{"nrhp_refnum":"66000316","name":"Robie, Frederick C., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5757 S. Woodlawn Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.78982959700005,"lon":-87.59589456499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1966-10-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1963-11-27","areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Prairie-style house at 5757 South Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built 1907-1909 for Frederick Carleton Robie.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of the finest examples of Wright's mature work and a turning point in modern domestic architecture. Its open plan, continuous window bands, deep cantilevered roofs and strong horizontal lines are cited as influences on later house design. Panels of architects and historians ranked it among the most significant American buildings of the preceding fifty years.","narrative":"Robie House is a brick residence on a narrow city lot at 5757 South Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago. Frank Lloyd Wright designed it, and it was built in 1907-1909 for Frederick Carleton Robie, who had made his money in bicycles and sewing machines. The house has reddish-orange brick walls, light grey stone trim, low hipped clay tile roofs with deep eaves, and bands of windows. Its principal rooms sit one story above a raised basement, and the garage is part of the overall design. Wright also designed much of the furniture. Architects and historians have called it a turning point in modern domestic architecture, citing its open plan, continuous window strips and strong horizontal lines. It later served a seminary, was threatened with demolition in 1957, and was then acquired by the University of Chicago, which accepted responsibility for it in 1963 and began restoration. It was later occupied by the Adlai Stevenson Institute of International Affairs.","period_of_significance":"1907-1909","architect_builder":"Frank Lloyd Wright, architect; B.B. Barnard Company, builder","architectural_style":"Prairie style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as structurally sound but in need of repair and restoration of details and Wright-designed fixtures; occupied by the Adlai Stevenson Institute of International Affairs at the time of the form.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.545072-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/8915/28891512/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/66000316_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000316/708c33ada8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000316/708c33ada8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"grego1402","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_prairie_house_de_-franklloydwright_-chicago_-robiehouse_(33934116221).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">grego1402</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_prairie_house_de_-franklloydwright_-chicago_-robiehouse_(33934116221).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"12000040","name":"Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/chicago-park-boulevard-system-historic-district-12000040/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891512","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robie_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929965"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/robie-frederick-c-house-66000316/"}