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Frederick C. Robie House

Address5757 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL
Built1909
ArchitectFrank Lloyd Wright
StatusDesignated Chicago Landmark
Designation DateSeptember 15, 1971 (Final)
NeighborhoodHyde Park
TypeHouse
Landmark IDL-176

What other designation reports say about this building

“Robie House, designed by Wright and built in 1909 (5757 South Woodlawn Avenue; designated a Chicago Landmark by the City Council of Chicago on September 15, 1971).”
— John Jacob Walser House (L-204) designation report, p. 2.
“…Springfield, the Avery Coonley House in Riverside, Midway Gardens at 60th Street and Cottage Grove (demolished), and the Frederick J. Robie House, 5757 South Woodlawn Avenue, which was built in 1908-09 and designated a Chicago Landmark in 1971. A two-and-a-half-story red brick residence with limestone trim, the Frank L.”
— North Kenwood Multiple Resource District designation report, p. 43.

Also consulted: City of Chicago landmark data · City of Chicago architect pages · Chicago Architecture Center

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