unity temple

unity temple

Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple in Oak Park is being named this morning to a list of America's most endangered places, a designation that undoubtedly will draw attention to the plight of the revolutionary but structurally-troubled religious building.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, based in Washington, D.C., was scheduled to make the announcement at 2 a.m. Central time while making public its annual roster of the nation's 11 most threatened landmarks.

Last year, as the Tribune's Russell Working reported, Unity Temple received a $200,000 federal grant for much-needed repairs to its rusting rebar and crumbling concrete, visible in the accompanying photo.