1894
Quick Facts
CityChicago
CountryUSA
Year1884 - 1885
Height55,0m / 180ft
Floors12
Realisation
ArchitectWilliam Le Baron Jenney
Building Info
NameHome Insurance Building
CategoryOffice Building
Materialssteel
stone
AddressNortheast corner of LaSalle and Adams Streets
Notes
Considered the first skyscraper in the world.
The top 2 stories were added later.
Demolished in 1931.
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