Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo

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• GA

  @Gabriel.Ponce.De.Leon.777 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Probably this was a document to show how great of a gentleman was Darwin Martin. Sometimes the real hero is the one who nobody talks about.

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• AJ

  @ajdogcurr1 · 3 years ago

  What a sad ending for Darwin Martin. To have gone from poverty to millions then to pass away in poverty in the end. Sad indeed. His loyalry to his dear friend F L Wright shows you he was a good man and was not worried about repayment so much as he was concerned about the welfare of his friend.

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• CH

  @chrisgmurray3622 · 3 years ago

  I can never think in moderation with any of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings. I remain in a state of innocence and emotional wonder, unable to assess logically anything he has ever done. My strong spiritual reaction to Mr Wright's architecture prevents any critical analysis and always finds me in awe, just contemplating the beauty and artistic profundity of his creations!

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• JO

  @joelroth2550 · 4 years ago

  SUNY Buffalo was a steward of the house in the 80's and my wife's graduation from the Architecture and Design Department was at the house

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• MI

  @michaelepp6212 · 4 years ago

  I was at the fully restored and reconstructed Martin House complex a few years ago. The photographs of the footings for the Barton House, pergola, etc., which were still in existence below-grade, though the constructions they supported were long gone,  looked like Roman ruins.  But the reconstructions are flawlessly done, and incredible!

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• CH

  @charlesgallagher1376 · 3 years ago

  Around 1986 I was on a bicycle ride and came upon the Darwin Martin house. The pergola was long gone and a 1950’s turquoise apartment building was there. I talked to a old lady living there and she told me some history of the run down old house. Years of neglect had taken its toll. So glad it got restored.

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• RI

  @rickwilson7282 · 1 month ago

  I'm surprised that architecture schools don't teach us that FLW ever had a buffalo.  That's a fascinating bit of trivia.

• LI

  @lilianaprina5991 · 1 day ago

  I love rectangular swimming pools, such as Olympic size pools. The house is beautiful, I would build another pool on the land first floor.❤❤❤

• BA

  @BasketCaseGarageForFun · 3 years ago

  The secret to great designs are finding people who can afford them.

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• CH

  @chriswitt2596 · 2 years ago

  After watching this I was so happy to see about the restoration of the Martin home made me feel happy

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• PY

  @pyrexmaniac · 2 years ago

  Back in the early 1980s I used to drive tour North Buffalo and frequently stopped by the then-vacant and sadly dilapidated Martin estate. I found the massive overgrown evergreen foundation plantings to be an ideal privacy screen while i relieved the pressure of my full bladder. These adventures were not among my proudest moments, but they sparked my decision to pursue a career in architecture preservation, restoration and design.

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• KA

  @karlpatterson8437 · 3 years ago

  Martin was  indeed a better friend than Wright.  They do not say if Wright even paid for a headstone for Martin.

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