Frederick C. Robie House by Frank Lloyd Wright, Chicago, IL - Private Tour


Item Number: 139

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $375

Online Close: May 31, 2009 6:00 PM EDT

Bid History: 24 bids - Item Sold!





Description

You and up to 5 guests (six total for tour) will enjoy a private, behind-the-scenes tour of the Frederick C. Robie House with the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust restoraction architect or curator.  You will have the opportunity to see spaces that are rarely seen by the public and get to experience the spaces at your own pace.  In addition to the tour, you will receive one gift membership to the FLPT Prairie Society and enjoy free admission to 14 Wright sites across the country including Fallingwater, Taliesin and the Guggenheim Museum.


Experience the splendor of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture and design with a private tour of his Robie house in the Hyde Park community of Chicago.  This precursor to modernism is consistently recognized as one of the premier examples of 20th century architecture and led to Wright's prominence starting in Europe. 


The Robie House, designed by Wright for his client Frederick C. Robie, is considered one of the most important buildings in the history of American architecture. Designed in Wright's Oak Park studio in 1908 and completed in 1910, the building inspired an architectural revolution. Its sweeping horizontal lines, dramatic overhangs, stretches of art glass windows and open floor plan make it a quintessential Prairie style house. Although it was designed more than ninety years ago, the building remains a masterpiece of modern architecture.

Special Instructions

Tour must be scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance and at a mutually agreed upon date and time.  Tour participants must not exceed 6 people total.  Offer expires May 31, 2010.


For more information, explore http://www.gowright.org


The Frederick C. Robie House is a National Trust Historic Site.


 

Donated by

Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust