- Retrieved January 19, 2012. The word skyscraper, in its architectural context, was first applied to the Home Insurance Building, completed in Chicago in 1885.
- In conclusion, the Home Insurance Building is not just a footnote in history but a cornerstone of modern urban development.
- With a height of 138 feet, the Home Insurance Building soared far above its contemporaries, epitomizing the term "skyscraper."
- Left: Burnham & Root, Insurance Exchange. (Hoffmann, Root); Right: Jenney, Home Insurance Building. (Chicago Historical Society).
- The Home Insurance Building by architect William Le Baron Jenney was built in northeast corner of La Salle and Adams Streets in 1885.
- Exterior of the Home Insurance Building, widely considered to be the world's first modern skyscraper, Chicago, 1926.
- Home Insurance Building After two stories were added in 1888. Rand McNally’s Bird’s Eye View and Guide to Chicago, 1893.
- Home Insurance Building is a frame and office building that was completed in 1885. The project is located in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
- The Home Insurance Building, designed by the architect-engineer the first school of Chicago William Le Baron Jenney, became the first tall building or first...
- The Home Insurance Building was built in 1885 in Chicago, Illinois, USA and destroyed in 1931 to make way for the Field Building (now the LaSalle National...
