The Unitarian Meeting House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, was commissioned by the First Unitarian Society in 1946. Construction began in 1949 and was completed in 1951. It is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative examples of church architecture. …Although now engulfed by the city, when erected, Wright’s “country church” was sited on a knoll overlooking university farmland and Lake Mendota. …The glass prow creates a majestic exterior which gives the building impressive height without a steeple–another expression of unity in Wright’s design.