Photos (c) Mark Hertzberg for SC Johnson
In just twelve hours the first public tours ever of the SC Johnson Research Tower begin. There is such demand for the tours that Wednesday and Thursday have just been added to the reservation schedule. We whet your appetite for your visit with some photos shot this afternoon, including some from a unique vantage point. The Research Tower is Wright’s only executed tap-root tower (Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer told me that Price Tower is not a true tap-root tower because it is tied into the foundation of the adjoining office building).
A portrait of Mr. Wright and H.F. Johnson Jr. at the Tower is on the elevator door on 3 Mezz:
The Tower’s original lighting scheme was replicated as part of the restoration of the building (see older posts for photos of the Tower re-lighting at dusk on December 21, the Winter Solstice).
You can see photos of some of the 1950s artifacts on display two articles below this one. To make tour reservations:
Some people have asked me technical questions: today’s photos were shot with a 14mm f2.8 lens on a full frame digital camera body (a Nikon D600). I do not particularly favor one brand camera…I choose Nikons because of my investment in Nikkor lenses over many years.
Wright in Racine 
The Wednesday – Thursday tours apparently don’t begin until 5/28. : (
Why is this article not dated? It could have been written yesterday, or 20 years ago.
I do not understand what you are asking. It was dated that it was posted May 1, 2014.
Sorry, Mark -I meant in the header itself. I see so many that omit the date and time.