The earliest stage of skyscraper design encompasses buildings built between 1884 and 1945, predominantly in American cities, especially New York and Chicago. Cities in the United States were traditionally made up of low-rise buildings, but significant economic growth after the American Civil War and increasingly intensive use of urban land encouraged the development of taller buildings beginning in the 1870s.
The earliest stage of skyscraper design encompasses buildings built between 1884 and 1945, predominantly in American cities, especially New York and Chicago. Cities in the United States were traditionally made up of low-rise buildings, but significant economic growth after the American Civil War and increasingly intensive use of urban land encouraged the development of taller buildings beginning in the 1870s.
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