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
Exterior view of the Unitarian Meeting House in Madison, Wisconsin designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1951. "The distinctive roof rising to a height of nearly forty feet above the central gathering space, or Auditorium, is
sheathed in seamed copper and is “composed of origami-like folded copper clad planes.” The projecting ribs
run horizontally across the roof rather than vertically, except where they follow the 60-degree angle of the gable
over the prow, and serve a decorative rather than functional purpose. The structure supporting the copper roof is
unusual in that no two of the twelve longspan, three-hinged arched trusses used for the Auditorium and Hearth
Room are of the same size. Constructed of wood 2x4s and 2x6s, the transverse trusses become shorter as they
extend upward and beyond the glass prow to form a deep overhang,"--National Register of Historic Places.
sheathed in seamed copper and is “composed of origami-like folded copper clad planes.” The projecting ribs
run horizontally across the roof rather than vertically, except where they follow the 60-degree angle of the gable
over the prow, and serve a decorative rather than functional purpose. The structure supporting the copper roof is
unusual in that no two of the twelve longspan, three-hinged arched trusses used for the Auditorium and Hearth
Room are of the same size. Constructed of wood 2x4s and 2x6s, the transverse trusses become shorter as they
extend upward and beyond the glass prow to form a deep overhang,"--National Register of Historic Places.
Material/Medium
stonemasonry
copper (metal)
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-244
- Date Added
- January 30, 2015
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- churches, Modern, roofs
- Citation
- “Unitarian Meeting House,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/14268.