National Historic Landmark · Oak Park, Illinois

Unity Temple

A listed building in Oak Park, Illinois in the modern architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Unity Temple
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

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
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 ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street875 Lake St.
Coordinates41.88834, -87.79681 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

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.