Wright's 1939 designs for faculty housing
=== E.T. Roux Library ===
The E.T. Roux library, named for Florida businessman Edwin Timanus Roux II, is located on the campus of Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his Child of the Sun campus, the E.T. Roux Library was built between the years of 1941–1945 at the cost of $120,000. Featuring a distinctive multi-tiered circular reading room, the building also contained book stacks and offices. In March 1968, a new Roux Library - named for both Edwin Timanus Roux II and his spouse Ulrica Antoinette “Nettie” Roux Roux - opened in a nearby location on campus. The new library was designed by Nils Schweizer in a mid-century modern style. Schweitzer was a protege of Frank Lloyd Wright and went on to have a successful architectural career in the state of Florida.
After Roux Library opened in 1968, the earlier library building was renamed the Thad Buckner Building and was used for lectures, seminars, and was the visitor center for the …
