Darwin Martin House State Historic Site

In 1905, Frank Lloyd Wright completed a residential estate that would become one of the most important works of his career. Buffalo's Martin House is a seminal Prairie House and a rare Wright design that incorporates multiple structures for an extended family.

A self-made man, Darwin D. Martin was a top executive for the Larkin Soap Company, a rapidly growing soap and mail order corporation at the turn of the 19th century. Having experienced a lonely and isolated childhood, Martin's dream was to have a home where his family could be reunited. This dream was realized when he commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright - destined to become America's greatest architect - to design the estate.