Of the approximately 55 pieces of original Wright-designed furniture pieces, we have approx 35 in our collection. We have recreated some of the pieces, and not all are on display to make it easier for visitors to move through the house. Also, some of the originals belong in museum and private collections.

Time to plan a trip to Buffalo! We would love to welcome you.

My apologies for the delay in responding. Our volunteers have a variety of skills and experience, so no need to have a specific background! We have close to 400 volunteers, and they serve in countless ways - some public facing and some behind-the-scenes. If you're interested, contact us at [email protected] to get the conversation started. More info here > martinhouse.org/support/volunteer/

Happy we were able to welcome you from so far away! Thanks for staying connected.

Our friends from the north are ALWAYS welcome! We miss you all! Thanks for staying connected.

The color photo of the building being demolished by the steam shovel is not part of the Wright original. The owner of the complex, Sebastian Tauriello (an architect no less!!!) sometime in the 1950s tore out the pergola, conservatory and garage. In its place he built several undistinguished apartment buildings to generate income to save the main house. After the Martin complex was taken over by the State, those interloping buildings were removed, making way for the rebuilding of the lost pergola, conservatory and garage. That demolition is the photo shown here. The pergola conservatory and garage we see today are in fact new construction.

@@michaeljarosz4062 Thanks for the correction!

The Hagen History Center in Erie, PA has just opened a new permanent exhibit which features Wright's San Francisco office. The architect use the office when he tended to Bay Area projects from 1951 until 1959. Visit this link for more info > franklloydwright.org/celebrating-frank-lloyd-wrights-birthday-in-style-in-erie-pennsylvania/

3D printers don’t actually cut wood, they use filament, whether plastic or metal, to build an object. It’s used as additive construction, not the subtractive construction he was describing. It works like an etch-a-sketch in that it moves in an X and Y plane and some variables in between to get curves. It shoots out the filament layer by layer, so it takes some time to construct something, depending on how complicated the shape is.

Commonly called a CNC by us less sophisticated types. But that would be cheating. For authenticity's sake it's gotta be done the hard way.

No. It was FLW's favorite statue which he had outside his own home in Oak Park. The behemoth at Jewett Pkwy was made in Boston, MA, first in plaster and then more recently it was recreated in resin.

@@luisnelizabethclay7881 He, thank you for that . I like this statue as I have a large 19th century marble one in my home.

We do have many photos taken during the different phases of restoration and will begin to share on our social media channels. And yes, there are sprinkler systems in the mechanical spaces of the lower level. Thanks for watching!

We are located in Buffalo, NY.

It's in Derby, NY which is 10 miles SW of Buffalo.

This video doesn't show the entire lower level. We are working on some new videos to show some of the mechanicals over the next few months so stay tuned!

It’s nice to see at least one house got a basement out of Frank Loyd Wright. He designed wonderful, beautiful things, but no basements and no garages are “no go “in my book. Sorry, Frank.