The Kingdom Hall’s photo was printed in a 1962 Golden Valley local paper with a caption calling out the unique design and the architect’s affiliation to Frank Lloyd Wright and by 1986 the Golden Valley Historical Society stated that the Kingdom Hall is, “one of the most admired buildings in Golden Valley”. Also, the stone came from Gopher Stone and Brick Company of Minneapolis where Kingdom Hall President Frankus, who was also the treasurer and general manager. This active participation in the construction work was can be traced back to one of the guiding philosophies of Jehovah’s Witness belief. If efforts to keep the building affordable, members of the congregation contributed time and labor to the construction project. Fritz’s Kingdom Hall both reflect the theories promoted in Wright’s Usonian house designs. “The spaces reinforce the emphasis of Jehovah Witnesses’ congregations on teaching and congregational meetings”. The plans called out two large chimneys with extensive use of stone throughout building additionally, the meeting rooms were unceremoniously articulated. įritz’s design is follows many of the design decisions made in Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1949-1951 Unitarian meeting house in Madison Wisconsin. Frankus, president of the Golden Valley congregation contacted Madison, Wisconsin-based architect Herbert Fritz to create the design for the Kingdom Hall. The building site for the Kingdom Hall of Golden Valley Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses was purchased in June 1956 by the Golden Valley congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses as the future home of the congregation’s Kingdom Hall. The impetus for this decision is ADA accessibility deficiencies and limitations in existing building. Legal Description: SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 28, T118N, R21WĬurrent Threat and/or Recent Developments:Ĭurrent owner/occupants are interested in raising the existing building to make room for a new hall construction. The Kingdom Hall of Golden Valley Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
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