Last Roll Call

Historical marker location:

401 NW 2nd Ave, Aledo, Illinois

( Memorial is on Northwest 2nd Avenue close to Northwest 4th Street, on the left when traveling north.)

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.