William Le Baron Jenney
American architect (1832-1907) · United States · Architects · Died at 74
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Something wrong?William Le Baron Jenney was an American architect and engineer known for building the first skyscraper in 1884.
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Chicago residence designed for Walter Cass Newberry, 1889
Leiter II Building, South State & East Congress Streets, Chicago, Illinois as seen in 1963 as a Sears & Roebuck department store (built 1889-1891)
The Home Insurance Building in Chicago built in 1885 (photo after a 1891 addition of 2 more floors) demolished in 1931
Horticultural Building at World's Columbian Exposition
19 South LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois as seen in 2012 (built 1893)
Former Church of the Redeemer, now a Baptist church in Chicago, Illinois (built 1886)Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1832 to 1907 · aged 74
In common with William
Gordon BunshaftBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Robert A. M. SternBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Phyllis LambertBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Cass GilbertBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Eliel SaarinenBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Jeanne GangBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Robert A. M. SternBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsPhyllis LambertBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsCass GilbertBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsEliel SaarinenBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsJeanne GangBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.