2049 Robinwood appeared in the 1896 Polk City Directory as the residence of Mary Throop, the widow of William Throop.  Her live-in domestic was Anna Richter that same year.  By the 1900 directory, the resident was C Hart Wilcox, a travel agent with the Arbuckle Ryan Company, while in 1910 John Thornburgh was the occupant.  Lucretia Hinsdale, the widow of George Hinsdale, and Frank Cherrington were the residents in 1921.