Warner's Memories / Lawyers and Book Lovers

Historical marker location:

Clinton, Illinois

( Marker is on West Johnson Street west of North Center Street, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2009

Looking for Lincoln

Audiobooks about the history of Illinois.

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.