The relationship of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Martin family is well-known.  Here, we examine the equally important partnership that created the estate’s breathtaking gardens.

The experiences of Eugene Hegedüs, who came to this region as a refugee after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, shed light on the history of the local Piarist Fathers, the Calasanctius School and the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Graycliff estate.

The Darwin Martin summer estate in Derby, NY was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The house is a powerful work of art integrated into a spectacular natural site, overlooking Lake Erie.

Wright's William R. Heath House deserves recognition as a masterwork. It was finished in 1904, before the Darwin Martin House, and represents a complete virtuoso display of the great architect's creativity and innovative design principles.