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On June 8, 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center Wisconsin. He eventually became one of the most renowned architects in the world, and is said to have found much inspiration for his work from the beautiful hills and bluffs in and around Richland Center.

Wright’s A.D. German Warehouse, an imposing brick-clad structure, stands immediately adjacent to downtown. A high band of concrete frieze designed with Mayan influences tops the structure. This unique “Mayan” fortress, built in 1915, remains an important link with Wright’s later pioneering use of concrete cast-on-site architecture.

The building rests on a cork pad providing shock absorption and stability. Wright later used similar construction when designing the famed Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. It no longer stands, but the A.D. German Warehouse does! It is now the only structure of its kind left.

Richland Area Chamber of Commerce/Main Street Partnership
397 W. Seminary Street - PO Box 128
Richland Center, WI 53581

Phone: (608) 647-6205 - Toll Free:(800) 422-1318 - Fax: (608) 647-5449
Email: info@richlandchamber.com