Unity Temple Restoration Fndtn

Unity Temple is located at 805 South Blvd, Oak Park, IL..

Know Before You Go: For tours call (708) 383-8873 for hours and information.

For tours call (708) 383-8873 for hours and information.

After a fire destroyed its church around 1900, a Unitarian Universalist congregation asked one of its members, Frank Lloyd Wright, to design an affordable replacement. Using poured concrete with metal reinforcements -- a necessity due to a small $40,000 budget -- Wright created a building that on the outside seems as forbidding as a mausoleum but inside contains all the elements of the Prairie...

Frank Lloyd Wright’s signature right angles and austere lines dominate once again in the Unity Temple, his most memorable and impressive work-but conventional weight and solidity are balanced expertly by light and open space. Its sanctuary, at once as Spartan as a pioneer chapel and as welcoming as your grandmother’s kitchen, boasts pews on three levels and three sides, offering a sense of both...

In Short
The Unity Temple is the last surviving major public building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie School period. It's considered one of the most complex spaces in 20th century...

Unity Temple--Frank Lloyd Wright's Modern Masterpiece--will celebrate the centennial of its dedication in 2009. One of the most acclaimed buildings in the world, it is an icon of modern architecture and a destination for thousands of visitors each year, who come from all over the globe to experience Wrights brilliant manipulation of light and space. Unity Temple Restoration Foundation restores...