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Frank Lloyd Wright
Racine is home to many gems created by Frank Lloyd Wright. The following can be found at the SC Johnson Headquarters and are available for tours:
1525 Howe Street, Racine
The SC Johnson Administration Building, the
largest commercial project designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, was completed in 1939. The Great Workroom of the building utilizes almost one-half acre of workable floor space. The ceiling is supported by large golf-tee shaped columns that have been termed one of the most advanced structural supports in modern architecture. These columns soar 31 feet from floor to ceiling. The furniture was also designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to add efficiency and beauty.
The Golden Rondelle Theater was constructed for the SC Johnson Wax pavilion at the 1964/65 New York World's Fair. It was brought back to Racine and placed on a new base, which was designed by the Taliesin Associate Architects to complement the existing buildings of the SC Johnson corporate headquarters. The Theater is open on Fridays at noon showing the current movie "Carnauba, A Son's Memoir" Time: 55 minutes/free at noon. Also showing “To Be Alive" Time: 20 minutes/free at 1:15 p.m. Call for reservations for a tour and showing at 1-262-260-2154.
Other Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings found in Racine, but private, are: the Hardy House and the Johnson Foundation's Wingspread Conference Center. To learn more about Frank Lloyd Wright and his influences in Racine County, visit Wright in Racine.
Johnson Foundation's Wingspread Conference Center was the home of H.F. Johnson and his son Sam Johnson and is now used as an international educational conference facility.
