The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, completed in 1885, is widely regarded as the first skyscraper. It was designed by William Le Baron Jenney and stood 10 stories tall, making it the... Read more »
The term “skyscraper” is used to describe a tall, multi-story building. The first skyscraper is widely considered to be the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois, which was completed in 1885. It... Read more »
