Tag Archives: Robie House

[Books] Great Houses of Chicago, 1871-1921

Blair Kamin’s Sunday column reviews the book Great Houses of Chicago, 1871-1921 by Susan Benjamin and Stuart Cohen. Both H. H. Richardson and Frank Lloyd Wright homes made the book, along with 31 other, slightly more traditional homes.

Billed as the first authoritative study of Chicago’s mansions, the book sheds new light on a spectacular cache […]

[News] 10 Wright sites placed on US list for World Heritage Site

Ten buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright have been been named eligible to be nominated for inclusion on the United Nation’s list of World Heritage Sites over the next ten years, a determination made by the US Department of the Interior.

Fallingwater and both Taliesins have been working towards the designation for nearly two decades.

[Lynda] Waggoner […]