The Wright Skyscraper

By Linda Tancs

Preeminent designer Frank Lloyd Wright was best known for his domestic architecture. So it may come as a surprise to learn that he also designed a skyscraper. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Price Tower (a 19-story historic landmark) is Wright’s only skyscraper and one of two vertically-oriented buildings he designed. The other building, the SC Johnson Wax Headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, is the only building designed by Wright that is still being actively used as corporate headquarters. Price Tower Arts Center offers tours of the structure, including a visit to the restored 19th-floor executive office of H.C. Price and the H.C. Price Company Corporate Apartment.