Basic Facts
How many years did it take to build?
2
Who was the Architect?
William LeBaron Jenny
Oh No, you got caught in the Great Chicago Fire that took place in 1871 and the Home Insurance Building survived!
Subtract 100 points from your score
What now stands on the site of The Home Insurance Building?
The Bank Of America
What is the Facing Material
a. Brick
b. Stone
c. Granite
a
Was the Home Insurance Building...
a. Fireproof and bulletproof
b. Light and Fire-resistant
c. Light resistant
d. None of the Above
B
The Home Insurance Building was Light and Fire-resistant and that is why it survived the Great Chicago Fire.
Was The Home Insurance Building...
a. First official skyscraper
b. First official building
c. All of the above
a.
What year was Chicago called "the Home of the Skyscraper"?
a. 1971
b. 1999
c. 2018
c.
2018
What is the style of the Home Insurance Building?
Chicago School
What incident happened during construction?
People stopped construction to inspected the building because they thought the building was unsafe.
How much of a traditional stone building did the Home Insurance Building weigh?
The building weighed about a 3rd of the traditional stone building.
When was the Home Insurance Building the tallest of it's time? *name any year within the range*
If you named any of these dates
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
When and Why was it destroyed?
1931 and it was destroyed to make room for another building
What year did the Architect die?
1907
What part of the Building was supported by a Steel Skeletal Frame?
Upper Level
What was form Follows Function comparing to?
BONUS: Give an example of why it was compared to that thing and get 200 extra points but beware, if you get it wrong, lose 200 points. YOU MUST DO THIS MANUALY. IT IS NOT AUTOMATIC.
Compared to a House
BONUS: If you stated any of these topics-
-10 stories high
-Lots of windows
-Location
Exactly how tall is the Home Insurance Building
138 FT
What other building did William LeBaron Jenny build?
The Ludington Building in Chicago, IL
State one of the reasons I picked the Home Insurance Building
As specifically stated on slide 7, "I found the Home Insurance Building special because it is sometimes considered the world's first tall building, or the first official skyscraper and the upper levels were supported by a steel skeletal frame."
Many important people who once worked on building the Home Insurance Building went on to build other great skyscrapers, like Daniel Burnham, what did he go on to build?
NYC Flatiron Building