Rand McNally Building


The Rand McNally Building in Chicago, designed by Burnham and Root, was the world's first all-steel framed skyscraper.
The building was located at 160–174 Adams Street and also fronted #105–#119 on the backside. It was erected in 1889 at a cost of $1 million. It was tall, had 10 stories, 16 stores, and 300 offices, but the main tenant was Rand, McNally & Co., printers and publishers, with 900 employees. The general offices of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway were located here on the 2nd and 3rd floors, as were the headquarters of the World's Columbian Exposition, on the 4th and 5th. The Long Distance Telephone Company allowed patrons the ability to telephone New York City, a novelty at the time.
It was demolished in 1911 and a larger building of that era still stands on the site. For many years, it housed the headquarters of the City National Bank & Trust Company.