| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1879/00/00 | The 1st Leiter building is built at 200-208 W Monroe Street in Chcago as a department store for Levi Leiter. Clad in terra cotta fireproofing materials, the iron frame building features elevators. The 1st Leiter building was razed in 1972. | Leiter II Building, Chicago |
| 1884/05/01 | Construction begins on the Home Insurance Building (razed 1931) at S La Salle and Adams Strs in Chicago, IL. The 10 story building, designed by William Jenney, uses a weight-bearing iron frame skeleton instead of the standard exterior load-bearing walls. | |
| 1885/10/00 | The Home Insurance Building (lost) opens at La Salle and Adams Strs in Chicago. Built by the George A Fuller Co, the 10 story building is supported by an iron frame skeleton instead of load-bearing walls. The world's first skyscraper was razed in 1931. | |
| 1892/00/00 | The Cuyahoga Building (lost) is erected in the Chicago style at 216 Superior Ave NE in Cleveland, Ohio, 1892-1893. The 8-story office building, the first with a complete structural steel frame, was razed in 1982. | Cleveland History Center, Cleveland |
| 1892/00/00 | Ludington Building is erected, 1891-1892. The steel frame structure was designed to support the weight of the heavy American Book Company presses installed on floors 4 through 6. | Ludington Building, Chicago |
| 1894/00/00 | The Renaissance Revival style Carter Building opens. The nine-story, brick-and-terracotta, is the first skyscraper in Boston erected on a steel frame. | Winthrop Building, Boston |
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