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The Chicago School of Architecture ebook by Rolf Achilles - Rakuten Kobo

Read "The Chicago School of Architecture Building the Modern City, 1880–1910" by Rolf Achilles available from Rakuten Kobo. The birth of the skyscraper in Chicago in the mid-1880s introduced a new direction for city architecture: upwards. But h...

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15. Home Insurance Building, 180 feet, Chicago, IL (1885) 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. Designed by engineer William LeBaron Jenney, the building was supported by a revolutionary steel frame, which allowed for much greater height and stability without the greater weight of traditional masonry construction. The Home Insurance Building stood unti Home Insurance Building, Chicago Buildings, Masonry Construction, Chicago House, Home Insurance Quotes, Modern Skyscrapers, Chicago School, Banks Building, Chicago History

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These are the only 15 skyscrapers to ever be called 'The World's Tallest'

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with our main facility and building artifact museum and gallery located just west of downtown chicago, urban remains & co. deals exclusively in the reclamation and recycling of american antique architectural artifacts and other oddities found among commercial and industrial buildings or residential structures. our vast website collection of over 18,000 recovered and/or found artifacts dates between the mid-19th century and the late 1960's. we do not deal in new or reproduction bu... Urban Buildings, Louis Sullivan, Detroit History, Chicago Pictures, Chicago School, Stair Riser, Stairs Architecture, Vintage Architecture, Chicago History

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First Skyscraper (1885) ▲ The Home Insurance Building that was built in Chicago in 1885 is considered to be the world’s first skyscraper. It was the first building to use structural steel in its frame. It had 10 stories and was 138 feet tall. The building was demolished in 1931. Sears Tower, currently the tallest building in Chicago, is over 10 times taller than the Home Insurance Building at 1,451 feet with 108 floors. It was the tallest building in the world from 1974 until 1998 Home Insurance Building, Home Insurance Quotes, Chicago School, Structural Steel, Chicago History, Architecture History, The Windy City, Unique Architecture, Industrial Revolution

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10 Chicago Firsts: Famous Inventions - Wolfstad

Chicago is the home of the first African-American President of the United States, but it is also home to many other firsts, such as the world’s first ferris wheel and the world’s first McDonald’s. Here’s a list of ten Chicagoland firsts that you may not know about. Home Insurance Building by drs2online 1. First Skyscraper […]

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