First Unitarian Society Meetinghouse - Shorewood Hills WI
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nomadwillie
N 43° 04.556 W 089° 26.100
16T E 301768 N 4772124
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright as the Unitarian Universalist congregation in Shorewood Hills, a suburb of Madison Wisoonsin.
Waymark Code: WMM55G
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2014
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The meeting house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built by Marshall Erdman, the congregation numbers over 2000 persons and is one of the largest Unitarian Universalist congregations in the US.
Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the members and nephew to one of the founders. He commissioned in 1946, construction began in 1949 and completed in 1951. It is recognized as one of the most innovative designs for church architecture. It was placed on the Register in 1973 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 2004.
Street address:
900 University Bay Dr
Shorewood Hills , WI
County / Borough / Parish: Dane
Year listed: 1973
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current function: Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
National Historic Landmark Link: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
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