The docent was very knowledgable and I learned a bit about Wright's archetecture and the life of the owner of the home. I am happy to see what I did. However, unfortunately, the house is not worth the full admission price unless you just want to support this worthy cause. The house is still in much disrepair as of 2008, and the tour covered ...
The enthusiastic docent led tour was inspiring. Unlike other Wright sites we didn't get a lecture about Wrights life but more about the Prairie structure and the surprisingly interesting life of the owner Darwin Martin. If you have any interest in Architecture or Wright or turn of the century Buffalo then take the extended tour where they let ...
The structure is wonderful and the restoration job is going along nicely. To go on a tour is like being in school, standing at attention, don't lean on anything, don't stay, don't interrupt etc. I could have listened to the informative lecture if I had been allowed to sit or keep moving, instead of being keep outside in the heat under the perolga. For the price i felt that I was taken. Sorry
I visited the Martin house in September of 2007 and I was stunned it is a masterpiece of Prarrie design. Very knoledgeable tour staff and educational as well as interesting at the same time!
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We enjoyed the docent and her knowledge of the man and his thoughts on design and nature. History cannot repeat itself through Frank Wright. He has to be an original in many of his designs and thoughts. He captures lights, ect. and brings it into his houses. I would recommend this to tourist and the hometown crowd. What a valuable piece of history Buffalo has in its possession!
Just when you think you have this house figured out - Wham! You come around a corner and there is one surprise after another. What an amazing house. I could spend my entire vacation exploring this place. Gotta come out for wings, though. :-)
This house is brilliant, a true work of art. The attention to detail is amazing. Anyone who's even remotely interested in Frank Lloyd Wright and his work would love the tour. The tour guides were full of information and willing to ask any and all questions we had.
I remember first getting my drivers license almost twenty five years ago and driving around western New York. I will never forget the first time I happened to turn down Jewett parkway off of Main street in Buffalo. I was so impressed by the flagship Pierce-Arrow showroom on the corner of Main and Jewett...at the time it was still an automobile ...
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