Florida Southern College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel
Buildings at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Child of the Sun is a collection of buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright on the campus of the Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. The twelve original buildings were constructed between 1941 and 1958. Another of Wright's designs, a Usonian house originally intended for faculty housing, was completed in 2013, and is now part of the Sharp Family Tourism and Education Center. On March 2, 2012, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and together form the largest collection of buildings by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr., Lakeland, FL |
| County | Polk County |
| Listed | Jun 11, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75000568 |
| Type of place | historic district, architectural ensemble |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 7 buildings, 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr., Lakeland, FL |
| Coordinates | 28.03095, -81.94857 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | De Soto National Memorial · 55 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75000568. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.