Wright Buildings Selected for World Heritage Tentative List
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BUILDINGS SELECTED FOR WORLD HERITAGE TENTATIVE LIST
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy successfully nominated ten Wright-designed properties for inclusion on the United States World Heritage Tentative List. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne selected only 14 of the 35 nominations received. The U.S. Tentative List identifies those properties the United States will nominate between 2009 and 2019 for inscription on the World Heritage List, maintained by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The U.S. Department of the Interior is scheduled to submit its Tentative List to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre by February 1, 2008. The World Heritage List recognizes the most significant cultural and natural treasures worldwide. According to the U.S. Department of the Interior there are 851 World Heritage sites in 140 countries, only 20 of which are located in the United States.
Supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Conservancy convened a taskforce of eminent and independent Wright scholars to review the 400+ extant Wright buildings and select those that best represent the scope, substance and unique qualities of Wright’s architecture and exhibit universal significance. The ten Wright buildings are:
Unity Temple (1904) Oak Park, Illinois
Frederick C. Robie House (1906) Chicago, Illinois
Hollyhock House (1921) Los Angeles, California
Taliesin (1925) Spring Green, Wisconsin
Fallingwater (1935) Mill Run, Pennsylvania
S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc., Administration Building and Research Tower (1936, 1944) Racine, Wisconsin
Taliesin West (1937) Scottsdale, Arizona
The Price Tower (1952) Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1956) New York, New York
Marin County Civic Center (1957) San Rafael, California
In order to be included on the World Heritage List, the sites must meet rigorous U.S. and World Heritage criteria, including National Landmark status and a systematic plan for the maintenance and perpetual protection of the historic qualities of the site.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy (www.savewright.org) is an international preservation organization based in Chicago, Illinois and founded in 1989. It seeks to facilitate the preservation and maintenance of the remaining structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright through education, advocacy, preservation easements and technical services. The Conservancy works with its member community, Wright building owners and architecture enthusiasts to achieve its success in protecting Wright’s works and gaining them international recognition on the World Heritage List.
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Unity Temple
Photo courtesy of Peter Cook
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Fallingwater
Photo courtesy of Fallingwater/Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
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Taliesin
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Robie House
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Guggenheim interior space
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S.C. Johnson Administration Building
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Taliesin West
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Price Tower interior
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Hollyhock House
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Marin County Civic Center
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