Built in 1949-1951, this Modern building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Marshall Erdman to house the First Unitarian Society of Madison, utilizing a strong emphasis on the geometry of triangles in its design. The First Unitarian Society of Madison was founded in 1879, and two of its founding members were William Cary Wright and Anna Lloyd Jones, the parents of Frank Lloyd Wright, and was comprised primarily of those who followed Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s uncle. Frank Lloyd Wright was a member of the church as well. The Unitarians completed their first building in Madison‹›
First Unitarian Society of Madison

Frank Lloyd Wright

Exterior · Shorewood Hills, United States · 1951

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Built in 1949-1951, this Modern building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Marshall Erdman to house the First Unitarian Society of Madison, utilizing a strong emphasis on the geometry of triangles in its design. The First Unitarian Society of Madison was founded in 1879, and two of its founding members were William Cary Wright and Anna Lloyd Jones, the parents of Frank Lloyd Wright, and was comprised primarily of those who followed Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright’s uncle. Frank Lloyd Wright was a member of the church as well. The Unitarians completed their first building in Madison

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