National Historic Landmark · Chicago, Illinois

Robie, Frederick C., House

A listed building in Chicago, Illinois in the Prairie School architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Robie, Frederick C., House
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address5757 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL
CountyCook County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000316
ArchitectFrank Lloyd Wright
StylePrairie School architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Tentative World Heritage Site, Chicago Landmark, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street5757 S. Woodlawn Ave.
Coordinates41.78983, -87.59589 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000316. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.