

| 199 feet{{cite web |title=Iconic Grace Church steeple up for repairs |url=https://mountaintimes.info/2021/07/28/iconic-grace-church-steeple-up-for-repairs/ |website=Mountain Times |access-date=28 February 2025 |date=28 July 2021}}

| 1

| Rutland

| 1860{{Cite web|url=https://gracechurchvt.org/about-grace/grace-church-history/|title=Grace Church History|date=June 28, 2016|website=Grace Congregational UCC, Rutland, VT}}

| Church

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| Ira Allen Chapel (UVM)

| 100px

| 170 feet{{cite news|title=New Ira Allen Chapel, Gift of Hon. James B. Wilbur, Dedicated|url=http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/vermontalumniweeklyv06n13|newspaper=Vermont Alumni Weekly: Dedication of the Ira Allen Chapel, Vol. IV, No. 13|publisher=The Alumni Council of the University of Vermont|date=January 19, 1927|access-date=March 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918074306/http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/vermontalumniweeklyv06n13|archive-date=September 18, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uvm.edu/~hp206/2011/sites/4.html|title=University Green Area Heritage Study – Ira Allen Chapel (Historic Burlington Research Project – HP 206)|author1=Prevolos, Christine|access-date=November 24, 2015|publisher=UVM Historic Preservation Program|location=Burlington, Vermont|date=2011}}"In Celebration of the Centennial Year of the Billings Library and the Diamond Jubilee of the Ira Allen Chapel", Dedication ceremonies of The Billings–Ira Allen Campus Center, Friday the 18th of April 1986 (Program pamphlet obtained from the UVM Bailey–Howe Library, Special Collections Department)

| 1

| Burlington

| 1925

| Church

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| Unitarian Church

| File:BTV UnitarianChurch 2008.jpg

| 170 feethttps://www.uvm.edu/~hp206/2017/pages/Henderson/index.html#:~:text=The%20clock%20tower%20and%20steeple,tower%20is%20170%20feet%20high.

| 1

| Burlington

| 1816

| Church

4

| Stowe Community Church

| 100px

| 165 feethttps://www.nps.gov/articles/000/timber-framed-steeples-masts-and-telescoping.htm}

| 1

| Stowe

| 1863{{cite web|url=http://www.stowechurch.org/donate|title=Stowe Community Church|access-date=2014-12-21}}

| Church, currently shorter for steeple repairs

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| Montpelier City Hall

| 100px

| 150 feet{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

| 4

| Montpelier

| 1909

|

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| Old Mill (UVM)

| 100px

| 150 feethttps://www.uvm.edu/histpres/HPJ/oldmill/fig5.html

| 4

| Burlington

| 1825

|

7

| First Methodist Church

| File:First United Methodist Church Burlington Vermont.jpg

| 147 feethttps://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/78000231_text

| 1

| Burlington

| 1869

|

8

| Vermont State House

| 100px

| 136 feethttps://www.vt-world.com/history-of-the-vermont-state-house-at-montpelier.html#:~:text=A%20Renaissance%2Dinspired%20wooden%20dome,weight%20of%20a%20stone%20sculpture.

| 2

| Montpelier

| 1859

|

9

| Congregational Church

| 100px

| 135 feethttps://www.nps.gov/articles/000/timber-framed-steeples-middlebury-vermont.htm#:~:text=A%20square%20lantern%20of%20somewhat,1).

| 1

| Middlebury

| 1809

| Church

10

| Masonic Temple

| 100px

| 130 feet https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=144909

| 5

| Burlington

| 1898

|

11

| Sheldon Towers{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/sheldontowers-rutland-vt-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216204455/http://www.emporis.com/building/sheldontowers-rutland-vt-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 16, 2014|title=Sheldon Towers Rutland|publisher=Emporis|access-date=2014-12-09}}

| File:RutlandVista (cropped), Sheldon Towers.jpg

| 124 feet

| 10

| Rutland

| 1972

|

12

| Decker Towers

| 100px

| 116.3 feet

| 11

| Burlington

| 1971

|

13

| 100 Bank Street

| File:100 Bank Street - Burlington, Vermont.jpg

| 116 feethttps://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/time-to-grow-up-burlington-considers-new-building-heights-2656049#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20list%20formulated,and%20Cathedral%20Square%2C%20103.3%20feet.

| 8

| Burlington

|

| Roof mechanics included in height

14

| The Nest

| File:The Nest Burlington 2025 (cropped).jpg

| 111.7 feet

| 9

| Burlington

| 2022

|

15

| First Baptist Church

| File:First Baptist Church Burlington VT.JPG

| 110 feethttps://www.uvm.edu/~histpres/HPJ/NR/burlbapt/desc.html

| 1

| Burlington

| 1864

| Church

16

| The Westlake Residences{{cite web|url=http://sevendaysvt.com/vermont/movin-on-up/Content?oid=2127331|title=Movin' on Up|publisher=Seven Days|access-date=2014-12-13}}

| 100px

| 107.5 feet

| 9

| Burlington

| 2007

| Roof mechanics included in height

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| St. Mary Star of the Sea

| 100px

| 105 feet{{Cite web|url=https://materdeivermont.com/st-mary-star-of-the-sea|title=St. Mary Star of the Sea|website=Mater Dei Roman Catholic Parish}}

| 1

| Newport

| 1904

| Church

17=

| Corporate Plaza (Key Bank){{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/corporateplaza-burlington-vt-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220121422/http://www.emporis.com/building/corporateplaza-burlington-vt-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 20, 2014|title=Corporate Plaza, Burlington|publisher=Emporis|access-date=2014-12-14}}

|100px

| 105 feet

| 8

| Burlington

| 1988{{cite web|url=http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/sites/default/files/CEDO/Business/How%20Burlington%20Became%20an%20Award-Winning%20City.pdf|title=How Burlington Became an Award Winning-City|publisher=CEDO|access-date=2014-12-21}}

|

19

| Three Cathedral Square{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/three-cathedral-square-burlington-vt-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216202700/http://www.emporis.com/building/three-cathedral-square-burlington-vt-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 16, 2014|title=Three Cathedral Square, Burlington|publisher=Emporis|access-date=2014-12-09}}

| 100px

| 103.3 feet

| 10

| Burlington

| 1979

| Roof mechanics included in height

20

| Service Building

| File:Service Building Rutland VT 2025.jpg

| 101 feet{{cite web |url=http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VT-01-RU39|title=SAH Archipedia|publisher=UVaP|date=2012|access-date= 2014-12-24}}{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/servicebuilding-rutland-vt-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211012330/http://www.emporis.com/building/servicebuilding-rutland-vt-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 11, 2015|title=Service Building|access-date=2015-02-10|publisher=Emporis.com}}

| 7

| Rutland

| 1930

|

Tallest proposed or approved

class="wikitable sortable"
Building

! Town/City

! Height

! Floors

! Status

Burlington Square Apartments

| Burlington

| 191 feet

| 16

| Unbuilt; dual towers proposed in 1975. Eventually shelved; Courtyard Burlington Harbor was built on the proposed site in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/courtyard-burlington-harbor-burlington-vt-usa|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141224080048/http://www.emporis.com/building/courtyard-burlington-harbor-burlington-vt-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 24, 2014|title=Courtyard Burlington Harbor, Burlington|publisher=Emporis|access-date=2014-12-23}}{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/burlington-square-apartments-east-tower-burlington-vt-usa|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141224080106/http://www.emporis.com/building/burlington-square-apartments-east-tower-burlington-vt-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 24, 2014|title=Burlington Square Apartments - East Tower|publisher=Emporis|access-date=2014-12-23}}{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/burlington-square-apartments-west-tower-burlington-vt-usa|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141224080057/http://www.emporis.com/building/burlington-square-apartments-west-tower-burlington-vt-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 24, 2014|title=Burlington Square Apartments - West Tower|publisher=Emporis|access-date=2014-12-23}}

Montpelier tower

| Montpelier

| 172 feet

| 14

| Unbuilt; proposed in 1988.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/01/us/montpelier-journal-a-rising-debate-over-a-plan-to-raise-the-skyline.html|title=Montpelier Journal; A Rising Debate Over a Plan to Raise the Skyline|work=New York Times|date=1988-08-01|access-date=2014-12-23}}

CityPlace South Tower

| Burlington

| 135.7 feethttps://imgur.com/a/UDTBH6A

| 11

| Under construction, expected to be completed in early 2025{{Cite web|url=https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3601|title=Mayor Miro Weinberger and CityPlace Partners Announce Progress and Next Steps|website=Burlington, VT}}

CityPlace North Tower

| Burlington

| 122.5 feet{{Cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/8w4EoSy|title=CityPlace Vermont 2021 Diagram|website=Imgur}}

| 9

| Under construction, expected to be completed in late 2025 to early 2026

The Park

| Burlington

| 100 feet

| 10

| Proposed, current status unknown{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/the-park-burlington-vt-usa|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141224080100/http://www.emporis.com/building/the-park-burlington-vt-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 24, 2014|title=The Park, Burlington|publisher=Emporis|access-date=2014-12-23}}

Other tall structures

class="wikitable sortable"
Name

! Photography

! Height

! Town/City

! Built

! Type

! Notes

Kingdom Community Wind project

|

| 450 feet

| Lowell

| 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.greenmountainpower.com/upload/photos/236KCW_QA_Feb_2013_FINAL.pdf|title=Green Mountain Power|access-date=2012-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720140956/http://www.greenmountainpower.com/upload/photos/236KCW_QA_Feb_2013_FINAL.pdf|archive-date=2014-07-20|url-status=dead}}

| 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 {{convert|411|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} tall

East Charlotte Telecommunications Tower

|

| 408 feet

| Charlotte

| 1993

| radio mast

| Broadcast station is unknown.

Bennington Battle Monument

| 100px

| 306 feet

| Bennington

| 1889

| obelisk

| Tallest occupiable structure in Vermont.

WIZN Tower{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/ogc/documents/opinions/2000/97-9141.html

|title=Freeman v. Burlington Broadcasters Inc., No. 97-9141 - FCC|access-date=2014-12-20}}

|

| 199 feet

| Charlotte

| 1986

| radio mast

|

Petrofina Alburg #1{{cite web|url=https://urbanpostmortem.wordpress.com/2014/07/29/black-gold-in-the-green-mountain-state/

|title=Black Gold in the Green Mountain State|date=29 July 2014|publisher=Obscure Vermont|access-date=2014-12-23}}

|

| 160 feet

| Alburg

| 1964

| oil derrick

| Remnants of a short oil boom in the mid-20th century. Abandoned in 1965.{{cite web|url=http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/geo/pdfdocs/Oil%20and%20Gas%20in%20VT.pdf

|title=Oil & Gas in Vermont|publisher=Office of the State Geologist|access-date=2014-12-23}}

North Springfield Gatehouse {{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/news/local/consumers/hc-dammed.artaug14-story.html#page=1

|title= Vermont Be Damned|publisher=Hartford Courant|access-date=2015-02-02|last1= Courant|first1= Hartford}}

|

| 160 feet

| North Springfield

| 1960

|gatehouse

|

Bethel Tower {{cite web|url=http://www.telecomvt.org/Projects/Cell/Bethel.php

|title=Bethel Tower - telecomvt.org|publisher=Vermont Telecommunication Authority|access-date=2014-12-20}}

|

| 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{{cite web |url=http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/June-2009/Let-039s-Get-Away/?cparticle=4&siarticle=3

|title=Let's Get Away|date=18 May 2009|access-date= 2014-12-24}}

|

| 68 feet

| Woodstock

| 1915

| barnhouse

| Claims to be the tallest barn in Vermont.

Hubbard Park Tower{{cite web |url=http://dogfeathers.com/montpelier/tower1.html

|title=Hubbard Park Tower|access-date= 2014-12-20}}

| 100px

| 58 feet

|Montpelier

| 1930

| Observation tower

| Construction of the tower intermittently took place from 1915 to 1930.{{cite web|url=http://www.montpelier-vt.org/237/Natural-History|title=Hubbard Park: Natural History|access-date=10 Mar 2018|publisher=City of Montpelier, Vermont}}

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.

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