Historical Marker
Ruth Ellis
Historical marker location:
3541 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois
( Marker is on North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2013
The Legacy Walk.
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.