Historical Marker
Cook Memorial Library
Historical marker location:
413 North Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville, Illinois
( Marker is on North Milwaukee Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2001
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.