Historical Marker
Lincoln's Final Journey
Historical marker location:
100 North 3rd St, Springfield, Illinois
( Marker is on South 3rd Street south of East Jefferson Street (Illinois Route 97), on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2008
Looking for Lincoln. 1865.
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.