Robert A. Millikan House

Robert A. Millikan House
Location5605 S. Woodlawn Ave.
Chicago, IL
Coordinates41°47′33.75″N 87°35′47.09″W / 41.7927083°N 87.5964139°W / 41.7927083; -87.5964139
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectTallmadge & Watson
Architectural stylePrairie School
NRHP reference No.76000699
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1976
Designated NHLMay 11, 1976

The Robert A. Millikan House is a historic house at 5605 South Woodlawn Avenue in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. Built about 1907, it was the home of American physicist Robert A. Millikan (1868-1953) from about 1908 until 1921, the period in which he made his most significant Nobel Prize winning work. The three-story brick building earned National Historic Landmark status on May 11, 1976.