Polk County Science Building
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macdonr
N 28° 01.817 W 081° 56.855
17R E 406854 N 3100918
This is one of twelve structures at Florida Southern College designed by and constructed under the supervision of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Waymark Code: WMP2H
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2006
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The largest Frank Lloyd Wright building at Florida Southern College, the Polk County Science building was constructed between 1953 and 1958 at a cost of $1,000,000. Known locally as "Polk Science", the building features the only built Wright-designed planetarium. It was also one of the first buildings to use aluminum as a structural element.
Visitors are welcome on the campus. Please park in marked visitor parking, or along Johnson Avenue, on the west side of campus. Walking tour brochures with maps are available here:
N 28° 01.913 W 081° 56.955
The Florida Southern College Architectural District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.