Graycliff

Frommer's Review

Any worshipper of Frank Lloyd Wright will want to make the pilgrimage to Graycliff. Set 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, and the two-story, 6,500-square-foot house was Martin's summer home through the mid-1940s. Full of sunlight and air, abundant in windows, and long and narrow in plan, the home captures the summer light and the cool lake breezes. And the house 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 also a fascinating walk, even for those not familiar with Wright's work. Check out the beautiful vistas from the cantilevered balconies of the house, or just wander the gardens and wooded landscape.

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