The Home Insurance Building was a skyscraper that stood in Chicago from 1885 to its demolition in 1931. Originally ten stories and 138 ft (42.1 m) tall, it was designed by William Le Baron Jenney in 1884 and completed the next year.

Designed by architect William Le Baron Jenney, this 10-story structure employed innovative engineering techniques and architectural features that laid the foundation for skyscrapers of the future. The Home Insurance Building revolutionized high-rise construction with its pioneering use of cast iron technology.

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With a height of 138 feet, the Home Insurance Building soared far above its contemporaries, epitomizing the term "skyscraper." Its metal frame allowed for an innovative curtain wall composed of non- structural stone sheathing, with large window panes to maximize natural light in the interior spaces.

The Home Insurance Building by architect William Le Baron Jenney was built in northeast corner of La Salle and Adams Streets in 1885. It is 54.9 high,

Apr 22, 2010 · The Home Insurance Building, built in 1885 and located on the corner of Adams and LaSalle Streets in Chicago, Illinois, went down in history as the world’s first modern skyscraper.

The Home Insurance Building was a skyscraper in Chicago designed by William Le Baron Jenney in 1884, for the Home Insurance Company in New York. Completed a year later, the building is generally noted as the first tall building to be supported both inside and outside by a fireproof structural steel and metal frame, which included reinforced ...

Oct 23, 2020 · William Le Baron Jenney, Home Insurance Building, Chicago, 1884. (J.W. Taylor, IChi-00989; Chicago Historical Society) The third of the large buildings granted a building permit during the first week March 1884 was the Home Insurance Building.

Chicago’s Home Insurance Building, the 12-story office building designed by William Le Baron Jenney, completed in 1885 and demolished in 1931, has frequently been referred...

The Home Insurance Building in Chicago stands as a transformative landmark in architectural history, marking the genesis of the skyscraper era. Constructed between 1884 and 1885, this iconic structure showcased groundbreaking innovation with its internal steel frame, challenging traditional design paradigms that relied on external walls for ...