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SC Johnson tours are back! Beginning January 2022, we are welcoming visitors back to our global headquarters. We're also excited to announce that we are offering tours of our newest building, Waxbird Commons. Follow the link in our bio to sign up!

We hope you have a spook-tacular Halloween!

“Racine Red” is the most prominently used color across SC Johnson's campus! Racine Red appears everywhere, from the filing cabinets and furniture in the Administration Building, to the brick and flooring in the Research Tower. Check out these photos featuring our favorite color!

While touring Fortaleza Hall, guests can see some of Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic buildings in miniature format! Along with exhibits about Wright's business spaces, the Frank Lloyd Wright Gallery also features retired draftsman Ron Olsen's beautifully detailed miniatures.

The seasons are beginning to change and SC Johnson’s tour schedule changes with it. We will now be offering our public tours on Saturdays and Sundays only. Reservations can still be made through the link in our bio!

Join us in celebrating the 25th anniversary of Sam Johnson's Brazil expedition this month!  In 1998, Sam decided to re-create his father's 1935 trip to Fortaleza, Brazil. The trip had such an impact on H.F. Johnson, Jr. that Sam felt inspired to follow in his father's footsteps.

Fortaleza Hall has many unique characteristics to help evoke the feeling of being in Fortaleza, Brazil. For example, check out this 14-foot waterfall with a hanging garden behind it! These plants are primarily native to Central and South America.

As kids head back to school, we're taking a look at our past "back to school" ads! Check out this ad for our school floor wax from 1936! 🏫

Today, it’s common for people to listen to music or a podcast while they work. During the 1940s, baseball games were broadcasted over the Administration Building's PA system so everyone could listen while they worked!

One of the most captivating features of Fortaleza Hall is the airplane suspended from the ceiling. Check out this video of “The Spirit of Carnaúba” while it was on the ground recently for some maintenance, and be sure to join a tour of SC Johnson’s campus to see it in person!

Waxbird Commons has many historical features, including this monument! It's from our factory and refinery in Fortaleza, Brazil and was placed in 1948. We shipped it back to Racine when the building was sold 15 years ago to commemorate Brazil's role throughout our history.

Fortaleza Hall is named after Fortaleza, Brazil, where H.F. Johnson, Jr. spent much time researching carnauba wax. The building has many nods to Brazil, including this mosaic, which comprises 19,200 pieces of four kinds of sustainably harvested wood from South America.

If you missed the chance to sign up for the exclusive behind-the-scenes tour with SC Johnson’s historian, sign up at the link here to join the waitlist for the next one! You’ll have the first chance to sign up for the next tour held in the spring of 2024. ow.ly/27c150PAr7Q

We’re offering a one-of-a-kind tour to the first 25 people to sign up! You’ll get to see more of the Great Workroom than ever before, explore areas of the Research Tower, and ask questions of the person who knows all: our very own historian! Sign up at scjohnson.com/tours

When designing the Research Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright included many thoughtful elements. There was even a “Causerie” or model apartment where SC Johnson's products could be demonstrated on different surfaces for VIPs and other clients. It later became H.F. Johnson, Jr.’s office!

The Great Workroom in the Administration Building has evolved since the building opened in 1939, changing configurations as departments came and went. Carpeting now covers the original red rubber tiles, and offices and the mezzanine level railing were added in the 1970s.

Looking for something to do this week? Check out one of SC Johnson's campus tours! Learn more and sign up today through the link in our bio.

One of the main features of Fortaleza Hall is this mural. It features 8,000 square feet of precast white concrete with rasterized images of carnauba palms in Brazil. The images were recreated from photos taken during H.F. Johnson, Jr.’s 1935 expedition to Fortaleza, Brazil.

The plane that hangs in Fortaleza Hall is a replica of the original plane used in the 1935 trip to Fortaleza, Brazil by H.F. Johnson, Jr. It was flown by Sam Johnson and his sons in a re-creation flight in 1998. Check out this video of the interior of “The Spirit of Carnaúba!”

Happy World Emoji Day! Comment below what emojis you’d use to describe SC Johnson’s iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings!😍🥰

Did you know the Administration Building has over 200 different shapes and sizes of brick due to the radii variations in the building? Wright wanted to use green brick to fuse with the color of glass in the building, but green was unavailable, so the iconic Racine Red was used.