Editing Unity Temple (section)

==== Unity House ====
[[File:Historic American Buildings Survey Philip Turner, Photographer June 1967 INTERIOR- LOOKING NORTH - Unity Temple, 875 Lake Street, Oak Park, Cook County, IL HABS ILL,16-OAKPA,3-5.tif|alt=Interior of Unity House, looking north toward the temple. The ceiling has rectangular glass skylights with wood borders. The foyer is visible in the background.|thumb|Interior of Unity House, looking north toward the temple]]

The interior of Unity House is painted in various shades of green, yellow, and brown.<ref name="Siry p. 165" /> Unity House's primary interior space measures about {{convert|82+5/6|by|27+1/6|ft}} across, corresponding to approximately 12 by 4 units.<ref name="Siry p. 160" /> There is a square hall at the center, measuring about {{Convert|30|ft}}<ref name="McCarter2 p. 22" /> or {{Convert|33+5/6|ft}} on each side.<ref name="Siry p. 160" /> There are balconies to the west and east of the central hall, on the same story as the auditorium's lower seating level.<ref name="McCarter2 p. 22" /><ref name="Siry pp. 161–162" /> The balconies are supported by [[I-beam]]s and contain small columns with wooden [[Sconce (light fixture)|sconces]],<ref name="Siry pp. 161–162" /> in addition to railings with wood strips.<ref name="Siry p. 164" /> The columns have vertical wood strips along their shafts and horizontal wood strips at their capitals.<ref name="Siry p. 164" /> The spaces under each balcony are illuminated by spherical lamps.<ref name="Siry pp. 161–162">{{harvnb|Siry|1996|ps=.|pages=161–162 }}</ref> The balconies and the spaces beneath them were originally used as classrooms.<ref name="McCarter2 p. 22" />

There are square closets at each corner of Unity House's main room, measuring about 1 unit wide.<ref name="Siry p. 160" /> On the southern wall of the central hall is a recess with a fireplace measuring about {{Convert|13+1/6|ft}} wide;<ref name="Siry p. 160" /> this feature recalled many of Wright's residential designs, which also had central fireplaces.<ref name="Gibson e506">{{cite web |last=Gibson |first=Eleanor |date=June 12, 2017 |title=Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple was the "first expression" of modern architecture |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2017/06/12/unity-temple-frank-lloyd-wright-chicago-oak-park-modern-architecture-150th-birthday/ |access-date=January 31, 2025 |website=Dezeen }}</ref> On the northern wall, there are three casement windows facing the pastor's study.<ref name="McCarter2 p. 22" />

Unity House primarily receives natural light from skylights in the ceiling.<ref name="Inland Architect 1906 e817" /> The roof [[truss]]es are supported by eight columns arranged in a 2×4 grid.<ref name="Siry p. 160" /> The ceiling is divided into rectangular [[coffer]]s measuring {{convert|15|by|4.5|ft|adj=off}} across. Each coffer has a skylight with four glass panes, which are either opaque or tinted in various shades of yellow, green, and brown.<ref name="Siry pp. 166–167" /> There are seven skylights in total, all of which are surrounded by wood strips.<ref name="Siry p. 164" /><ref name="McCarter2 p. 22" /> Rectangular and square motifs, reminiscent of the floor plans, are used in the skylights.<ref name="Siry p. 168" />