The Roloson Houses, also known as the Robert W. Roloson Houses, are a group of four adjacent row houses in the Douglas community area of

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. The houses were designed in 1894 by architect

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(1867-1959) for client Robert W. Roloson (1848-1925). Construction was begun in 1894 and completed in early 1895. They were listed on the

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in 1977. They were designated a Chicago Landmark on December 27, 1979.

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* Storrer, William Allin. ''The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion''. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, (S.026) Frank Lloyd Wright buildings Houses completed in 1894 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago Chicago Landmarks 1894 establishments in Illinois {{CookCountyIL-NRHP-stub

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