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Does anyone know where I can find detailed plans for Wright's Robie House online? I am planning to build a model and I need detailed plans as soon as possible.



Thanks,



Kevin

Have you checked the Robie House link on this site?

Yes. Unfortunetly it seems there is very little that is detailed at that site. What I am looking for is scale drawings of floorplans, elevations, crossesections etc. Dimensioned drawings would be excellent and the larger the better.

You're in luck!



The Library of Congress includes the Robie House in their Historic American Buildings Survey collection. The direct link to the Robie House is so long it would mess up the window sizing of this board.



The link below will take you to a page where the RH is the first line item. It will take you to the Robie "Home Page". There are three icons at the top. The first will access 50 measured drawings including the site, all floor plans, elevations, sections, trim details, windows, furniture, etc. These can be viewed at a resolution up to 539k bytes. The second icon takes you to some historic photos, and the third to 20 pages of data. Along with a detailed analysis of the house, also included is the ledger of the original millwork contractor with quantities for material and labor costs. Fascinating stuff.



Good Luck!



http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query

Ooop, that link may not work since it is query, try this:



http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?h ... ammem_1seI::



Sorry!

I forgot to mention, there are too many Wright buildings included in the Historic American Buildings Survey to mention here, with varying degrees of information on each.



All you information geeks, like me, can just navigate your way to the Wright buildings here:



http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/

Wow this is exactly what I needed. Thanks a lot.