Historical Marker
Navy Reserve
Historical marker location:
501 All American Park, Quincy, Illinois
( Marker can be reached from All American Park just north of Hampshire 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.