Monadnock Building

The Monadnock Building is a 16-story skyscraper located at 53 West Jackson Boulevard in the south Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The north half of the building was designed by the firm of Burnham & Root and built starting in 1891. At 215 feet, it is the tallest load-bearing brick or masonry building ever constructed. It also employed the first portal system of wind bracing in the U... (Wikipedia)