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UNITY TEMPLE (1904 - S.096) BOOKS BROCHURES GLASS MODEL PHOTOGRAPHS POSTCARDS POSTERS
BOOKS
Date: 1909
Title: Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry and Building, (Single Sheet: Unity Temple) (Published by the American School Of Correspondence)
Author: American School Of Correspondence
Description: Typogravure of the Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois. Unity Temple was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. The walls were executed in poured concrete. Soft indirect lighting floods the inner sanctuary from the upper stained glass windows. Single sheet from the ten volume set published in 1909. First published in 1907. Typogravure is a photomechanical engraving and printing technique. Text: Kenilworth Avenue Facade of Unity Church, Oak Park, Ill. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect, Oak Park, Ill. Built in 1907, Entirely of Concrete. Cost, $40,000. Only Flat Roofs are Used in the Structure an Unusual Treatment for a Church. For Plan, See Opposite Page. Single sheet printed one side only.
Size: 6.25 x 9.5
Pages: P 1
S#: 0086.34.0823Date: 1909
Title: Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry and Building, (Single Sheet: Unity Temple Floor Plan) (Published by the American School Of Correspondence)
Author: American School Of Correspondence
Description: Typogravure of the Unity Temple Floor Plan, Oak Park, Illinois. Unity Temple was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. The walls were American School Of Correspondence executed in poured concrete. Soft indirect lighting floods the inner sanctuary from the upper stained glass windows. Single sheet from the ten volume set published in 1909. First published in 1907. Typogravure is a photomechanical engraving and printing technique. Text: Plan of the Temple Floor, Unity Church, Oak Park, Ill. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect, Oak Park, Ill. Exterior View Shown on Opposite Page. Single sheet printed one side only.
Size: 6.25 x 9.5
Pages: P 1
S#: 0086.35.0823Date: 1928 Title: Cyclopedia of Drawing, Volume I (Leather Bound Stiff Cover) (Published by American Technical Society, Chicago)
Author: American Technical Society
Description: Volume 1 from a four volume set. First published in 1905. Frontispiece: Illustration of Unity Church, Oak Park, Illinois. Unity Temple was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. Text: Kenilworth Avenue Facade of Unity Church, Oak Park, Illinois. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect, Chicago Entirely of concrete. Cost, $40,000. Only flat roofs are used in the structure an unusual treatment for a church. (Fifth Edition)
Size: 5.5 x 8.25
Pages: P 1
S#: 0187.01.0504
Date: 1961 Title: The New Edifice of Unity Church (Soft Cover) (Published by Offset Press Inc., Oak Park, Ill.)
Author: Johonnot, Rodney F.
Description: This was first published in 1906 (Sweeney 59) and Wright was one of the three on the Brochure Committee. Original SC List Price $3.50. (First Edition) (Sweeney 1463)
Size:
Pages: Pp 16
S#: 1463.00.0302
Date: 1984 Title: The New Edifice of Unity Church (Soft Cover) (Revised Edition. Published by Temple, Oak Park)
Author: Johonnot, Rodney F.
Description: "The New Edifice of Unity Church, Oak Park, Illinois. FLW, Architect. Descriptive and historical Matter by Dr. Rodney F. Johannot, Pastor. Published by The New Unity Church Club, June, Nineteen Hundred and Six." Reprint of the original 1906 booklet. It was reprinted in 1961. This 1984 edition varies from the 1961. A new section "The Edifice Expressive of the Faith" appears at the end of this edition along with a list of the original committee members. It includes one additional illustration of the "Interior of Unity House." Wright is one of three listed on the Committee on Brochure.
Size: 9.5 x 8
Pages: Pp 20
ST#: 1984.45.1015
Date: 1987
Title: Unity Temple Restoration Foundation (Published by The Unity Temple Restoration Foundation)
Author: Skvarla, Melvyn A.
Description: Details restoration progress. (First Edition)
Size: 8.5 x 11
Pages: Pp 12
ST#: 1987.24.0406Date: 1996 Title: Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Architecture for Liberal Religion (Soft Cover) (HC Published by Cambridge University Press)
Author: Siry, Joseph M.
Description: Original HC List Price $79.95, SC List Price $34.99. (First Edition)
Size:
Pages: Pp 365
ST#: 1996.42.0904
Date: 1997
Title: Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright, Architecture in Detail (Soft Cover) (Published by Phaidon Press, Inc. London, New York)
Author: McCarter, Robert
Description: (First Edition)
Size: 11.5 x 11.5
Pages: Pp 60
ST#: 1997.15.1201Date: 2008 Title: The Noble Room. The Inspired Conception and Tumultuous Creation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple (Hard Cover) (Published by Top Five Books, LLC, Oak Park, IL)
Author: Sokol, David M.
Description: 100th Anniversary Edition. "Early on the morning of June 4, 1905, lightning struck the steeple of Unity Church in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, igniting a fire that would raze the building to the ground. The Unitarian congregation suddenly needed a home and turned to local architect Frank Lloyd Wright for a new approach. With Wright's execution of Unity Temple, the ideas he'd been working on and experimenting with for years were finally brought to fruition, and modern design was born. Wright's design for Unity Temple was radical in its simplicity a monolithic concrete exterior yet sublime in its detail and revolutionary in its use of interior space. His approach would never again be the same, and his influence would extend around the world, forever changing the face of architecture and design. Building with poured concrete on this scale had never been attempted before; work took longer than anticipated, then stopped altogether; the architect made alterations and additions; the contractor disappeared for months at a time; costs skyrocketed. When completed in 1909, it was and still is considered one of the landmarks of modern architecture." (Publisher's description.) Original list price $22.95. (First Edition)
Size: 5.75 x 8.5
Pages: Pp 182
ST#: 2008.11.0511
Date: 2009 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple. A Good Time Place (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Pomegranate Communications, Inc., Petaluma, CA)
Author: Cannon, Patrick F.
Description: Unity Temple of Oak Park, Illinois, was considered a modern masterwork from the moment it was completed in 1908. Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) sought to produce a structure as dynamic as the congregation that would occupy it, finding inspiration in the liberal nature of Unitarian thought when creating the groundbreaking design. Wright's use of reinforced concrete was revolutionary for the time, making Unity Temple the first concrete monolith in the world. Inside, warm, inviting hues complement the red oak trim, and skylights and high clerestory art-glass windows fill the space with natural light. The building, which continues to serve its original purpose as a meeting-house for worshipers, is also admired for its superb acoustics. Wright was extremely proud of his design and wrote extensively about it in his autobiography. (Publisher's description.) Original list price $24.95. (First Edition)
Size: 9 x 9
Pages: Pp 80
ST#: 2009.25.0513
Date: 2019
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Atom Brick Model 2019 (1904 - S.096). (Published by The Atom Brick, Inc. Company.)
Author: The Atom Brick, Inc.
Description: Atom Brick Model of the Unity Temple. Manufactured by the Atom Brick Company. Manufacturers Description: "Built between the years 1905 and 1908 in Oak Park, Illinois, Unity Temple is often considered one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most important structures. Wright's use Company. of a single material, reinforced concrete, and his efficient use of space make Unity Temple one of the first modernist buildings in the world and influenced many future modernist and post-modernists. The Atom Brick Unity Temple set highlights the total structure and use of casted concrete to create areas of interest on the facade. Builders will gain appreciation for the innovation of a building designed and built over 100 years ago." 912 pieces.
Size: 9 x 7
Pages: Pp 69
ST#: 2019.57.0722Date: 2022
Title: Frank Lloyd Wrights Unity Temple. A Good Time Place Reborn (Hard Cover DJ) (Published by Unity Temple Restoration Foundation, Oak Park)
Author: Cannon, Patrick F.; Contribution by T. Gunny Harboe
Description: Dust Jacket: Following a thorough restoration completed in 2017, Frank Lloyd Wrights ear;y modern masterpiece, Unity Temple in Oak Park, IL, was designated in 2019 as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, The 20th Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. It was a fitting recognition for a building whose groundbreaking form and transcendent interior spaces brought its architect international recognition when published as part of a portfolio of his work in Berlin in 1910, the two-volume Wasmuth Portfolio.
Designed for a Unitarian congregation when he was not yet 40 years old, and dedicated in 1909, it still serves the same congregation today. In addition to serving as a worship space, Unity Temple Restoration Foundation (the secular, nonprofit organization responsible for the preservation of the building), presents educational and performing arts programs, highlighting the building's excellent acoustical and spatial qualities. As a sublime work of art, it has long attracted visitors from around the world...
Acknowledgments: This is a revised edition of a book James Caulfield and I did in 2009, prior to the complete 2017 restoration of Unity Temple. Because of the restoration, we felt Wright's masterpiece deserved a fresh look, and this is the result. Aside from the historical images, all the photographs are new...
Photographs by James Caulfield. (First Edition)
Size: 9.25 x 12.25
Pages: Pp 118
ST#: 2022.27.0624
BROCHURES Date: Circa 1971 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple. (Produced by the Unity Temple Restoration Foundation.)
Description: "With the destruction of Tokyo's Imperial Hotel in 1968, Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois became the last surviving major building of Frank Lloyd Wright's early period." Informational brochure includes a general description of the building, significance, visitor information, restoration and how to donate. Includes one photograph and three illustrations.
Size: 3.75 x 8.5
Pages: Pp 8
S#: 1867.08.0604
Date: Circa 1971 Title: The Unitarian Universalist Church in Oak Park.
Description: "The Unity Temple. A National Historic Landmark - 1971. The Unity Temple, constructed in 1906, serves the vital purpose for which it was built - that of a church building. It is also a significant example of the creative genius of its architect - Frank Lloyd Wright. The present tour program..." Informational brochure includes history, original requirements, building description, information concerning Wright and one illustration. Gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 8.5 x 5.5
Pages: Pp 4
S#: 1867.09.0811
Date: Circa 1973 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple.
Author: Heinz, Thomas A
Description: "With the destruction of Tokyo's Imperial Hotel in 1968, Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois became the last surviving major building of Frank Lloyd Wright's early period." Informational brochure includes a general description of the building, significance, visitor information, restoration and how to donate. Includes three illustrations and one photograph. Design text and photography by Thomas A Heinz. Gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 3.75 x 8.5
Pages: Pp 6
S#: 1940.06.0811
Date: 1986 Title: Unity Temple.
Description: "Unity Temple is where you will find the first real expression of the idea that the space within the building is the reality of that building... You will find the sense of the great room coming through - space not walled in now but more or less free to appear." Informational brochure includes a general description of the building, significance, visitor information, restoration and how to donate. Includes one illustration. 22,500 printed. Gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 3.75 x 8
Pages: Pp 8
ST#: 1986.42.0811
Date: Circa 1990 Title: Visit Unity Temple.
Description: "Unity Temple is where you will find the first real expression of the idea that the space within the building is the reality of that building." Informational brochure includes a brief description of the building, significance, tour information. Includes two illustrations. (Two copies) Gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 3.7 x 8.5
Pages: Pp 2
ST#: 1990.87.0811
Date: 1996 Title: Unity Temple. Self Guided Tour.
Description: "Welcome to Unity Temple, one of the most important buildings Frank Lloyd Wright built during his long career. As you move through the building you will experience how Wright creates anticipation by leading us through low, dark spaces into high, light spaces." Informational brochure includes a brief history, descriptive tour, general description of the building, significance, visitor information and restoration. Includes two illustrations. 22,500 printed. Gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 4.75 x 8
Pages: Pp 6
ST#: 1996.66.0811
Date: Circa 1996 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple.
Description: "Wright's use of poured reinforced concrete as the building material and the bold cubist design, broke the barriers on religious architecture in America." Informational brochure includes a general description of the building, significance, visitor information, restoration and how to donate. Includes five photographs and two illustrations. Gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 3.5 x 8.5
Pages: Pp 8
ST#: 1996.67.0811
Date: 2001 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple (Published by the Unity Temple Restoration Foundation).
Description: "My Little Jewel", The Space within the Building is the Reality of That Building", "Beautiful Room ...Noble Room" Wright on Unity Temple. "The Biggest Space in America", Ken Burns. Unity Temple was completed in 1908 and Frank Lloyd Wright said that Unity Temple "makes an entirely new architecture... and is the first expression of it. That is my contribution to modern architecture." Informational brochure includes a general description of the building, significance, visitor information, restoration and how to donate. Includes two photographs and two illustrations. (Two copies.) One is a gift from Kathryn Smith.
Size: 4 x 9
Pages: Pp 10
ST#: 2001.39.0305, 2001.54.0811
GLASS Date: 1906/1969
Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096) Glass fragment.
Description: Section of glass from original 1906 light fixture in Unity Temple, Oak Park, Ill. designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. "This is to certify that the attached section of glass is No. 104 (111, 141) of 200 sections from the original leaded glass light fixture in Unity Temple, Oak Park, Ill. May 28, 1969. These were offered to raise funds for the restoration of the Unity Temple.
Size: Opaque glass: approximately 1 x 1 x .10" thick. Information sheet 4.75 x 3.75. Includes 2.25 x 3 Jewel case for storage.
S#: 0064.10.0912, 0064.12.0614, 0064.13.0614
MODELS Date: 2019
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Atom Brick Model 2019 (1904 - S.096). (Published by The Atom Brick, Inc. Company.)
Description: Atom Brick Model of the Unity Temple. Manufactured by the Atom Brick Company. Manufacturers Description: "Built between the years 1905 and 1908 in Oak Park, Illinois, Unity Temple is often considered one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most important structures. Wright's use of a single material, reinforced concrete, and his efficient use of space make Unity Temple one of the first modernist buildings in the world and influenced many future modernist and post-modernists. The Atom Brick Unity Temple set highlights the total structure and use of casted concrete to create areas of interest on the facade. Builders will gain appreciation for the innovation of a building designed and built over 100 years ago." 912 pieces.
Size: Model size: 6" W x 8" L x 3" H. Box: 67.9" W x 9.9" L x 3.2" H. Book: 9 x 7.
ST#: 2019.57.0722Date: 2019
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Atom Brick Model 2019 (1904 - S.096). (Published by The Atom Brick, Inc. Company.)
Author: The Atom Brick, Inc.
Description: Atom Brick Model of the Unity Temple. Manufactured by the Atom Brick Company. Manufacturers Description: "Built between the years 1905 and 1908 in Oak Park, Illinois, Unity Temple is often considered one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most important structures. Wright's use Company. of a single material, reinforced concrete, and his efficient use of space make Unity Temple one of the first modernist buildings in the world and influenced many future modernist and post-modernists. The Atom Brick Unity Temple set highlights the total structure and use of casted concrete to create areas of interest on the facade. Builders will gain appreciation for the innovation of a building designed and built over 100 years ago." 912 pieces.
Size: 9 x 7
Pages: Pp 69
ST#: 2019.57.0722Date: 2020
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Model 2020 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Wooden Architectural Model of Unity Temple, Scale 1:250. Manufacturers Description: Unity Temple was constructed between 1905 and 1908 and dedicated in September 1909. Unity Temple is one of Wright's earliest works of genius. Built in Oak Park, Illinois, Wright's bold, experimental design for Unity Temple used poured-in-place reinforced concrete, a material associated at the time with utilitarian buildings. Because of its intrinsic characteristics of strength and plasticity (the ability to be shaped), concrete enabled Wright to design a building comprised of bold structural forms with integrated ornamentation. Wright also selected a concrete that exposed the aggregate materials from which it was comprised, underscoring concrete itself as a material derived from nature. For more than 100 years, the building has continued to be the home of the Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation. In 1971, Unity Temple was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark. It is one of eight buildings included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, "The 20th Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright." American cherry, MDF and acrylic. Manufactured by the Little Building Co., Queensland, Australia. Assembled by Douglas M. Steiner. Original list price, unassembled, with acrylic case $360 AUD ($270 US).
Size: Directions: 8.25 x 11.25, p.42. Box: 12.75 x 9 x 1.8, Plastic case: 10 x 6.1 x 4.5. Model: 9.8 x 5.9 x 2.5.
ST#: 2020.19.0122
Left: Model in case.
Right: Box
PHOTOS Date: 1907
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Under Construction 1907 (1904 - S.096).
Description: View of Unity Temple under construction, from the Northeast, early 1907. This view is the exterior of Unity Temple's main sanctuary. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. The walls were executed in poured concrete. Wood bracing holds the forms in place until the concrete sets. The roof has not yet been poured, but the upper columns on the left have been completed. The street is made of brick. Published in Unity Temple, Frank Lloyd Wright, McCarter, 1997, p.13. Similar view published in Inland Architect & News Record - Volume LII December 1908.
Size: Original 24 x 20 B&W photograph. Gold Nielsen frame: 24.25 x 20.25.
S#: 0080.66.1024
Left: Detail, the roof has not yet been poured, but the upper columns on the left have been completed.Date: Circa 1908 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park Circa 1908.
Description: Unity Temple during construction, nearing completion. Construction material along Lake Street. Viewed from the Southwest, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity House is on the right, and the Entrance is in the center. Lake Street is on the left, North Kenilworth Avenue in the foreground. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust.
Size: Original 10 x 6.7 B&W photograph.
S#: 0085.21.0112
Date: 1908 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1908.
Description: Unity Temple after completion of construction. Viewed from the Northwest, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity House is on the right, and the Entrance is in the center. Lake Street is on the left, North Kenilworth Avenue in the foreground. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0085.32.0914
Date: Circa 1908
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park Circa 1908 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Copy of the photograph published in "Frank Lloyd Wright Ausgefuhrte Bauten" 1911, p.11. Viewed from the Northeast, the exterior of Unity Temple's main sanctuary. Lake Street is in the foreground, North Kenilworth Avenue is on the right. Lake Street is made of brick. The pedestal on the far left has been constructed, but the large urn has not yet been placed on top.
Size: Original 16 x 20 B&W photograph.
S#: 0085.39.0218Date: 1908 Title: Inland Architect & News Record - Volume LII December 1908 (Published by The Inland Architect & News Record)
Author: Anonymous
Description: "Unity Temple and Unity House, Oak Park, Ill. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect." Photogravure only, no text, Hors-texte Plate, printed single side only. (Copy) Courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson & Burnham Archives. (Sweeney 84)
Size: 7 x 10.
Pages: Pp 1
S#: 0084.00.0914
Date: Circa 1928
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Circa 1928 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Viewed from the Southwest, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity House is on the right, and the Entrance is in the center behind the large urn. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. Lake Street is on the left, North Kenilworth Avenue in the foreground. Note the vines covering the entrance wall and the face of Unity House. Vines are also covering the left corner of Unity Temple. Also note the stains near the base below the large urn. A similar photograph taken around the same time period is published in In The Nature of Materials. Hitchcock, 1942, pl.118. Stamped into face with raised letters, lower right hand corner: Dr. F. Stoedtner, Berlin 7. Dr Franz Stoedtner (18701945), was an art historian and publisher and is considered one of the pioneers of documentary photography.
Mounted on a gray board. Label affixed to verso: American Architecture. Wright, Frank Lloyd. Unity Temple, Exterior. Oak Park, Illinois. Small label affixed to verso: A Am Oa4 Dlal.
Size: Original 8.75 x 6.25 B&W photograph.
S#: 0215.42.1024Date: Circa 1929 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park circa 1929.
Description: Viewed from the Southwest, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity House is on the right, and the Entrance is in the center behind the large urn. Lake Street is on the left, North Kenilworth Avenue in the foreground. Photographed by Gilman Lane before it was published in "The New World Architecture," Cheney, 1930, page 341.
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph and original 4.5 x 3.5 B&W photograph.
S#: 0228.23.0514 A&B
Date: 1929
Title: Unity Temple Oak Park Circa 1929 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Viewed from the Southwest, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity House is on the right, and the Entrance is in the center behind the large urn. Lake Street is on the left, North Kenilworth Avenue in the foreground. Photographed by Gilman Lane before it was published in "The New World Architecture," Cheney, 1930, page 341. Photographed at the same time as the photograph in "In The Nature of Materials," Hitchcock, 1942, pl.118. Mounted in a small folder with label hand written: "12937 Unity Temple, Chicago." Purchased from Toulouse, France.
Size: Original 5 x 4 B&W photograph.
S#: 0228.34.0318Date: Circa 1929 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park circa 1929.
Description: Viewed from the West, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity House is on the right, and the Entrance is in the center behind the large urn. Lake Street is in the foreground. Photographed by Gilman Lane before it was published in "The New World Architecture," Cheney, 1930, page 33. Also published in "In The Nature of Materials", Hitchcock, 1942, plate 118, and published in "Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910", Manson, 1958, page 160.
Size: Original 4.5 x 3.5 B&W photograph.
S#: 0228.24.0514
Date: Circa 1935-1945
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Circa 1935-1945 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Photograph of Unity Temple held in the collection of the Oak Park Public Library. View of the entrance on the West side. The sanctuary is on the left, Unity House is to the right. The text reads "For The Worship of God, And The Service of Man." Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. The walls were executed in poured concrete. This photograph was produced in the late 1970s. Hand written on verso: "Unity 26 C." Photographed by Gilman Lane.
Size: Original 5 x 3.5 B&W photograph.
S#: 0397.70.0920Date: 1947
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois Circa 1947 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Viewed from the West, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity House is on the right, and the Entrance is in the center. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. The walls were executed in poured concrete. The large urn is missing on the wall to the right of the entrance stairs. The metal plaque to the right of he stairs reads Unity Universalist Church. North Kenilworth Avenue in the foreground. The automobile on the right is a 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Sportmaster. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, Frank Lloyd: 1869-. Oak Park, Illinois. Unity Temple. 1906. Photo: Andrews 729." Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota.
Size: Original 9.5 x 7.75 B&W Photograph.
S#: 0720.37.0420Date: 1954 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1953.
Description: Viewed from Northeast, the exterior of Unity Temple's main sanctuary. Lake Street is in the foreground, North Kenilworth Avenue is on the right. Reader board reads: "Unitarian Universalist Church. September 13, Welcome. Robert M. Rice, Minister." Clipping on Verso: "Poured concrete walls of Unity Universalist church at 845 Lake St. in Oak Park are only one of many unique features incorporated in the structure by its designer, Frank Lloyd Wright. The 50 years old church acts as a magnet for architectural students, said Dr. Leslie W. Beebe, Oak Park physician and surgeon and chairman of the church house committee." Stamped on clipping: "Sep 6 1953". Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune.
Size: Original 10.5 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0987.42.0212
Date: Circa 1955
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois Circa 1955 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Viewed from the East, Unity House is on the left, Unity Temple is on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. The walls were executed in poured concrete. Lake Street is on the right. Soft indirect lighting floods the inner sanctuary. The automobile on the left is a 1955 Pontiac Star Chief. The automobile on the right is a 1955 Oldsmobile. Stamped on verso: "Photo Wayne Andrews." Hand written on verso: "1874." Published in Architecture in America, Andrews, 1960, p.129. Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1092.137.0420Date: Circa 1955
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois Circa 1955 (1904 - S.096).
Description: View of the entrance on the West side. The sanctuary is on the left, Unity House is to the right. The text reads "For The Worship of God, And The Service of Man." Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. The walls were executed in poured concrete. Stamped on verso: "Photo Wayne Andrews." Hand written on verso: "1873." Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1092.138.0420Date: 1955 Title: Unity Temple Sanctuary (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1955.
Description: The lower level viewed from Northeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904, Unity Temple is lit mainly from the top through large skylights, filtered through art glass. A band of horizontal art-glass windows, just beneath the ceiling, adds additional light to the Temple. The walls are poured concrete, Wright's first use of the material. The lower portion of the Temple is unbroken by doors and windows. Stamped on verso: "July 25, 1955," "Maynard Parker Photography, Los Angeles, Calif." Photographed by Maynard Parker.
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#: 1092.91.0216
Date: 1955 Title: Unity Temple Sanctuary (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1955.
Description: The upper level viewed from Northeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904, Unity Temple is lit mainly from the top through large skylights, filtered through art glass. A band of horizontal art-glass windows, just beneath the ceiling, adds additional light to the Temple. The walls are poured concrete, Wright's first use of the material. The lower portion of the Temple is unbroken by doors and windows. Stamped on verso: "July 25, 1955," "Maynard Parker Photography, Los Angeles, Calif." Photographed by Maynard Parker.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1092.92.0216
Date: 1960
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois 1960 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Viewed from the North from Lake Street of the exterior of Unity Temple's main sanctuary. The entrance is on the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. The walls were executed in poured concrete. Soft indirect lighting floods the inner sanctuary from the upper stained glass windows. The reader board reads: "Unitarian Universalist Church. Services Resume September 11 (1960). Robert M. Rice, Minister." The large urn is missing on the wall to the right of the entrance stairs. The metal plaque on the far right by the entrance reads The Universalist Church. Published in Architecture in Chicago & Mid-America, Andrews, 1968, p.70. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright. Oak Park, Illinois. Unity Temple. 1906. Ext: North. Andrews Photo 2815." Photographed by Wayne Andrews. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota.
Size: Original 9.5 x 8 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1458.91.0420Date: Circa 1963
Title: Unity Temple Sanctuary, Oak Park, Circa 1963 (1904 - S.096).
Description: View of the Unity Temple Sanctuary from the North, toward the Pulpit. Three levels of seating are to the left and right sides. Rows of clerestory windows on each side allows soft light to enter the sanctuary. This photograph was included with a brochure for an exhibition at Unity Temple in 1963.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1565.53.0817Date: Circa 1963
Title: Unity Temple Sanctuary, Oak Park, Circa 1963 (1904 - S.096).
Description: View of the Unity Temple Sanctuary from the Pulpit, looking Northeast. Two levels of seating are at the back, three to the left and right sides. Rows of clerestory windows on each side allows soft light to enter the sanctuary. This photograph was included with a brochure for an exhibition at Unity Temple in 1963.
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#: 1565.54.0817Date: 1964 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1964.
Description: Viewed from Northwest, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity House is on the right, and the Entrance is in the center. Lake Street is on the left, North Kenilworth Avenue in the foreground. Caption on Verso: "Unitarian Universalist Church (Unity Temple), Oak Park." Stamped on verso: "Feb 28, 1964". Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1596.23.0112
Date: 1965
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1965 (1904 - S.096).
Description: View of the interior from Northeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. Clipping pasted to verso: "December 12, 1965. 7D. Wright's Golden Years. An Early Church by Wright, the old Unity Temple of 1906 in Oak Park, Ill., was what he considered one of his crucial conceptions, realizing a new feeling for interior space..." Stamped on clipping: "Dec 12 1965."
Size: Original 9 x 6.5 B&W photograph.
S#: 1628.63.0918Date: 1967 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1967.
Description: Viewed from Southwest, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity House is on the right, the Entrance is not visible in this image. Photographed in June 1967 by Philip Turner. Courtesy of The Library of Congress.
Size: Original 8 x10 B&W photograph.
S#: 1720.14.0112
Date: 1967 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1967.
Description: Viewed from West, Unity Temple is on the left, Unity House is on the right, the Entrance is in the center. Lake Street is on the left, North Kenilworth Avenue in the foreground. Photographed in June 1967 by Philip Turner. Courtesy of The Library of Congress.
Size: Original 8 x10 B&W photograph.
S#: 1720.15.0112
Date: 1967 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1967.
Description: Viewed from North, the exterior of Unity Temple's main sanctuary. Lake Street is in he foreground, North Kenilworth Avenue is on the right. Reader board reads: "Unitarian Universalist Church. Sunday Service June 18, Sermon, Man's vision of Nature and Himself. Robert M. Rice, Minister." Photographed in June 1967 by Philip Turner. Courtesy of The Library of Congress.
Size: Original 8 x10 B&W photograph.
S#: 1720.16.0112
Date: 1967 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1967.
Description: View of the interior of Unity Temple's sanctuary. Both Unity Temple and Unity House are lit mainly from the top through large skylights, filtered through art glass. A band of horizontal windows, just beneath the ceiling adds additional light to the Temple. The lower portion of the Temple is unbroken by doors and windows. The walls are poured concrete, Wright's first use of the material. Photographed in June 1967 by Philip Turner. Courtesy of The Library of Congress.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1720.17.0112
Detail: Variations of the slant back chair appeared in buildings Wright designed during this time period. Unity Temple, the Larkin Building, Wright's Home, and the Robie House.Date: 1967
Detail: These chairs were designed by Wright for Browne's Bookstore in 1907. When Browne's moved from the seventh floor to the first floor in September 1911, they were donated to Unity Temple. Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1967.
Description: View of the interior of Unity House. Unity House consisted of meeting and class rooms. Both Unity Temple and Unity House are lit mainly from the top through large skylights, filtered through art glass. The walls are poured concrete, Wright's first use of the material. Of note are the six chairs in this photograph. Four matching chairs in the center, two matching chairs on the left and right. Variations of the slant back chair appeared in buildings during this time period. Unity Temple, the Larkin Building, 1903 (Quinan, p83), Wright's Home (Circa 1904, Hanks, p38), and Robie House in 1916 (Hoffman p81). The two matching chairs, left and right, originated with the Browne's Bookstore. Designed by Wright for Browne's Bookstore in 1907, they moved from the seventh floor to the first floor in September 1911, and were donated to Unity Temple shortly after that. Photographed in June 1967 by Philip Turner. Courtesy of The Library of Congress.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1720.18.0112
Date: 1971 Title: Unity Temple (S.096 1904) 1971.
Photographer: Jack Dykinga
Description: Stamped on verso: "Chicago Sun-Times, Mar 1 1971." Label on verso: "Photographer: Jack Dykinga. Date: Feb 27/71. Location: Oak Park. Subject: Unity Temple. Caption: Exterior of the Frank Lloyd Wright Unity Temple." Clipping pasted to verso: "Historic landmarks here. Exterior of the Avery Coonley home, 300 Scottswood, Riverside, which has been designed by Interior Sec. Rogers C. B. Morton, in Washington as a national historic landmark, along with Unity Temple at Lake and Kenilworth in Oak Park. Frank Lloyd Wright designed both." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Size: Original B&W photograph, 10.5 x 8.25
S#: 1867.07.0711
Date: 1971 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park, 1971.
Description: Interior ceiling. Label pasted to verso: "Date: March 13, 1971. Location: 875 Lake St., Oak Park. Photographer: Quentin C. Dodt. Caption: Unity Temple. Fund raising to restore Frank Lloyd Wright building. View of ceiling in main room. Architect said windows need to be taken out and releaded." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune.
Size: Original B&W photograph, 6.75 x 10.
S#: 1867.10.0212
Date: 1971 Title: Unity Temple 1971. (S.096 1904)
Photographer: Photographed by Quentin C. Dodt,
Description: Published March 21, 1971, "Cracks in the exterior of the Unity Temple, 875 Lake St., Oak park, are among the signs of deterioration which a restoration committee wants to remedy. The temple has been named a national landmark." March 13, 1971.
Size: Original B&W photograph, 10 x 7.
S#: 1867.03.0210
Date: 1971
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois 1971 (1904 - S.096).
Description: View of plaque designating Unity Temple as a National Historic Landmark. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. The walls were executed in poured concrete. Soft indirect lighting floods the inner sanctuary from the upper stained glass windows. Plaque text: Unity Temple Has Been Designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the Provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This Site Possesses Exceptional Value in Commemorating or Illustrating the History of the United States. U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Hand written on verso: Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect. Unity Temple, Oak Park. Stamped on verso: D. R. Baston, Oak Park, Ill. Also stamped: Jun 1971, Field Enterprises, Inc. Photographed by D. R. Baston. Acquired from the archives of Field Enterprises.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 1867.28.0823Date: Circa 1971
Title: 1) Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1971 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm color slides. Bronze light fixture at Entrance of Unity Temple. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. Text on sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1869-1959). Unity Temple, Oak Park, IL. 1906. Bronze light fixture at Entrance. American Architecture." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1867.26.0920 -1Date: Circa 1971
Title: 2) Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1971 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm color slides. View of the Entrance Hall from the Northwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. Text on sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1869-1959). Unity Temple, Oak Park, IL. Entrance Hall, 1906. (Restored 1971). American Architecture." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1867.26.0920 -2Date: Circa 1971
Title: 3) Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1971 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm color slides. View of the Entrance Hall from the Southeast. Double door lead up to the auditorium. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. Text on sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1869-1959). Unity Temple, Oak Park, IL. 1906. Entrance Hall. American Architecture." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1867.26.0920 -3Date: Circa 1971
Title: 4) Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1971 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm color slides. View of the auditorium from the from the Northwest. The platform is to the right. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. Text on sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1869-1959). Unity Temple. Corner of interior of Chapel. 1906. (Restored 1971). Oak Park, Illinois. American Architecture." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1867.26.0920 -4Date: Circa 1971
Title: 5) Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1971 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm color slides. View of the auditorium from the from the Northeast. The platform is to the left. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. Text on sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1869-1959). Unity Temple. Pulpit. 1906. (Restored 1971). Oak Park, Illinois. American Architecture." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1867.26.0920 -5Date: Circa 1971
Title: 6) Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1971 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Set of 10 - exterior and interior 35mm color slides. View of the auditorium from the from the Northeast. The platform is to the left. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. Text on sleeve: "Wright, Frank Lloyd (1869-1959). Unity Temple. Detail of woodwork. 1906. (Restored 1971). Oak Park, Illinois. American Architecture." Acquired from the archives of the University of Virginia.
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1867.26.0920 -6Date: Circa 1971
Title: 7) Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1971 (1904 - S.096).
Description:
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1867.26.0920 -7Date: Circa 1971
Title: 8) Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1971 (1904 - S.096).
Description:
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1867.26.0920 -8Date: Circa 1971
Title: 9) Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1971 (1904 - S.096).
Description:
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1867.26.0920 -9Date: Circa 1971
Title: 10) Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1971 (1904 - S.096).
Description:
Size: 35mm Color slide, sandwiched between glass, plastic mount.
S#: 1867.26.0920 -10Date: Circa 1974
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1974-1978 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 1) Set of 2 color transparencies of Unity Temple. Detailed view of the concrete column. Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text printed on sleeve: "E-1 Concrete Column Decoration. Oak Park, IL. 1904. Frank Lloyd Wright Archt. 11HS-26." Text printed on verso: "Quality Slides by Curt Teich & Co. Creators of Curteichcolor 3-D Post Cards."
Size: Original 35mm color transparency slides.
S#: 1963.33.0219-1Date: Circa 1974
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Circa 1974-1978 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 2) Set of 2 color transparencies of Unity Temple. Detailed view of the art glass in the entrance door. Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text printed on sleeve: "E-3 Art Glass Entrance Door. Oak Park, IL. 1904. Frank Lloyd Wright Archt. 11HS-28." Text printed on verso: "Quality Slides by Curt Teich & Co. Creators of Curteichcolor 3-D Post Cards."
Size: Original 35mm color transparency slides.
S#: 1963.33.0219-2Date: 1975
Title: Unity Temple Sanctuary Circa 1975 (1904 - S.096).
Description: View of the Unity Temple Sanctuary from the North, toward the Pulpit. Three levels of seating are to the left and right sides. Rows of clerestory windows on each side allows soft light to enter the sanctuary. Label on sleeve: "Frank Lloyd Wright (1869-1959). 1906 (Restored 1971), Oak Park, Illinois. American Architecture."
Size: Original glass 35mm color slide and 10 x 8 high res digital image.
ST#: 1996.34.0418Date: 1977 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1977.
Description: View from the West, of the exterior of Unity Temple's sanctuary. Lake Street is on the far left, North Kenilworth Avenue is on the far right. The stairs on the right lead to the Entrance. Photographed in October 1977 by Walter Smalling Jr.. Courtesy of The Library of Congress.
Size: Original 10 x 8 Color photograph.
S#: 2033.04.0112
Date: 1977 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1977.
Description: View of Unity Temple's sanctuary. Both Unity Temple and Unity House are lit mainly from the top through large skylights, filtered through art glass. A band of horizontal windows, just beneath the ceiling adds additional light to the Temple. The lower portion of the Temple is unbroken by doors and windows. The walls are poured concrete, Wright's first use of the material. Photographed in October 1977 by Walter Smalling Jr.. Courtesy of The Library of Congress.
Size: Original 10 x 8 Color photograph.
S#: 2033.05.0112
Date: 1977 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1977.
Description: View of Unity Temple's ceiling. Both Unity Temple and Unity House are lit mainly from the top through large skylights, filtered through art glass. A band of horizontal windows, just beneath the ceiling adds additional light to the Temple. The lower portion of the Temple is unbroken by doors and windows. The walls are poured concrete, Wright's first use of the material. Photographed in October 1977 by Walter Smalling Jr.. Courtesy of The Library of Congress.
Size: Original 10 x 8 Color photograph.
S#: 2033.06.0112
Date: 1978 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1978
Description: Sheet pasted on verso: "Unity Temple, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1905-1908, is a three dimensional monument to "the worship of God and the service of man." executed in poured concrete, Wright's first use of this material. Designed of a series of completely interlocking rectilinear solids, it is a testimony to Wright's extraordinary gift to translate blueprints into sculpture. The church itself is a simple cubic volume of space lighted from above by a skylight of beautiful art glass. The intimate interior spaces are an intricate arrangement of broad uninterrupted wall planes, balconies, passageways, massive decorated piers, alternating windows and art glass, achieving an unparalleled strong sense of repose. The Unitarian Universalist Church building (called Unity temple) was declared a national historical Landmark in 1969 and has undergone an extensive careful restoration under supervision by Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright's eldest son. The church will be shown on all tours during the Oak Park Festival July 22-30." Clipping pasted to verso: "Open housed can be humdrum but not when oak Park, Ill, holds its annual festival July 22-30. Oak Park, west of Chicago, boasts the largest array of Frank Lloyd Wright homes. It also has the birthplace and boyhood home of Earnest Hemingway. I-04 gets you there." Stamped on verso: "June 25, 1978". Acquired from the archives of the Associated Press.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W Print.
ST#: 1978.38.0211
Date: 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 1) View of the Southwest corner of the sanctuary. The entrance is just to the right. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text stamped on sleeve: "2. Apr 80 C14." Set of eleven slides.
Size: Original 35mm Ektachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.40.0419-1Date: 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 2) View of the entrance on the West side. The sanctuary is on the left, Unity House is to the right. The text reads "For The Worship of God, And The Service of Man." Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text stamped on sleeve: "3. Apr 80 C14." Set of eleven slides.
Size: Original 35mm Ektachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.40.0419-2Date: 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 3) View of Unity Temple from the Southwest. The sanctuary is on the left, Unity House is to the right. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text stamped on sleeve: "1. May 80 C15." Set of eleven slides.
Size: Original 35mm Ektachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.40.0419-3Date: 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 4) View of Unity Temple from the Southwest. First United Church of Christ is to the left, Unity Temple is on the right. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text stamped on sleeve: "2. May 80 C15." Set of eleven slides.
Size: Original 35mm Ektachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.40.0419-4Date: 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 5) View of the interior of the Sanctuary from the Northwest corner looking toward the pulpit. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text stamped on sleeve: "7. June 80 C9." Set of eleven slides.
Size: Original 35mm Ektachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.40.0419-5Date: 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 6) View of the interior of the Sanctuary from the Northwest corner looking toward the Southeast corner. The pulpit is to the right. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text stamped on sleeve: "8. June 80 C9." Set of eleven slides.
Size: Original 35mm Ektachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.40.0419-6Date: 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 7) View of the interior of the Sanctuary looking straight up at the art glass skylights. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text stamped on sleeve: "9. June 80 C9." Set of eleven slides.
Size: Original 35mm Ektachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.40.0419-7Date: 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 8) View of the interior of the Sanctuary from the Northeast corner balcony looking toward the Southwest corner. The pulpit is to the left. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text stamped on sleeve: "10. June 80 C9." Set of eleven slides.
Size: Original 35mm Ektachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.40.0419-8Date: 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 9) View of the interior of the Sanctuary from the North balcony looking toward the pulpit. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text stamped on sleeve: "11. June 80 C9." Set of eleven slides.
Size: Original 35mm Ektachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.40.0419-9Date: 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 10) View of the interior of the Sanctuary from the North balcony looking toward the pulpit. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text stamped on sleeve: "12. June 80 C9." Set of eleven slides.
Size: Original 35mm Ektachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.40.0419-10Date: 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 11) View of the interior of the Sanctuary from the South, behind the podium, looking toward the Northwest corner of the sanctuary. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Text stamped on sleeve: "13. June 80 C9." Set of eleven slides.
Size: Original 35mm Ektachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.40.0419-11Date: Circa 1980
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Perspective View Circa 1980 (1904 - S.096).
Description: Not dated. Perspective view of the Unity Temple from the Northeast. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. In 1969, Unity Temple was designated a National Historical Landmark. In the late 1970's Unity Temple underwent an extensive restoration under supervision by Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright's eldest son. Included in the restoration were the large concrete urns placed by the entrances, that have been missing in photographs as early as the 1950s. For dating the photograph, the automobile in the parking lot is a 1979 AMC Eagle. Text on verso: "View of the Unity Temple looking west. Frank Lloyd Wright, 1906. Oak Park, , Illinois. Photo by: Harry J. Hunderman, AIA."
Size: Original 10 x 8 Color photograph.
ST#: 1980.65.0622Date: 1983
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, 1983 (1904 - S.096),
Description: Oak Park. Lyman Shepard stands inside Unity Temple, an architectural treasure. Unity Temple was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. Clipping pasted to verso: "Historic Preservation Month is the local expansion of Preservation Week (May 8-14), sponsored annually by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to focus public attention on the richness and variety in our building environment... People from all over the world come to see Unity Temple says Lyman Shepherd, Restoration Foundation president. The Frank Lloyd Wright design building, and architectural masterpiece, needs repairs." Label pasted to verso: "Chicago Sun-Times. Photographer: Gene Pesek. Location: Kennilworth and Lake St. Caption: "Japanese Art Festival at the Unity Temple/in Oak Park. Lyman Shepard poses in front of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Temple inside." Stamped on label: "Apr 29 83." Label pasted to verso: "Chicago Sun-Times. Photographed by Gene Pesek." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W Photograph
S#: 1983.46.0219Date: 1988 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1988.
Description: Two men carry leaded glass panel for restoration. Printed on verso: "Description: Unity Temple, Oak Park, has one of the Frank Lloyd Wright Daylight panels removed from the ceiling as part of the restoration. Caption: Workmen removing the panel. Photographer: Jim O'Leary." Clipping pasted on verso: "Wright restoration. Workmen removed two art glass panels Wednesday from the sanctuary skylight of Unity temple in Oak Park as part of a major restoration of the 80-year-old church, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. An attempt will be made to replace the cracked panels." Stamped on clipping: "Sep 16 88". Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph.
ST#: 1988.60.0212
Date: Circa 1990
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park Circa 1990 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 1) View of the interior of the interior of the Sanctuary. Label on sleeve: "Unity Temple, Oak Park, by FLW, interior, NW corner." Photographed by Scot Gilchrist.
Size: Original 35mm Color slide and 5 x 8 high res digital image.
ST#: 1990.152.0818-1Date: Circa 1990
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park Circa 1990 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 2) View of the exterior of Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park Studio. Label on sleeve: "Taliesin E. (Sic) Home and Studio, Oak Park, by FLW, Studio wall." Photographed by Scot Gilchrist.
Size: Original 35mm Color slide and 5 x 8 high res digital image.
ST#: 1990.152.0818-2Date: 1992 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1992.
Description: Set of 5 images from a trip to Oak Park in March, 1992. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Unity Temple, the Auditorium, is on the North end, Unity House, for Sunday School rooms and the Kitchen, is on the South end. View of the West side of Unity Temple. Constructed of concrete, six decorative columns adorn the upper portion of the West side. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner.
Size: 35mm color slide and 12 x 8" high res color digital image.
ST#: 1992.97.1015-1
Date: 1992 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1992.
Description: Set of 5 images from a trip to Oak Park in March, 1992. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Unity Temple, the Auditorium, is on the North end, Unity House, for Sunday School rooms and the Kitchen, is on the South end. View of the West side of Unity Temple. Constructed of concrete, six decorative columns adorn the upper portion of the West side. A decorative planter is in the foreground. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner.
Size: 35mm color slide and 12 x 8" high res color digital image.
ST#: 1992.97.1015-2
Date: 1992 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1992.
Description: Set of 5 images from a trip to Oak Park in March, 1992. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Unity Temple, the Auditorium, is on the North end, Unity House, for Sunday School rooms and the Kitchen, is on the South end. Detail of the decorative planter. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner.
Size: 35mm color slide and 12 x 8" high res color digital image.
ST#: 1992.97.1015-3
Date: 1992 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1992.
Description: Set of 5 images from a trip to Oak Park in March, 1992. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Unity Temple, the Auditorium, is on the North end, Unity House, for Sunday School rooms and the Kitchen, is on the South end. View of the South side of Unity Temple. Constructed of concrete, six decorative columns adorn the upper portion of the South side. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner.
Size: 35mm color slide and 12 x 8" high res color digital image.
ST#: 1992.97.1015-4
Date: 1992 Title: Unity Temple (1904 - S.096), Oak Park 1992.
Description: Set of 5 images from a trip to Oak Park in March, 1992. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in 1904. Unity Temple, the Auditorium, is on the North end, Unity House, for Sunday School rooms and the Kitchen, is on the South end. View of the West side of Unity House. Constructed of concrete, four decorative columns adorn the upper portion of the West side. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner.
Size: 35mm color slide and 12 x 8" high res color digital image.
ST#: 1992.97.1015-5
Date: 1998 1908 Title: Fallingwater. "Frank Lloyd Wright. A film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick."
Description: The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation dates the Unity Temple photogaph circa 1908, Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly, Summer 2023, p.8. Photograph includes Fallingwater, Imperial Hotel, S.C. Johnson Wax Company Administration Building, Unity Temple. Label on verso: Frank Lloyd Wright. A film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings: (top left) Fallingwater in Bear Run, Pennsylvania; (top right) the Imperial Hotel in Japan which has since been demolished; (bottom left) the S.C. Johnson Wax Company Administration Building in Racine, Wisconsin; (bottom right) and the Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois, are examples of Frank Lloyd Wright's work. The brilliant and controversial architect, who revolutionized American architect, is the subject of a new film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novack. "Frank Lloyd Wright", which interweaves Wright's extraordinary career with his equally tempestuous personal life, will be broadcast on PBS as a "General Motors Mark of Excellence Presentation, "Tuesday, Nov, 10 and Wednesday, Nov, 11, 1998. Photo credits: Fallingwater, Courtesy of James Reber and the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. Imperial Hotel, S.C. Johnson and Unity Temple, Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives." Stamped on verso: "Nov 1998".
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. Individual images 4.75 x 3.
ST#: 1998.67.1011
Date: 2002
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 2002 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 1) View of the Unity Temple from the Southeast. Unity House is on the left, Unity Temple on the right. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unity Temple in 1904. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.142.0519-1Date: 2002
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 2002 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 2) View of the Unity Temple from the Southeast. Unity House is on the left, Unity Temple on the right. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unity Temple in 1904. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.142.0519-2Date: 2002
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 2002 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 3) View of the Unity House from the Northeast. Unity Temple is to the right. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unity Temple in 1904. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.142.0519-3Date: 2002
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 2002 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 4) Detail view of one of the concrete urns. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unity Temple in 1904. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.142.0519-4Date: 2002
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 2002 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 5) Detail view of Unity Temple. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unity Temple in 1904. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.142.0519-5Date: 2002
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 2002 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 6) Detail view of Unity Temple. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unity Temple in 1904. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.142.0519-6Date: 2002
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 2002 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 7) Detail view of Unity Temple. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unity Temple in 1904. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.142.0519-7Date: 2002
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 2002 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 8) Detail view of the light fixture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Unity Temple. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unity Temple in 1904. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.142.0519-8Date: 2002
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park 2002 (1904 - S.096).
Description: 9) Detail view of one of the concrete urns. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unity Temple in 1904. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.142.0519-9
POSTCARDS Date: Circa 1906
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Circa 1906, (1904 - S.096).
Description: Designed in 1905, Unity Temple was completed in 1908. Presentation drawings were dated 1906, and many were published in the booklet The New Edifice of Unity Church, 1906. This postcard illustration was published in the booklet. The booklet was published to promote the new building, and one can speculate that it is not unlikely that postcards were also published for the same purpose. Postcards with a divided back were permitted on March 1, 1907. Prior to 1907, the back was slickly for the address. This postcard is undated, but most likely published in 1906. Text: "Unity Church, Oak Park, Illinois." Verso: "Post Card. This Side For Address Only." Note: Prior to Wright's design, it was called "Unity Church." The title Wright used on his drawings was "Unity Temple" and it became known as Unity Temple after that. The title on this postcard was still Unity Church which dates it prior to completion of construction. Hand written on face: "7/10/10. Dear Alice, Your card rec'd and glad to hear from you. Yes the pink twins have made their debut. This is a picture of the peculiar church we told you about. The Bride and Groom are flourishing. Write again. Agnes." P.M. Jul 12, 1910. Printed in three color: Cyan, yellow and black.
Size: 5.25 x 3.25
S#: 0064.27.0120Date: Circa 1910 Title: Unity Temple
Date: Circa 1950 Title: Unity Temple, Circa 1950.
Description: Real photo postcard of the Unity Temple. Undated, and publisher unknown. Verso: Post Card. Correspondence. Address. Verso matches Taliesin PC S#1377.51, circa 1959.
Size: 5.5 x 3.5
S#: 0831.47.0415
Date: Circa 1960 Title: "Universalist Church. (Originally Unity Church).
Description: Lake Street at Kenilworth Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect 1906. Detail of entrance to the auditorium which is carefully scaled for intimacy (400 seats arranged on a main floor, mezzanine and balcony). The interior space and forms reflect the monolithic reinforced concrete exterior. Interior is cream colored with green trim and oak molding. A Chicago Heritage Committee Card. P.O. Box 4513, Chicago 80, Ill." Circa 1960.
Size: 4 x 6
S#: 1458.30.0110
Date: Circa 1970s Title: Unity Temple (S.094)
Description: Back: "The Unity Temple (Unitarian-Universalist Church in Oak Park) by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1906, Oak Park, Illinois. A Project of the Tourism Committee of the Oak Park - River Forest Chamber of Commerce. 6522302-C. Pub. By Michael West Photography, Oak Park, Ill. 386-5800. (Note, not included on back, but see #1846.09: Made by Dexter Press, Inc. West Nyack, New York.) (For dating: "-B" tends to be from the 1960s, "-C" tends to be from the 1970's)
Size: 5.4 x 3.5
S#: 1846.12.0510
Date: Circa 1977
Title: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Circa 1977 (Not Dated) (1904 - S.096).
Description: View of Fallingwater photographed in 1937 by Hedrich Blessing. Postcard announcing an evening with photographer Jack Hedrich, to benefit the Unity Temple Restoration Foundation. "Jack Hedrich, President of Hedrich Blessing, the nation's best known architectural photography firm, will present: Not All Wright But All Great. Some of the best from over 1 million photos. Many never seen before. Included: Wright's famous "Fallingwater" and Taliesin, plus "giants" of the 30's and 40's... Mies, Saarinen, Keck and Keck... the Art Deco "Century of Progress," more! Thursday, October 27th, 8 p.m. Benefit for the Unity Temple Restoration Foundation. At Unity Temple, Lake and Kenilworth, Oak Park, Illinois."
Note: The date is Thursday, October 27th. The year is not indicated. 1960, 1966 and 1977 have a Thursday, October 27. A phone number is listed, but does not include an area code. Area codes began in 1951. The Unity Temple Restoration Foundation was formed in 1973, so the logical date would be October 27, 1977.
Size: 7 x 5.5
S#: 2033.34.0623Date: Circa 1980 Title: "Unity Temple (Unitarian Universalist Church)"
Description: (Published by FFLW Home and Studio Foundation #69524-D. Made by Dexter Press, West Nyack, New York) Photo by Donald G. Kalec. "By Frank Lloyd Wright in 1906. Lake Street at Kenilworth Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60302".
Size: 6 x 4
ST#: 1980.20.0806
POSTERS Date: Circa 1990 Title: Artist's Interpretation of Column - Unity Church
Publisher: Appleton Papers Inc
Description: After contacting the Appleton Paper Co. and they have no record of when the posters were produced. They believe it was the late 80's or early 90's. (51 copies) (First Edition)
Size: 18 x 36
ST#: 1990.18.0201
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