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The Meeting
Florida Southern president Ludd Spivey meets with Frank Lloyd Wright at his Wisconsin home to discuss building a "college of tomorrow". Wright agreed to design the campus. -
Breaking Ground
Frank Lloyd Wright and Florida Southern College president Ludd Spivey break ground for the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel. -
Annie Pfeiffer Chapel Completed
Construction of the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel was completed. It was the first building that Wright constructed on the campus. Wright describes the Chapel as having "all emphasis directed toward the sky, the source of ever-changing light and shadow." -
Construction of Seminar Buildings
The Carter, Walbridge and Hawkins Seminar Buildings were placed under construction while the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel was being built and were also completed in 1941. Originally three seperate buildings, they were combined into one building shortly after being completed. -
Roux Library and Thad Buckner Building
The E. T. Roux Library was completed in 1945. It is now called the Thad Buckner Building and used as a meeting and visitor center. -
Watson-Fine Administration Building
Construction had slowed during World War II, but picked up again with the completion of the Watson-Fine Administration in 1948. -
The Water Dome
The Water Dome was originally conceived by Wright to be a circular pool with a dome of water created by fountain jets around the perimeter. It was converted in the 1960's to several smaller pools and a walkway surface. The Water Dome was redesigned in 2007 to fit Wright's original plan. -
The Ordway Building
The Lucius Pond Ordway Building was originally designed as a student center and cafeteria. The building complex was completed in 1952, and cost $52,200. It is now home to classrooms and offices. -
William H. Danforth Chapel
The Danforth Chapel was the second chapel Wright designed for Florida Southern. It has the only use of leaded glass on the campus. -
The Polk Science Building
Thee Polk County Science Building the last Wright building constructed during his lifetime and the tenth in the plan completed. -
Wright's Death
Wright died on April 9, 1959. His assistant Nils Schweizer continued work on the campus and designed the new Roux Library, the Branscomb Auditorium, the Ludd Spivey Humanities and Fine Arts Center, the Carlisle Rogers Business Center, and the Pearce Centennial Tower.