Robert Taylor Homes
| Robert Taylor Homes | |
|---|---|
2005 photograph of the last remaining Robert Taylor Homes (building 22). | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bordered by Pershing Road, 54th Street, State Street, and Federal Street Bronzeville, Chicago, Illinois United States |
| Coordinates | 41°48′45″N 87°37′39″W / 41.81250°N 87.62750°W |
| Status | Demolished |
| Construction | |
| Constructed | 1961–62 |
| Demolished | 1998–2007 |
| Other information | |
| Governing body | Chicago Housing Authority |
Robert Taylor Homes was a public housing project located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Constructed in 1962 and demolished by 2007, it was the largest housing project in the United States. The development consisted of 28 high-rise buildings arranged in a linear formation spanning approximately two miles (3 km) along State Street, between Pershing Road (39th Street) and 54th Street, east of the Dan Ryan Expressway. The buildings were typically grouped in sets of three, forming horseshoe-shaped configurations within each block.
The development was named after Robert Rochon Taylor. Robert Taylor Homes was part of the State Street Corridor, a concentration of CHA housing developments that also included Stateway Gardens, Dearborn Homes, Harold Ickes Homes, and Hilliard Homes.