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Essential Architecture-
Chicago
South and West Frederick C. Robie house |
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architect |
Frank Lloyd Wright |
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location |
5757 S. Woodlawn Ave. |
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date |
1909 |
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style |
Prairie School |
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construction |
Brick |
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House |
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| 151a. west end, photo, J. Cohen.
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| 151c. detail with urn, photo 1988, M.
Brack. |
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| 151d. dining room, old photo, Lantern
Slide Coll., GSD, Harvard U. [Images of America, Library of Congress]:
(#X524.8/dx.2). |
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| 151e. entry, photo 1988, M. Brack. | |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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Of the more than 75 buildings that
Frank Lloyd Wright designed in the Chicago area, none is more
famous or influential than this residence, which was designed for
Frederick C. Robie, a young manufacturer of bicycles. The affinity of
its striking horizontal lines to the flat landscape of the Midwestern
prairie came to be associated with an architectural style popularly
known as the "Prairie School." The building's low, overhanging roof and
the long wall around its base give a sense of privacy to the occupants,
while the roof's sweeping horizontality makes the house seem longer and
lower than it actually is. This design, which was a marked contrast to
traditional houses of the period, signaled a turning point in modern
residential architecture. |
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Special thanks to the Society of Architectural Historians for some of the images on this page (copyright SAH). |
| www.essential-architecture.com | |
