Graycliff

Frommer's Review

Any worshiper of Frank Lloyd Wright will want to make the pilgrimage to Graycliff. On a 70-foot cliff overlooking Lake Erie, this 1927 home that Wright built for his most generous patron, industrialist Darwin D. Martin, is set on more than 8 acres. The two-story, 6,500-square-foot house was Martin's summer home through the mid-1940s. Full of sunlight and air, with many windows, and long and narrow in plan, the home captures summer light and cool lake breezes. The house also blends into the natural landscape. It's a transitional point from Wright's earlier Prairie style -- found in Buffalo's Martin House -- to his late concrete designs like Fallingwater in Pennsylvania. It's a fascinating tour, even for those not familiar with Wright's work, and ongoing renovations mean it's just going to keep getting better.

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