![]() ![]() The twelve story building was intelligently designed as a fusion of new and old building techniques. The building was built in 1886 and stands at 181 feet tall. It is one of the city's most historical and beautifully designed pieces of architecture. The Rookery Building is a Chicago, Illinois landmark. It has served as home to many writers, musicians, artists and actors, and its legacy is greatly tied to the famous personalities who stayed there. Built in 1884, Hotel Chelsea is a New York City landmark and is officially registered on the National Register of Historical Places. Hotel Chelsea is located at 222 West 23 rd street near Chelsea, Manhattan. Today the building is known as The Beekam Hotel and is officially designated as one of the city's landmarks. In 2001, the last of its tenants moved out. It was built to model a building with the same name in London that was owned by Inns of Court with the goal of attracting lawyers to New York City. The Tample Court Building and Annex was built in 1881 at 5 Beekam Street in New York City. It was demolished in 1966 to be replaced with 1 Pace Plaza Building. The building was a beautiful piece of masonry structure designed by Richard Morris Hunt. This particular skyscraper was the world's first building to have a high rise elevator. At the time of its construction, the New York Tribune Building was the second tallest building in New York. The building was constructed in 1875 as the headquarters of the New York Tribune. The New York Tribune Building was once located at 154 Printing House Square at Spruce Street where 1 Pace Plaza is located today. The building is also famous for its early use of precast concrete construction. Due to its beauty, significance, and Italian structure of the nineteenth century, Delaware Building is registered as a historical place and a Chicago landmark. Within a decade of being built, architects had to rebuild it due to major structure damage that occurred from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that destroyed more than 3 square miles of the city. It was built in 1862 in Chicago, Illinois. The Delaware Building is one of America's oldest skyscrapers. ![]() The oldest skyscrapers in America Delaware Building Here are some of the oldest skyscrapers in the US. Many of these buildings are still standing. There are many famous skyscrapers that initiated the creation of beautiful skylines in cities across the country. ![]()
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