Robie House

About Robie House

The Frederick C. Robie House or simply the Robie House is a U.S. National Historic Landmark in the city of Chicago, Illinois. It was designed in 1908 by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in his Oak Park, Illinois, studio. The house was designated a landmark in 1963 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places when the Register began in 1966. The home is renowned for its architectural significance.

Built in 1910, it is located near the campus of the University of Chicago in Hyde Park (a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago), and was given to the university by developer William Zeckendorf in 1963. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on November 27, 1963.

The Robie House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908, in his Oak Park Studio. The contractor for the project, H.B. Barnard Co. of Chicago began construction on April 15, 1909. The home's construction however was largely complete in May 1910. Even after the Robie family moved into the home in late September/early October 1910, a few minor finishing touches were performed on the building with the last work on the home being completed by January 1911.