Completed in 1910 for the manufacturing executive Frederick C. Robie, this house in Chicago's Hyde Park is often called one of Frank Lloyd Wright's finest Prairie style works. It was among the last buildings he designed at his studio in Oak Park.
Two long, offset volumes of narrow Roman brick sit beneath roofs that cantilever far beyond the walls, stretching the house along the street and echoing the flat Midwestern prairie. Inside, an open plan lets the living spaces flow together, lit by rows of art glass windows. The house helped popularize picture windows, deep overhanging roofs and the attached garage.
It narrowly escaped demolition twice, in 1941 and 1957. Today it is a museum open for tours, and part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing for Wright's 20th-century architecture.
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