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Robert Taylor Homes

Identification

Robert Taylor Homes
residential complex
100331

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Facts

  • The Taylor Homes are the largest public housing complex ever built in the United States.
  • The Robert Taylor Homes were the largest public housing project ever built in America, with 28 16-story buildings. Only about half of those buildings remained by the turn of the century.
  • During its early years, at full occupancy the Robert Taylor Homes project was home to 27,000 people - nearly 1% of Chicago's population.

Location

Chicago
Illinois
U.S.A.

Involved Companies

Shaw, Metz and Associates

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# Building Height Floors Building type Year Status
1 Robert Taylor Homes 12 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
2 Robert Taylor Homes 11 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
3 fullheightview-view-from-the-southwest Robert Taylor Homes 9 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
4 exterior-looking-north-on-federal-street Robert Taylor Homes 8 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
5 Robert Taylor Homes 7 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
6 fromfaraway-from-the-northwest Robert Taylor Homes 4 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
7 fullheightview-from-the-northwest Robert Taylor Homes 3 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
8 Robert Taylor Homes 23 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1962
9 exterior-view-from-the-southwest Robert Taylor Homes 22 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1962
10 fullheightview-view-from-the-northwest Robert Taylor Homes 2 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
11 Robert Taylor Homes 18 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
12 fullheightview-view-from-the-southwest Robert Taylor Homes 17 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
13 fromfaraway-distant-view-from-the-southwest-with-robert-taylor-17-to-the-left Robert Taylor Homes 16 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
14 Robert Taylor Homes 6 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
15 exterior-west-facade-during-demolition Robert Taylor Homes 5 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
16 Robert Taylor Homes 28 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1962
17 Robert Taylor Homes 27 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1962
18 Robert Taylor Homes 26 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1962
19 Robert Taylor Homes 25 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1962
20 Robert Taylor Homes 21 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1962
21 Robert Taylor Homes 20 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
22 Robert Taylor Homes 19 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
23 Robert Taylor Homes 15 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
24 Robert Taylor Homes 14 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
25 Robert Taylor Homes 13 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
26 Robert Taylor Homes 10 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
27 Robert Taylor Homes 1 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1961
28 Robert Taylor Homes 24 ≈185 ft 16 high-rise building 1962
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