Contact Info
125 Jewett Parkway
Buffalo, New York 14214
Buffalo, New York 14214
- Phone 1:
- 716-856-3858
Basics
- Type:
- Historical Site,
State Parks
Description
Renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed this praire style estate and a Buffalo icon a seminal work of his career. The tour includes a spectacular main house, conservatory, garage-stable, and a dramatic new visitor center.
Hours + Fees
Hours:
Tours are available year-round and begin at the Greatbatch Pavilion, 143 Jewitt Parkway.
Tours are docent-led and are by reservation only. Call 716-856-3858
Tours are docent-led and are by reservation only. Call 716-856-3858
Details
Additional Details:
Darwin Martin House State Historic Site Home: Historic Sites: Darwin Martin House State Historic Site
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In 1905, Frank Lloyd Wright completed a residential estate that would become one of the most important works of his career. Buffalo's Darwin D. Martin House Complex is a seminal Prairie House and a rare Wright design that incorporates multiple structures for an extended family.
A self-made man, Martin was a top executive for the Larkin Soap Company, a rapidy growing soap and mail order corporation at the turn of the century. Having experienced a lonely and isolated childhood, Martin's dream was to have a home where his family could be reunited. This dream was realized when he commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright - destined to become America's greatest architect - to design the complex.
The complex would include a spectacular main house for Darwin and his wife, Isabelle, as well as a conservatory, a garage-stable, a dramatic connecting pergola, and a separate house for Martin's sister and brother-in-law, Delta and George Barton.
This beautiful complex, a National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is currently being restored to its glorious zenith of 1907.
Pets
No Pets Allowed
PrintEmailShare
In 1905, Frank Lloyd Wright completed a residential estate that would become one of the most important works of his career. Buffalo's Darwin D. Martin House Complex is a seminal Prairie House and a rare Wright design that incorporates multiple structures for an extended family.
A self-made man, Martin was a top executive for the Larkin Soap Company, a rapidy growing soap and mail order corporation at the turn of the century. Having experienced a lonely and isolated childhood, Martin's dream was to have a home where his family could be reunited. This dream was realized when he commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright - destined to become America's greatest architect - to design the complex.
The complex would include a spectacular main house for Darwin and his wife, Isabelle, as well as a conservatory, a garage-stable, a dramatic connecting pergola, and a separate house for Martin's sister and brother-in-law, Delta and George Barton.
This beautiful complex, a National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is currently being restored to its glorious zenith of 1907.
Pets
No Pets Allowed
