Graycliff

It seems that Darwin Martin and Frank Lloyd Wright were the principals in the design of the Darwin Martin home in Buffalo NY.  This resulted in a wonderful home, but not one especially to the liking of Mrs Darwin Martin. She wanted a home more to her taste.

It was made clear to Mr Wright that the client for their summer home was to be Mrs Martin and he would take his direction from her. That directive resulted in Graycliff. It is not as architecturally striking as the Darwin Martin home but likely a comfortable place to live. 

The home is undergoing a major restoration and is coming together.

Every so often the roof shakes are re-stained to a red color and this is underway in these images 

The local stone has a considerable amount of iron which rusts

It adds considerable character to the color of the rock

Rather extensive fireplace

View out the back door

Explanation of the fillers to be used in plaster for the home

The signature  window of Graycliff

View of the lake is spectacular. The structure is  a deteriorated stairway for  getting down the cliff to the beach 

The Heat Hut contains the boiler for the steam heat.  It is a separate building to reduce the risk of house fires

I liked this image of Frank Lloyd Wright in the gift shop

Nice model of the home and grounds

This model of the home shows the stairway to the beach. Erosion of the cliff has destroyed the bench work on the cliff and stairway access. 

Beautiful watercolor of the home

Last stop on the tour is the gift shop