Historical Marker
Parks Air College
Historical marker location:
124 Church Street, Cahokia, Illinois
( Marker is at the intersection of East 1st Street and Church Street, on the left when traveling east on East 1st Street.)
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.