Johnson, S.c., and Son Administration Building and Research Tower
Corporate headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Johnson Wax Headquarters is the corporate headquarters of the household goods company S. C. Johnson & Son in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. The original headquarters includes two buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright: the Administration Building, completed in April 1939, and the Research Tower, completed in November 1950. The headquarters also includes the Golden Rondelle Theater, relocated from the 1964 New York World's Fair, in addition to Fortaleza Hall and the Commons, a memorial to Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. Both of the original buildings were widely discussed on their completion, and they have been depicted in several exhibits and media works. In addition, the original headquarters received the American Institute of Architects' Twenty-five Year Award and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1525 Howe St., Racine, WI |
| County | Racine County |
| Listed | Dec 27, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74002275 |
| Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Type of place | corporate headquarters, skyscraper |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Tentative World Heritage Site |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1525 Howe St., Racine, WI |
| Coordinates | 42.71353, -87.79078 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 71 mi · on Park Atlas |
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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 74002275. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.