• Retrieved January 19, 2012. The word skyscraper, in its architectural context, was first applied to the Home Insurance Building, completed in Chicago in 1885.
  • 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.
  • In conclusion, the Home Insurance Building is not just a footnote in history but a cornerstone of modern urban development.
  • The Home Insurance Building (the first ever skyscraper) was a skyscraper that stood in Chicago from 1885 to 1931.
  • The Home Insurance Building by architect William Le Baron Jenney was built in northeast corner of La Salle and Adams Streets in 1885.
  • The Home Insurance Building is an example of the Chicago School of Architecture. The building set precedents in skyscraper construction.
  • Today we’re taking a look at the world's first ever skyscraper — the historic Home Insurance Building — and how it came to be.
  • English: Exterior of the Home Insurance Building by architect William Le Baron Jenney in Chicago, Illinois.
  • With a height of 138 feet, the Home Insurance Building soared far above its contemporaries, epitomizing the term "skyscraper."
  • 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...