Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

8006 S 1st St, Saint Rose, Illinois

( Memorial is on South 1st Street east of St Rose Road (County Route 14), on the left when traveling west.)

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.