The Home Insurance Building in Chicago built in 1885

William Le Baron Jenney (September 25, 1832-June 14, 1907) was an American architect and engineer who became known as the Father of the skyscraper. He was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on September 25, 1832. His family celebrated a strong Puritain influence and his father was the owner of a shipping company which allowed Jenney to travel as a young man. Jenney first began his formal education at the Lawrence Scientific school at Harvard in 1853, but transfered to L’École des Artes et Manufactures in Paris to get an education in engineering and architecture and later return back to US to join the Union army as an engineer in the Civil War in 1861, designing fortifications for General Sherman. After the war in 1867, Jenney moved to Chicago, Illinois and began his own architectural office which specialized in commercial buildings. In later years future leaders of the Chicago School like Louis Sullivan, Daniel Burnham and Holabird & Roche performed their architectural apprenticeships on Jenney’s staff. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Look up engineer on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Taipei 101, considered the worlds tallest skyscraper. ... Fairhaven is the name of various cities in the United States of America: Fairhaven, Alaska Fairhaven, California Fairhaven, Illinois Fairhaven, Massachusetts Fairhaven, Maryland Fairhaven, Minnesota Fairhaven, Mississippi Fairhaven, Ohio Fairhaven, Oregon Fairhaven, West Virginia Some places spell it Fair Haven instead: Fair Haven, Connecticut Fair Haven, Michigan Fair Haven, New... State nickname: Bay State Official languages English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Senators Edward Kennedy (D) John Kerry (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 44th 27,360 km² 25. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Engineering applies scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ... However, the widest definition in modern use refers to the organization, articulation, and interfaces of any built (or To Be Built— TBB) entity, whether a building or a communications network. ... ... A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official language(s) English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... The Chicago school comprises the scholarly approaches in economics and sociology found and developed at the University of Chicago. ... Louis Sullivan Louis Henry (Henri) Sullivan (September 3, 1856 - April 14, 1924) was an American architect, called the father of modernism, considered by many as the creator of the Prairie School of architecture, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, and a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright. ... Daniel H. Burnham. ... The architectural firm of Holabird & Roche was founded in Chicago in 1880. ... If youre looking for the TV show, see The Apprentice. ...

Jenney is most known for designing the 10-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago. This building was the first metal-frame skyscraper built in 1885 and later torn down in 1931. In his designs he used metal columns and beams instead of stone and brick to support the building’s upper levels. Using this method the weight of the building was reduced and made it possible to construct even taller structures. Later he solved the problem of fireproof construction for tall buildings by replacing the material of structural system from steel to cast iron because it melts high temperatures but still he used traditional masonry to clad the building’s exterior. He display his system in the Second Leiter Building also built in Chicago between the years 1889-1891. Jenney was elected an associate of the American Institute of Architects in 1872 and a fellow in 1885. He served as first vice-president in 1898 and 1899. After Jenney's death, his ashes were reportedly spread over Uptown's Graceland Cemetery. The Home Insurance Building was built in 1885 in Chicago, Illinois and demolished in 1931 to make way for the Field Building (now the LaSalle National Bank). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily forms ions (cations) and has metallic bonds, and metals are sometimes described as a lattice of positive ions (cations) in a cloud of electrons. ... Sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic, metamorphic rock types of North America. ... This page is about bricks used for construction. ... Material is the substance or matter from which something is or can be made, or also items needed for doing or creating something. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but can mean any of a group of iron-based alloys containing more than 2% carbon (alloys with less carbon are carbon steel by definition). ... Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar. ... Second Leiter Building built in Chicago between 1889-1891 The Second Leiter Building also known as the Sears Building is one of the most important buildings in the history of American architecture. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the professional organization for architects in the United States. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Graceland Cemetery is a large Victorian-era cemetery located in the North Side neighborhood of Lakeview, in the city of Chicago, Illinois. ...

Other projects

• Col James H. Bowen House, Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois built in 1868
  
• Ludington Building, Chicago built in 1891
  
• Manhattan Building, Chicago built in 1891
  
• Horticultural Building, for the World Columbian Exposition, Chicago built in 1893
  

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References

• Haden, Erik. William LeBaron Jenney. Structural Engineers Association of Texas. URL accessed on 2005-12-17.
• Hillard, Victor Grant, Jr. William LeBaron Jenney (Descendants of William Hillard). RootsWeb WorldConnect Project. URL accessed on 2005-12-17.

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Further reading

• Turak, Theodore (1986). William Le Baron Jenney: A Pioneer of Modern Architecture (Architecture and Urban Design, No 17), Umi Research Pr. ISBN 0835717348.