Mont Station

Historical marker location:

3000 Old Troy Rd, Glen Carbon, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Old Troy Road and Mont Road.)

Marker installed: 2021

Ronald J. Foster Heritage Trail.

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.