100 King Street West

Stelco Tower
General information
Type	Office
Location	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Address	100 King St. West
Coordinates	43.25734°N 79.87045°W / 43.25734; -79.87045
Completed	1973
Height
Roof	103 m (338 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	26
Lifts/elevators	8

Stelco Tower is the second tallest building in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The 26-storey structure (103 metres/338 feet) was completed in 1973. Originally known as Stelco Tower and now officially known as the 100 King Street West building, many Hamiltonians still refer to it as the Stelco Tower.

The tower was built as the head office of Stelco, Canada's largest steel producer and one of Hamilton's largest employers. The company used the tower to demonstrate the versatility of steel and to showcase its newest development, "Stelcoloy"; a specialised steel alloy designed to slowly rust over time. The rust helps protect the steel from further damage. This process of oxidation accounts for the steel's unique self-colouring nature; the steel was grey-blue when the building was first erected.

Images

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  West End, Copps Coliseum, view from atop Stelco Tower
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  North End, view from atop Stelco Tower
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  James Street North, view from atop Stelco Tower
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  Gore Park and East Hamilton, view from atop Stelco Tower
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  Commerce Place Complex, looking South, view from atop Stelco Tower
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  Commerce Place Complex, looking down to street level, view from atop Stelco Tower
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  BDC Building, looking South, view from atop of Stelco Tower
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  Ellen Fairclough Building, looking South West, view from atop of Stelco Tower

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Hamilton, Ontario

External links

• Hamilton Skyscraper page- diagrams
• Image: Stelco Tower