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July 9,2019

8 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Have Just Been NamedUNESCO World Heritage Sites

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Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois (1909)Stock Photos from David Harmantas/Shutterstock

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright is a defining figure in modern American architecture who hascreated some of the country’s most iconic buildings over his staggering 70-year career. Hisinfluence will now be recognized on a global scale, as eight of his structures have recentlybeen named UNESCO World Heritage Sites. They are some of the only 20th-century piecesof architecture to receive this honor, and the buildings join a small number of UNESCO Sitesin the U.S. Prior to their addition, there were a total of 1,092 UNESCO World Heritage Siteswith only 23 of them domestically located.

The eight sites included on the World Heritage List were constructed during the early-to-mid1900s. They are: Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois (1909); the Frederick C. Robie House inChicago, Illinois (1910); Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin (begun 1911); Hollyhock Housein Los Angeles, California (1921); the Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House in Madison,Wisconsin (1937); Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona (begun 1938); Fallingwater in Mill Run,Pennsylvania (1939); and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, New York(1959).

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By recognizing Wright’s architecture as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, it is lauding hisdesigns as having great influence not only in the US, but the rest of the world. “It is animmense honor to have Frank Lloyd Wright’s work recognized on the world stage amongthe most vital and important cultural sites on Earth like Taj Mahal in India, the Pyramids ofGiza in Egypt, and the Statue of Liberty in New York,” Stuart Graff, President and CEO of theFrank Lloyd Wright Foundation, says in a statement. “To have this unique American legacyplaced alongside these precious few sites around the globe is meaningful because itrecognizes the profound influence of this American architect and his impact on the wholeworld.”

Champions of Wright’s buildings are encouraged that the UNESCO distinction will help topreserve more of his structures. About 20% of them have been destroyed over the years,due to natural disasters, demolition, and plain disregard. “There are nearly 400 remainingstructures designed by Wright,” explains Barbara Gordon, Executive Director of the FrankLloyd Wright Building Conservancy. “Our hope is that the inscription of these eight majorworks also brings awareness to the importance of preserving all of his buildings as a vitalpart of our artistic, cultural, and architectural heritage. All communities where a Wrightbuilding stands should appreciate what they have and share in the responsibility to protecttheir local—and world—heritage.”

Eight buildings by architect Frank Lloyd Wright have recentlybeen recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites—some ofthe only 20th-century architecture to have this honor.

Frederick C. Robie House in Chicago, Illinois (1910)Stock Photos from EQRoy/Shutterstock

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Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin (begun 1911)Stock Photos from Jim Packett/Shutterstock

Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, California (1921)Stock Photos from Kit Leong/Shutterstock

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Fallingwater in Mill Run, Pennsylvania (1939)Stock Photos from Sean Pavone/Shutterstock

Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House in Madison, Wisconsin (1937) Photo: James Steakley [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona (begun 1938)Stock Photos from Eugene Fedorenko/Shutterstock

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, New York (1959)Stock Photos from Tinnaporn Sathapornnanont/Shutterstock

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