E J & E Depot No. 4

Historical marker location:

15033 South Wood Farm Road, Plainfield, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Lockport Street and Wood Farm Road, on the left when traveling east on Lockport Street.)

[Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway].

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.