Child of the Sun

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Child of the Sun is the title for a group of buildings designed for the campus of the Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright from 1941 through 1958. The buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings in Florida, and together form one of the largest collection of buildings by the architect.

1. Annie Pfeiffer Chapel - first completed Frank Lloyd Wright structure, dedicated 1941
2. Seminars (now the Financial Aid and Business Office) - completed 1941
3. Buckner Building (original Roux Library) - completed 1946
4. Watson/Fine Building (Administration Building) - completed 1949
5. Water Dome - completed 1949
6. Danforth Chapel - completed 1955
7. Ordway Building (originally called the Industrial Arts Building) - completed 1952
8. Polk County Science Building (called Polk Science by faculty and students) - completed 1958
9. The Esplanades - various completion times, currently undergoing restoration around the campus

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• Florida Southern College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, McDonald & Johnson Avenues, Lakeland, Polk County, FL - American Memory from the Library of Congress
• E. T. Roux Library
• Emile E. Watson Administration Building
• William H. Danforth Chapel
• Lucius Ordway Arts Building
• Polk Science Building
• Esplanade (Walkway)
• Auditorium-Music Building or "Branscomb Memorial Auditorium"