Frederick C. Robie House Guided Tour Tickets

The standard guided interior tour takes approximately one hour and covers the interior of the building in depth. The Inside and Out tour combines the interior guided tour, approximately 60 minutes, with a self-guided outdoor audio tour lasting approximately 45 minutes that walks along 58th Street to explain the architectural context of the building in its historic and contemporary surroundings. The self-guided outdoor audio tour is available in English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust operates four sites in the Chicago area. The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio at 951 Chicago Avenue in Oak Park is where Wright lived and developed many of his most revolutionary ideas; it is open daily for tours. Unity Temple at 875 Lake Street in Oak Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Wright's most celebrated religious buildings, open Thursday through Saturday. The Rookery Building at 209 South LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago features a famous atrium redesigned by Wright in 1905. Multi-site tickets and combination tours are available through the Trust at flwright.org.

The Frederick C. Robie House is a 1910 residential building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright at 5757 South Woodlawn Avenue in Hyde Park, Chicago. Considered the definitive expression of Wright's Prairie Style, it is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright described it as a cornerstone of modern architecture. Entry is by guided tour only, with groups limited to 14 guests. Tours run Thursday through Monday, and the house is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Photography for personal use is permitted in the living and dining rooms of the Robie House. Flash photography, video recording, tripods, monopods, and selfie sticks are not permitted anywhere inside the building. The Museum Shop and gift area at the garage level may have different photography policies. Guests are advised to listen to their tour guide's instructions regarding photography at the start of the tour as rules may be updated.

Partially. The exterior and ground floor of the Robie House are accessible to wheelchair users. The second floor, which contains the main living and dining rooms that are the architectural centerpiece of the building, is not wheelchair accessible and requires climbing a flight of 17 stairs. The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust has one standard-size wheelchair available for guests at the Robie House. Guests with specific accessibility needs are encouraged to contact the Trust in advance at 312-994-4000 or info@flwright.org.

The Robie House is considered one of the most important buildings of the 20th century for several reasons. It was among the first residential buildings to eliminate the conventional separation of rooms, creating a unified open-plan living and dining space across a central hearth. Its dramatically cantilevered rooflines and horizontal emphasis directly influenced the modernist architecture that followed globally. It demonstrated that an American residential building could achieve a level of design integration, from the structure and the furniture to the art glass windows and the lighting, that had never been achieved before. UNESCO inscribed it on the World Heritage List in 2019.

Tickets must be purchased in advance through the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust at flwright.org or by calling the box office at 312-994-4000. Day-of tickets may be available online, by phone, or in person but tours frequently sell out, particularly on weekends from late spring through autumn. All guests including infants must have a ticket. Groups of 10 or more must contact the Trust in advance. For tickets purchased online or by phone, check in at the Museum Shop at the Robie House before your tour; guests who do not check in will not be admitted.

The Robie House is at 5757 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, in Hyde Park on the University of Chicago campus, approximately 7 miles south of downtown Chicago. By Metra, take the Electric District Line from Millennium Station downtown to 57th Street Station, which is a short walk from the house. By CTA, the number 6 Jeffrey Express bus runs along South Lake Shore Drive to the University of Chicago area. Rideshare from downtown takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes depending on traffic. Free street parking is available on the surrounding campus streets.