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Below is a list of the 10 tallest buildings in Winston-Salem above 200 feet. The tallest building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is 100 North Main Street. The 2nd tallest building in Winston-Salem the tallest in Winston-Salem from 1966 to 1995 and the tallest building in North Carolina from 1966 to 1971 when Two Wells Fargo Center in Charlotte was constructed.

Tallest buildings

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	100 North Main Street		460 / 140^[1]	34	1995	Tallest building in Winston-Salem since 1995, as well as the tallest in North Carolina outside of Charlotte and Raleigh The building contains 549,000 square feet (51,000 m²) of space. It was 95% leased as February 2012, tenants at that time included Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank Securities, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.^[2] In October 2018 WFC Property LLC of Oklahoma City purchased the building for $62 million.^[3]
2	Winston Tower		410 / 125^[4]	30	1966	Tallest building in Winston-Salem from 1966 to 1995. Tallest building in Winston-Salem constructed in the 1960s.
3	GMAC Tower		330 / 110.6^[5]	21	1980
4	Reynolds Building		314 / 95.7^[6]	22	1929	Tallest building in Winston-Salem from 1929 to 1966.
5	BB&T Financial Center		273 / 83.2^[7]	21	1987	Office building.
6	RJR Plaza Building		269 / 82^[8]	12	1929
7	Nissen Building		246 / 75^[9]	20	1927	Tallest building in Winston-Salem from 1927 to 1929.
8	Marriott Winston Plaza Hotel		237 / 72.2^[10]	19	1984	Tallest full-service hotel in Winston Salem
9	Liberty Plaza	Upload image	230 / 70.1^[11]	14	1973
10	Janeway Clinical Sciences Tower	Upload image	225 / 68.6^[12]	12	1989
11	One West Fourth Street	Upload image	211 / 64.3^[13]	13	2002

Timeline of tallest buildings


Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Years tallest
Nissen Building	246 / 75^[9]	20	1927-1929
Reynolds Building	314 / 95.7^[6]	22	1929-1966
Winston Tower	410 / 125^[4]	30	1966-1995
100 North Main Street	460 / 140^[1]	34	1995–present

References

^ ^a ^b "100 North Main (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ Covington, Owen (February 23, 2012). "For sale: Wells Fargo Center in downtown Winston-Salem". Triad Business Journal. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ Craver, Richard (October 16, 2018). "Wells Fargo Center downtown sells for $62 million to Oklahoma developer". Winston-Salem Journal.
^ ^a ^b "Winston Tower (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ "500 West Fifth Street (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Reynolds Building (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ "BB&T Financial Center (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ "Reynolds Plaza (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Nissen Building (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ "Marriott Winston Plaza Hotel (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ "Liberty Plaza (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ "Janeway Clinical Sciences Tower (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ "One West Fourth Street (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[100_North_Main_Street_CTBUH-1] "100 North Main (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[2] Covington, Owen (February 23, 2012). "For sale: Wells Fargo Center in downtown Winston-Salem". Triad Business Journal. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[Craver-3] Craver, Richard (October 16, 2018). "Wells Fargo Center downtown sells for $62 million to Oklahoma developer". Winston-Salem Journal.

[Winston_Tower_CTBUH-4] "Winston Tower (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[500_West_Fifth_Street_CTBUH-5] "500 West Fifth Street (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[Reynolds_Building_CTBUH-6] "Reynolds Building (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[BB&T_Financial_Center_CTBUH-7] "BB&T Financial Center (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[Reynolds_Plaza_CTBUH-8] "Reynolds Plaza (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[Nissen_Building_CTBUH-9] "Nissen Building (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[Marriott_Winston_Plaza_Hotel_CTBUH-10] "Marriott Winston Plaza Hotel (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[Liberty_Plaza_CTBUH-11] "Liberty Plaza (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[Janeway_Clinical_Sciences_Tower_CTBUH-12] "Janeway Clinical Sciences Tower (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[One_West_Fourth_Street_CTBUH-13] "One West Fourth Street (Winston-Salem)". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

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 | align="center"|[[100 North Main Street]]
 |[[File:100 North Main Street.JPG|100px]]
-| align="center"|460 / 140<ref>{{Cite web |title=100 North Main Street |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123886/100-north-main-street-winston-salem-nc-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514114439/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/123886/100-north-main-street-winston-salem-nc-usa |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 14, 2015 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |publisher=Emporis}}</ref>
+| align="center"|460 / 140<ref name="100 North Main Street CTBUH">{{cite news|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/100-north-main-street/9790|title=100 North Main (Winston-Salem)|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
 | align="center"|34
 | align="center"|1995
+|Tallest building in Winston-Salem since 1995, as well as the tallest in North Carolina outside of Charlotte and Raleigh  The building contains {{convert|549,000|sqft|m2}} of space.  It was 95% leased as February 2012, tenants at  that time included Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank Securities, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2012/02/23/for-sale-wells-fargo-center-in.html|title=For sale: Wells Fargo Center in downtown Winston-Salem|first1=Owen|last1=Covington|work=[[Triad Business Journal]]|date=23 February 2012|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>  In October 2018 WFC Property LLC of [[Oklahoma City]] purchased the building for $62 million.<ref name=Craver>{{cite news|url=https://www.journalnow.com/business/wells-fargo-center-downtown-sells-for-million-to-oklahoma-developer/article_bb6c7ed0-8889-591d-8de4-ec6f6c62e8c1.html|title=Wells Fargo Center downtown sells for $62 million to Oklahoma developer|last=Craver|first=Richard|work=[[Winston-Salem Journal]]|date=October 16, 2018}}</ref>
-|Tallest building in Winston-Salem since constructed in the 1990s, as well as the tallest in the Carolinas outside of [[Charlotte]] and [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]].
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 | align="center"|2
 | align="center"|[[Winston Tower]]
 |[[File:2009-04-24 Winston Tower.jpg|100px]]
-| align="center"|410 / 125<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winston Tower |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123885/winston-tower-winston-salem-nc-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514015117/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/123885/winston-tower-winston-salem-nc-usa |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 14, 2015 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |publisher=Emporis}}</ref>
+| align="center"|410 / 125<ref name="Winston Tower CTBUH">{{cite news|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/winston-tower/9791|title=Winston Tower (Winston-Salem)|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
 | align="center"|30
 | align="center"|1966
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-| align="center"|[[BB&T Financial Center]]
-|[[File:BBT HQ.JPG|100px]]
-| align="center"|340 / 103.6<ref>{{Cite web |title=BB&T Financial Center – The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/bbt-financial-center/12131 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>
-| align="center"|21
-| align="center"|1987
-|Office building.
-|-
-| align="center"|4
 | align="center"|GMAC Tower
 |[[File:GMAC Insurance Building, Winston-Salem, NC (49030997866).jpg|100px]]
+| align="center"|330 / 110.6<ref name="500 West Fifth Street CTBUH">{{cite news|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/500-west-fifth-street/10635|title=500 West Fifth Street (Winston-Salem)|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
-| align="center"|330 / 101<ref>{{Cite web |title=GMAC Tower |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123884/gmac-tower-winston-salem-nc-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702022431/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/123884/gmac-tower-winston-salem-nc-usa |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |publisher=Emporis}}</ref>
 | align="center"|21
 | align="center"|1980
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 |-
-| align="center"|5
+| align="center"|4
 | align="center"|[[Reynolds Building]]
 |[[File:Reynolds Building street view.jpg|100px]]
-| align="center"|314 / 96.7<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reynolds Building – The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/reynolds-building/10636 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>
+| align="center"|314 / 95.7<ref name="Reynolds Building CTBUH">{{cite news|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/reynolds-building/10636|title=Reynolds Building (Winston-Salem)|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
 | align="center"|22
 | align="center"|1929
 |Tallest building in Winston-Salem from 1929 to 1966.
+|-
+| align="center"|5
+| align="center"|[[BB&T Financial Center]]
+|[[File:BBT HQ.JPG|100px]]
+| align="center"|273 / 83.2<ref name="BB&T Financial Center CTBUH">{{cite news|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/bbt-financial-center/12131|title=BB&T Financial Center (Winston-Salem)|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
+| align="center"|21
+| align="center"|1987
+|Office building.
 |-
 | align="center"|6
+|align="center"| RJR Plaza Building
+|[[File:Reynolds American building, Winston-Salem.jpg|100px]]
+| align="center"|269 / 82<ref name="Reynolds Plaza CTBUH">{{cite news|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/reynolds-plaza/25704|title=Reynolds Plaza (Winston-Salem)|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
+| align="center"|12
+| align="center"|1929
+|
+|-
+| align="center"|7
 | align="center"|[[Nissen Building]]
 |[[File:Nissen Building, Winston Salem.jpg|100px]]
-| align="center"|238 / 86.3<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nissen Building – The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/nissen-building/12134 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>
+| align="center"|246 / 75<ref name="Nissen Building CTBUH">{{cite news|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/nissen-building/12134|title=Nissen Building (Winston-Salem)|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
 | align="center"|20
 | align="center"|1927
 |Tallest building in Winston-Salem from 1927 to 1929.
 |-
-| align="center"|7
+| align="center"|8
 | align="center"|Marriott Winston Plaza Hotel
+| [[File:Winston-Salem Marriott (January 2023) 2.jpg|100px]]
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-| align="center"|226 / 72.2<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marriott Winston Plaza Hotel – The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/marriott-winston-plaza-hotel/25712 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>
+| align="center"|237 / 72.2<ref name="Marriott Winston Plaza Hotel CTBUH">{{cite news|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/marriott-winston-plaza-hotel/25712|title=Marriott Winston Plaza Hotel (Winston-Salem)|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
 | align="center"|19
 | align="center"|1984
 |Tallest full-service hotel in Winston Salem
-|-
-| align="center"|8
-| align="center"|One West Fourth
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-| align="center"|211 / 64.3<ref>{{Cite web |title=One West Fourth Street – The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-west-fourth-street/12135 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>
-| align="center"|15
-| align="center"|2002
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 | align="center"|9
-| align="center"|Reynolds Tower - WFUBMC
+| align="center"|Liberty Plaza
+| {{Upload image}}
-|[[File:WFBMC Aerial image.jpg|100px]]
+| align="center"|230 / 70.1<ref name="Liberty Plaza CTBUH">{{cite news|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/liberty-plaza/25703|title=Liberty Plaza (Winston-Salem)|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
-| align="center"|201 / 61
-| align="center"|16
+| align="center"|14
-| align="center"|1972
+| align="center"|1973
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 | align="center"|10
-|align="center"| RJR Plaza Building
+| align="center"|Janeway Clinical Sciences Tower
+|{{Upload image}}
-|[[File:Reynolds American building, Winston-Salem.jpg|100px]]
+| align="center"|225 / 68.6<ref name="Janeway Clinical Sciences Tower CTBUH">{{cite news|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/janeway-clinical-sciences-tower/25713|title=Janeway Clinical Sciences Tower (Winston-Salem)|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
-| align="center"|201 / 69
 | align="center"|12
-| align="center"|1929
+| align="center"|1989
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+| align="center"|11
+| align="center"|One West Fourth Street
+|{{Upload image}}
+| align="center"|211 / 64.3<ref name="One West Fourth Street CTBUH">{{cite news|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-west-fourth-street/12135|title=One West Fourth Street (Winston-Salem)|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>
+| align="center"|13
+| align="center"|2002
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+|246 / 75<ref name="Nissen Building CTBUH"/>
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+|314 / 95.7<ref name="Reynolds Building CTBUH"/>
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 |1995–present
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 ==See also==
 * [[List of tallest buildings in North Carolina]]
-* [[List of tallest buildings in Charlotte, North Carolina]]
+* [[List of tallest buildings in Charlotte]]
 * [[List of tallest buildings in Raleigh, North Carolina]]
-* [[List of tallest buildings in Durham, North Carolina]]
 * [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Forsyth County, North Carolina]], which includes Nissen Building, 8 West Third Street, and perhaps more tall buildings of Winston-Salem.
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-[[Category:Lists of tallest buildings in the United States by city|Winston-Salem]]
+[[Category:Lists of tallest buildings in the United States by populated place|Winston-Salem]]
 [[Category:Lists of buildings and structures in North Carolina|Tallest in Winston-Salem]]