Where was the first skyscraper?

The worlds first skyscraper is in Ditherington; Shrewsbury. It is the Flax Mill which was built in 1797 http://www.investinshropshire.com/didyouknow.aspx

The first skyscraper was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago.

• This was built in 1885 and is not the worlds first. Depends on

who you talk to. What we consider a skyscraper today first came on to the scene in 1890 called the Wainwright building located in St Louis MO. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wainwright01.jpg