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Skyscraper

Listings whose style is Skyscraper or any style under it, from the nomination form, NRIS, the Atlas, Wikidata or a model reading of the text. Also called Early Skyscraper. A building form the Bulletin lists as a classification. Typical range 1885–1930. Within Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements › Chicago School.

6 cities rank in this category: each has at least 5 such listings and 10,000 or more residents. Within each size class, cities are ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate and the other measures on every row. Open in the explorer to rank by another measure or compare categories.

Coverage. Style comes from the National Register index, Wikidata and, where the nomination text has been read, from the text itself. Nominations have been read for Indiana only, so 0 of the 6 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states are read.

10,000-24,999 residents

No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.

25,000-49,999 residents

No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.

50,000-99,999 residents

No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.

100,000-249,999 residents

No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.

250,000-499,999 residents

No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.

500,000-999,999 residents 2 ranked

1
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA city
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi · 5 places in category · 2 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 50
2
Portland, OR
Portland, OR city
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi · 5 places in category · 2 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 50

Only 2 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.

1,000,000+ residents 4 ranked

1
Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX city
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi · 6 places in category · 4 ranked
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 66.7
2
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL city
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi · 6 places in category · 4 ranked
0.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.02 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 66.7
3
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio, TX city
1,479,835 residents · 499.0 sq mi · 5 places in category · 4 ranked
0.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 33.4
4
New York, NY
New York, NY city
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi · 7 places in category · 4 ranked
0.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.01 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 33.4

Only 4 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.

Below the ranking floor 45 cities

Cities with 1 to 4 listings in this category, by count. Too few to rate fairly, so they are listed, not ranked. Click a city to see the listings in the explorer.