 With four elevators and a great hall measuring and high decorated by a stained-glass skylight and ornate stone balusters, it was the first commercial building in Chicago to have electric lighting.It was also the first building in the city to exceed in height and at the time was the tallest building in Chicago.The building's formal dedication ceremonies, which were described by a contemporary as "brilliant and imposing", took place on April 29, 1885 and were attended by over four thousand persons including dignitaries from around the world.