Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff

6472 Old Lake Shore Road
Derby, NY 14047
(716) 947-9217 tours@graycliffestate.org

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Tour Length: 1-2 hours

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Set high on a cliff with sweeping views over Lake Erie, Graycliff stands as an architectural jewel awaiting your discovery. Built between 1926 and 1931, Graycliff was designed by the renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Isabelle R. Martin and her husband, Larkin Company executive Darwin D. Martin. Graycliff served as the Martin summer home from 1927 to the mid-1940s. It is a complex of three buildings that includes the small Heat Hut, the 3,100 square-foot Foster House and the 5,800 square-foot Isabelle R. Martin House, all set amidst eight and a half acres of rolling lawns and gardens also designed by Wright. Broadly cantilevered balconies open the buildings to the soft lake air. On the Isabelle R. Martin House, the second floor floats over a terrace and garden below. Another balcony soars, suspended above a sunken garden. Yet a third balcony overlooks the lake itself, and the spray of Niagara Falls in the far distance. Ribbons of glass windows and doors admit the lake breezes. They also frame views of the lake seen – ingeniously – directly through the house itself.

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5.0 09/07/2024 | By K8718ABursulas
Don't skip the Graycliff house!

I have visited the Graycliff house twice. The first time my Uncle and I did tour we only did the hour one and we saw just the bottom floor and the grounds. This time we did the extended 2 hour tour...

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5.0 08/11/2024 | By HFLtraveler
Wonderful Experience

We did the Sunday 10am tour and it was so informative! Our guide was very knowledgeable and made it a great experience. She answered all of our questions without issue. The grounds are beautiful...

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5.0 07/31/2024 | By MichaelKohn1
The Martin summer home

After experiencing The Darwin Martin complex in Buffalo, totally needed to see Gray Cliff as well; Gray Cliff is the Martin family compound on Lake Erie, approximately 20 miles from downtown...

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5.0 07/25/2024 | By 532kimberlyn
A beautiful way to see Lake Eerie!

A beautiful place to visit. Unusual architecture that is both interesting and plain. The views of the lake are absolutely stunning. The exterior of the house continues to need a lot of upkeep, but...

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5.0 06/30/2024 | By amkura1
Take the extended tour. Fascinating.

What a fascinating tour. Our guide, Brian was wonderful and full of knowledge. He seemed to enjoy what he does, which made the tour all that much better. The Frank Lloyd Wright designs he pointed out...

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