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.

Material/Medium

stonemasonry
copper (metal)

Reproduction Type

jpeg

ID Number

LTU-TO-244

Files

LTU-TO-244.jpg
Date Added
January 30, 2015
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
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Citation
“Unitarian Meeting House,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/14268.