National Historic Landmark · Oak Park, Illinois

Unity Temple

Church in Oak Park, Illinois, US. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1970modern architectureFrank Lloyd Wright
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What it is

Wikipedia · Unity Temple

Unity Temple is a Unitarian Universalist church building that houses the Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 875 Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. The structure, designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the Prairie style, is cited as an early example of modern architecture. The building consists of an auditorium to the north and a church house called Unity House to the south. The two sections, and an entrance pavilion between them, are made of reinforced concrete.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address875 Lake St., Oak Park, IL
CountyCook County
ListedApr 17, 1970
Reference number70000240
ArchitectFrank Lloyd Wright
Type of placechurch building
Stylemodern architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Tentative World Heritage Site, America's Most Endangered Historic Places, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address875 Lake St., Oak Park, IL
Coordinates41.88834, -87.79681 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPullman National Historical Park · 17 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyWest Beach Picnic Shelters 35 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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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 70000240. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.