First Unitarian Society

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First Unitarian Society Meetinghouse
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Unitarian Meeting House
Location:	Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin
Coordinates:	43°4′33.87″N, 89°26′4.04″W
Built/Founded:	1947
Architect:	Frank Lloyd Wright; Marshall Erdman
Architectural style(s):	Modern Movement, Other
Added to NRHP:	April 11, 1973
Reference #:	73000076 ^[1]
Governing body:	Private

First Unitarian Society Madison of Madison, Wisconsin is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Shorewood Hills, a suburb of Madison. Its meeting house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Wright was commissioned to build the Meeting House by the First Unitarian Society in 1946. Construction began in 1949 and was completed in 1951. It is recognized as one of the most innovative examples of church architecture. In 1960 the American Institute of Architects designated it one of seventeen buildings to be retained as an example of Wright's contribution to American culture. The Meeting House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. In May of 2005 it was officially declared a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service.

As First Unitarian Society is the largest Unitarian Universalist congregation in the world, plans are underway for an onsite expansion to FUS, which operates at capacity for the majority of its services. This expansion must conform to strict guidelines as to leave the historic portions of the grounds completely unaltered. The expansion is due to be complete in 2008.