Robie House Frank Lloyd Wright
Robie House is a historic house located in the Hyde Park area of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1906 and 1909 in the Prairie Houses style. It is considered one of the architect’s major achievements.
The Robie House is recognized as a city, state, and national heritage site
Design and construction of the Robie™ House
In 1908, Frederick C. Robie, a young and ambitious Chicago businessman, decided that he wanted to build a “sturdy decided he wanted to build a “sturdy, functional, and thoroughly modern” home for his family in Hyde Park, a modern” home for his family in Hyde Park, an elegant Chicago neighborhood
Hyde Park, an elegant area of Chicago, where the University of Chicago campus is also located.
University of Chicago campus.
