2886.First Unitarian Society of Madison WIThe Unitarian Meeting House
This architectural treasure was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, a member of the congregation, and was completed in 1951.
Members of the congregation(affectionately remembered as "The Stonehaulers") trucked and carried limestone from a quarry 30 miles away and performed numerous other tasks in order to defray expenses and assist construction. Some women in the congregation hauled stone while others wove beautiful curtains which originally separated the Auditorium proper from the Hearth Room.
The Unitarian Meeting House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Two major additions were designed by Taliesin Associated Architects: a religious education wing, built in 1964, and the Lower Meeting House, built in 1990. The Meeting House was declared as a National Historic Landmark in 2004 by the National Park Service.
