In 1892, Chicago enacted an ordinance limiting the height of skyscrapers to 150 feet. The limit was in place until the 1920s.

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At the time, construction of the Freemasons' Masonic Temple Building was nearing completion, at 302 feet, making it, a few years later, the tallest building in Chicago.

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