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City
Chicago
Country
USA
Year
1884 - 1885
Height
55,0m / 180ft
Floors
12
Realisation
Architect
William Le Baron Jenney
Building Info
Name
Home Insurance Building
Category
Office Building
Materials
steel
stone
Address
Northeast 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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