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Manhattan Building Description

The Manhattan Building is the first ever steel-framed, high-rise building over 16 stories. William LeBaron Jenney designed it around 1890 using a combination of gothic and modern styles. The Manhattan is credited with helping to spark the trend in architecture to experiment with steel to build taller and taller buildings. Jenney was one of the creators of the Chicago School of Architecture.

Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Modern; National park; National Register of Buildings