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Address. 875 Lake Street. Status. National Register of Historic Places. National Historic Landmark. Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list as a part of the "20th Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright." Open to the public with tours available. Website. utrf.org.
Jun 18, 2010 · More than a century ago Frank Lloyd Wright, whom we just honored on his birthday last week, designed one of the most famous sacred buildings in the United States, the Unity Temple. It was...
1909. Neighborhood. Oak Park. Use Type. House of Worship. Architect. Frank Lloyd Wright. Style. Prairie. See This Building on a Tour. Unprecedented for its time and purpose, Unity Temple is a stunning masterpiece by Frank Lloyd Wright that was recently given new life with a $25 million restoration.
The Temple would be among the first monumental buildings in the world to be built entirely of poured in place, exposed concrete. The honest and elegant exploitation of this seemingly base material at Unity Temple would become a hallmark of 20th century design.
875 Lake Street. Oak Park, IL 60301. United States. Admission. $15 - $40. Guided Interior Tour. Unity Temple represents a defining moment in Frank Lloyd Wright’s early career. Designed in Wright’s Oak Park Studio, it is considered the greatest public building of the architect's Prairie era.
Commissioned by the congregation of Oak Park Unity Church in 1905, Wright’s Unity Temple is the greatest public building of the architect’s Chicago years. Approached from Lake Street, Unity Temple is a massive and monolithic cube of concrete, sheltered beneath an expansive flat roof.
Jul 25, 2003 · Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple - Oak Park, Illinois. Worship is held in the Temple every Sunday by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation. For large groups, call ahead (708) 383-8873 or send email info@utrf.org. to arrange your visit; tours hours may be modified due to church events. Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple - Oak Park, Illinois.
