Crockets from Portico

Historical marker location:

332 Maine Street, Quincy, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street (Illinois Route 57) and Maine Street (U.S. 24), on the left when traveling north on 4th Street.)

The world's first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, was built in Chicago in 1884. It was only 10 stories tall, but it was the first building to use a steel frame to support its weight, which allowed it to be much taller than traditional buildings made of brick or stone.