William Le Baron Jenney
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie replaced the difficulty provided by Steve.
publication date: Saturday, January 18, 2020 (part of Winter 2020)
category: 
Architecture
clue: Horizontal? Are you crazy? The sky's the limit.
explanation: Jenney was the architectural innovator who built the Home Insurance Building in 1884. At ten stories, Chicago's building is known as America's first skyscraper. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, and Erik Bates
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