Unitarian Meeting House
Title
Unitarian Meeting House
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
January 30, 2015
Creator
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
July, 1965
Work Location
Wisconsin (state)
Madison (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods)
Subject
churches (buildings)
Description
View of road leading up to the Unitarian Meeting House in Madison, Wisconsin designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1951. "The Unitarian Meeting House is essentially a single-story building with two wings extending in an east-west
direction. Its signature feature, and the element that characterizes the spirit of the building, is the prominent
blue-green copper roof with an angled glass “prow,” which expresses the diamond-shaped grid that represents the underlying geometric theme of the building. The materials selected by Wright impart textural quality, integral color and emphasize its horizontal line. Tawny-colored native dolomite, quarried locally, is used for the masonry. The building is trimmed in natural finish oak, a native and plentiful wood in Wisconsin, perhaps
reflecting the grove of oaks growing on the church site,"--National Register of Historic Places.
direction. Its signature feature, and the element that characterizes the spirit of the building, is the prominent
blue-green copper roof with an angled glass “prow,” which expresses the diamond-shaped grid that represents the underlying geometric theme of the building. The materials selected by Wright impart textural quality, integral color and emphasize its horizontal line. Tawny-colored native dolomite, quarried locally, is used for the masonry. The building is trimmed in natural finish oak, a native and plentiful wood in Wisconsin, perhaps
reflecting the grove of oaks growing on the church site,"--National Register of Historic Places.
Material/Medium
stonemasonry
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-243
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