William Rainey Harper’s Index:
A century of bricks
Year when construction was completed on Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House:
1910
Size of the lot at 5757 S. Woodlawn Avenue:
60 feet by 180 feet
Gross square footage of the house:
9,062
Number of art-glass windows and door panels, designed for “blurring the line between interior and exterior spaces”:
174
Number of fireplaces:
4
Total cost of the original project, including the land, design and construction, and furnishings:
$58,500
Frederick C. Robie’s budget:
$60,000
Length of time the Robie family lived in the home before selling it to advertising executive David Lee Taylor:
14 months
Estimated cost of ongoing restoration project:
$11 million-plus
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