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Wright Signing Contract

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Frank Lloyd Wright and Madison Mayor Nestigen at the signing of a contract between the city of Madison and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

Date Created:
July 5, 1956

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Date Created
July 5, 1956

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COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013LD7
Legacy ID
WHi 33407

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Photographs
Group Signing Wright Foundation Contract

Group Signing Wright Foundation Contract

July 5, 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright (seated left), Madison Mayor Nestingen (seated right), and other officials signing a contract between the city of Madison and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

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Photographs
Frank Lloyd Wright and Two Men

Frank Lloyd Wright and Two Men

October 1957

Frank Lloyd Wright talking to Madison Mayor, Ivan Nestingen and City Planner, Walter Johnson.

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Drawings
Unitarian Meeting House Sign Sketch

Unitarian Meeting House Sign Sketch

Pencil sketch of an elevation and the site plan, drawn by Frank Lloyd Wright, of the First Unitarian Society Meeting House sign.

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Photographs
Drawing for Phi Gamma (Delta) Fraternity House

Drawing for Phi Gamma (Delta) Fraternity House

1925

The proposed design for the Phi Gamma fraternity house on Langdon Street by Frank Lloyd Wright. This design was found unsuitable and the building was never built.

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Photographs
First Unitarian Society Meeting House

First Unitarian Society Meeting House

1952

The south façade of the Meeting House of the First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive. The structure was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1949 and 1951.

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Excerpts
First Unitarian Meeting House Brochure

First Unitarian Meeting House Brochure

1951

Front and back cover of the dedicatory brochure issued by the First Unitarian Society of Madison, "the church of tomorrow," a Frank Lloyd Wright design. The cover was designed by the Frank Lloyd Wr...

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