Oak Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Unity Temple
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photographed by Sean Flynn, July 10, 2023
1. Unity Temple Marker
Unity Temple, as part of the 20th-century architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, has been inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Inscription confirms that this property deserves protection for the benefit of all humanity because of its Outstanding Universal Value.
This property is one of eight that collectively demonstrate the qualities of what is known as "organic architecture" developed by Wright, which was a singular contribution to global architecture in spatial, formal, material and technological terms.
July 10, 2019
Erected 2019 by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Frank Lloyd Wright, the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and the Unitarian Universalism (UUism) series lists.
Location. 41° 53.315′ N, 87° 47.797′ W. Marker is in Oak Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Lake Street 0.1 miles east of Kenilworth Avenue, on the right when traveling east. This marker
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Unity Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); Land Acknowledgement (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Kettlestrings (within shouting distance of this marker); Percy L. Julian (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph and Betty Kettlestrings (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War I Monument: Peace Triumphant (about 500 feet away);
Photographed by Sean Flynn, July 10, 2023
2. Unity Temple Marker
Regarding Unity Temple. This is one of eight properties designed by Frank Lloyd Wright collectively named UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2019. They are: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois; Frederick C. Robie House, Chicago, Illinois; Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin; Hollyhock House, Los Angeles, California; Fallingwater, Mill Run, Pennsylvania; the Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House, Madison, Wisconsin; Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona; and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York.
Unity Temple is one of two UNESCO-recognized Wright sites in the Chicago area; the other is the Frederick C. Robie House in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
Also see . . . The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (UNESCO World Heritage Convention). Information on UNESCO's designation of Unity Temple and seven other Frank Lloyd Wright buildings as World Heritage Sites
"The qualities of what is known as Organic Architecture developed by Wright, including the(Submitted on July 10, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)open plan, the blurring between exterior and interior, the new uses of materials and technologies and the explicit responses to the suburban and natural settings of the various buildings, have been acknowledged as pivotal in the development of modern architectural design in the 20th century."Photographed by Sean Flynn, July 5, 20233. Unity Temple
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 1, 2024
4. Unity Temple at night
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 4. submitted on April 1, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
