622 Chapel St.

Historical marker location:

622 Chapel St, Ottawa, Illinois

( Marker is on Chapel Street west of Chester Street, on the right when traveling west.)

<i>circa 1891</i>.

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.