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Doing it Wright.(Darwin Martin House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright)(Brief Article)
The Darwin Martin House shines again as luster of yesteryear returns
In a city loaded with architectural gems, few stand out like the Darwin D. Martin House.
The Jewett Avenue Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home is the regional centerpiece when it comes to architecture. The Martin House is not only a local focal point, it is an architectural calling card that gives Western New York as much of an identity -- at least in certain circles -- as Niagara Falls.
The house, which sits in the middle of a Wright-designed campus, routinely attracts visitors from North America, Europe and Asia. It's commonly featured in textbooks and articles, mainly because it is the best example of Wright's Prairie House design and also because it was one of the few times that the famed architect designed an entire campus around a house and not just a singular structure.
"The Darwin Martin House is an important international landmark," said Charles Banta, president of Mercury Capital Partners and immediate past president of the Martin House Restoration Corp. "It is an architectural icon."
Just a decade after the house stood in severe disrepair, it is coming back to life and will serve as the signature structure in an overall architectural and historical tour package that planners hope will attract thousands to the region.
"The house is a big part of what Buffalo is all about," said Richard Geiger, president of the Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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- Magazine article from: Business First of Buffalo September 10, 2001 700+ words
...pressing problems like Western New York's scandalously...economic development in Western New York. Yet some monstrously...Knox, and the Darwin Martin House help boost tourism as...quality of life for all Western New Yorkers. Aid to the...
- Leadership keeps restoration project afloat.(John Courtin, Martin House...
- Magazine article from: Business First of Buffalo FINK, JAMES September 10, 2001 700+ words
...that a fully restored Martin House complex will attract...sell" the project to Western New York. However, Courtin...Courtin's road to the Martin House was one that was mixed...passions. A native Western New Yorker, Courtin twice...
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- Magazine article from: Business First of Buffalo FINK, JAMES June 26, 2000 700+ words
...shared her experiences with Western New York representatives during...Wright-designed Darwin Martin House in Buffalo. A fully restored...tourist attraction. The Martin house is considered one of the...wary about the $23 million Martin house restoration project, namely...
- Focus shifts to interior of Martin House.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire April 27, 2009 700+ words
...The Darwin Martin House Restoration Corp...Buffalo and Western New York need some...president of the Martin House Restoration Committee...States. Once the Martin House restoration is...from outside Western New York and 11 percent...
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- Newspaper article from: The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) May 1, 2002 700+ words
...greatest assets are in Western New York," said Ciminelli...Dozens of businesses in Western New York obtain electricity...needs, especially in Western New York," Pataki said...designed Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo. Ciminelli...
- State Guide Criticized for Omission of Western New York Sites.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Meyer, Brian July 21, 1999 700+ words
...Jul. 21 -- Promoting Western New York as a tourism destination...Niagara and the Darwin Martin House -- are located in the...history. "Areas like Western New York have countless...type of traveler that Western New York tourism advocates...
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- Newspaper article from: Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) October 1, 2006 700+ words
...the "lost buildings" at the Darwin Martin House Complex certainly tells you the project...D. Gioia, president of the Darwin Martin House Restoration Corp., will recognize...project ahead; Charles W. Banta, a past Martin House president, will single out local and...
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- Magazine article from: Business First of Buffalo Fink, James October 4, 1999 700+ words
...Buffalo without the Darwin Martin House. or the Butler Mansion...Wright-designed Darwin Martin House. North Buffalo and the West...addresses. Mention the Darwin Martin House and most Western New Yorkers can immediately identify...
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- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 4, 2008 700+ words
...day, move on to the Martin House, zoo, Buffalo Museum...planned "add value" to Western New York and its diverse...Burchfield-Penney and Martin House generate more buzz beyond Buffalo and Western New York, she contends...
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- News wire article from: Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) October 29, 2007 700+ words
...to draw busloads of visitors to Western New York. Because both are about 20...on Wright's acclaimed Darwin Martin House is nearing completion and, on...Albright- Knox Art Gallery, as Western New York cultural anchors, Peters...
