Graycliff

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Situated on a 70-foot cliff overlooking Lake Erie, Graycliff stands as an architectural jewel awaiting your discovery. Built between 1926 and 1927, Graycliff was designed by the renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Isabelle R. Martin and her husband, Larkin Company executive Darwin D. Martin.

Set on a scenic 8.4 acre estate, the two-story, 6,500 square-foot house served as the Martins' summer home from 1928 to the mid-1940's.It was Isabelle Martin who had the most influence over the design of the house. Her failing vision led her to direct Wright to create a structure full of sunlight and air. Wright fulfilled her wishes. Abundant in windows, long and narrow in plan, the house delightfully captures the warm summer light and the cool lake breezes. Wright also incorporated his ideas of "organic architecture" in the design by blending the house into the natural landscape. As one architectural historian wrote, "The house was made for the enjoyment of natural things."

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