What is William Le Baron Jenney?
{{Infobox architect |name = William Le Baron Jenney |image = Jenney.jpg |image_size = 250px |caption = |nationality = [[United States|American]] |birth_date = {{Birth date|1832|9|25}} |birth_place = [[Fairhaven, Massachusetts|Fairhaven]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|1907|6|14|1832|9|25}} |death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. |alma_matter = |practice = |significant_buildings= [[Home Insurance Building]] in [[Chicago]] |significant_projects = |significant_design = metal-framed [[skyscraper]] |awards = }} '''William Le Baron Jenney''' (September 25, 1832&mdash;June 14, 1907) was an [[Americans|American]] [[architect]] and [[engineer]]. He is known for building the first [[skyscraper]] in 1884. It was called the [[Home Insurance Building]]. He soon became known as the Father of the American [[skyscraper]]. He is buried in [[Graceland Cemetery]] in [[Uptown, Chicago]]. ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline|William Le Baron Jenney}} * [http://www.lib.colum.edu/archhistory/lejenney.htm Architect William LeBaron Jenney (1832-1907)] {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenney, William Le Baron}} [[Category:1832 births]] [[Category:1907 deaths]] [[Category:Burials at Graceland Cemetery]] [[Category:American architects]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Massachusetts]]