Home Insurance Building
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Identification
Name
Home Insurance Building
Alternative name
Royal Insurance Building
Emporis Building Number
102645
Location
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Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
55.00 m
Height (roof)
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Floors (above ground)
12
Construction end
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Demolition end
1931
Structure in General
Construction type
high-rise building
Current status
demolished [destroyed]Structural material
steel
Architectural style
chicago school
Usages
Main usages
commercial officeFacts
This is generally regarded as the world's first skyscraper. It was the first tall building to be supported, both inside and outside, by a fireproof metal frame. |
Although the Home Insurance Building made full use of steel framing technology, it was not a pure steel-framed structure since it rested partly on granite piers at the base and on a rear brick wall. |
This was demolished to make way for the Field Building, now known as the  LaSalle Bank Building. |
Originally built in 1885 as a 10-story building, 138 feet high. In 1890 two more floors were built on top. |
Companies involved in this building
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Architect: William LeBaron Jenney |