Historical Marker
Stonewall
Historical marker location:
3444 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois
( Marker is on North Halsted Street north of West Newport Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2014
The Legacy Project.
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.