Child of the Sun

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For the Mayte Garcia album, see Child of the Sun (album).

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For other uses, see Child of the Sun (disambiguation).
Florida Southern College
Architectural District
Lakeland FSC Pfeiffer Chapel01.jpg
Pfeiffer Chapel, 2009
Child of the Sun is located in Florida
Child of the Sun
Location Lakeland, Florida, USA
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Area 100 acres (0.40 km2)
Built 1941-1958
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
NRHP Reference # 75000568[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 11, 1975[1]
Designated NHLD March 2, 2012[2]

Child of the Sun, also known as the Florida Southern College Architectural District is a group of buildings designed for the campus of the Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, USA, by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright from 1941 through 1958. The buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and together form one of the largest collections of buildings by the architect. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on March 2, 2012.[2] On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter ranked it eighth on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places.[3]

  1. Annie Pfeiffer Chapel - first completed Frank Lloyd Wright structure on the campus, dedicated 1941
  2. Seminars (now the Financial Aid and Business Office) - completed 1941
  3. Buckner Building (original Roux Library) - completed 1946
  4. Watson/Fine Building (Administration Building) - completed 1949
  5. Water Dome - partially completed 1949, completed and restored in 2007 to Wright's original plans
  6. Danforth Chapel - completed 1955
  7. Ordway Building (originally called the Industrial Arts Building) - completed 1952
  8. Polk County Science Building (called Polk Science by faculty and students) - completed 1958
  9. The Esplanades - various completion times, currently undergoing restoration around the campus

Child of the Sun Visitor Center

Opened in 1992, the "Child of the Sun" Visitor Center displays photographs, furniture, and drawings depicting Wright's relationship with Florida Southern College. The Center also displays changing exhibits on loan from other sites associated with Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Center is located in the Thad Buckner Building in the William M. Hollis Exhibition and Seminar Room, and is open during the week. A gift shop is on site, and the Center offers seasonal guided tours of the Wright-designed buildings by appointment only.

Gallery

  • Buckner Building

  • Danforth Chapel

  • Danforth Chapel

  • Danforth Chapel

  • Danforth Chapel (original FLW designed pew)

  • Buckner Building

  • Esplanade (walkway)

  • Esplanade (walkway)

  • Esplanade (walkway) night

  • Esplanade (walkway) pillar

  • Ordway Building

  • Ordway Building

  • Ordway Building (interior courtyard)

  • Ordway Building

  • Pfeiffer Chapel HABS, FLA,53-LAKE,1A-14.jpg

    Pfeiffer Chapel, 1941

  • Pfeiffer Chapel

  • Pfeiffer Chapel

  • Polk Science Building (only FLW designed planetarium)

  • Polk Science Building

  • Seminar Building

  • Water Dome (fountain on)

  • Water Dome pool

See also

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 3/12/12 through 3/16/12
  3. ↑ Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places

External links

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