Administration Building and Research Tower, S.C. Johnson Company | |
Location | Racine, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 42°42′49″N 87°47′27″W / 42.71361°N 87.79083°W |
Built | 1936 |
Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright; Peters, Wesley W. |
Architectural style | Streamline Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 74002275[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 27, 1974 |
Designated NHL | January 7, 1976[2] |
Johnson Wax Headquarters is the world headquarters and administration building of S. C. Johnson & Son in Racine, Wisconsin. Designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright for the company's president, Herbert F. "Hib" Johnson, the building was constructed from 1936 to 1939.[3] Its distinctive "lily pad" columns and other innovations revived Wright's career at a point when he was losing influence.[4] Also known as the Johnson Wax Administration Building, it and the nearby 14-story Johnson Wax Research Tower (built 1944–1950), also by Wright, were designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976 as Administration Building and Research Tower, S.C. Johnson and Son.[2] The Tower portion currently serves as a museum of Wright's design and company history, periodically open for public tours.