The Home Insurance Building, built in 1885 in Chicago and considered by some to be the father of the skyscraper was the first building to employ a steel-frame construction. How tall in feet was the building?

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William LeBaron Jenney's Home Insurance Building was 138 feet tall. Sadly, it was torn down in the early 1930's but is still considered to be an important forerunner of the Chicago School of architecture: http://www.answers.com/topic/home-insurance-building Oct 04 05, 9:21 AM

bjb	It also had two floors added in 1890 making it taller than its original 8 floor 138 ft. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Insurance_Buildings Oct 04 05, 9:28 AM

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