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American Institute of Architects New York State Honors HHL Architects Press

American Institute of Architects New York State Honors HHL Architects

The American Institute of Architects New York State (AIANYS) has awarded HHL Architects a 2019 Design Award for its 25-year, multiple phased restoration effort at the Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House estate. AIA New York State’s Annual Design Awards celebrate local, national, and international projects that achieve architectural excellence designed…
Martin House
December 17, 2019
Martin House Furniture Collection
Cataloging the Collections Education

Cataloging the Collections

Curator Susana Tejada and curatorial intern Jessica Hollister are working together to catalog Martin House museum objects using the collection management database system, EmbARK. The goal of this cataloging project is the systematic creation of uniform records that accurately describe each museum object, while also adhering to data standards and…
Martin House
October 25, 2019
Sun rays through pergola
UNESCO Adds Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architecture to World Heritage List Press

UNESCO Adds Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architecture to World Heritage List

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House (Buffalo, New York) is excited to help spread the news that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has voted to include The Twentieth Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright on the World Heritage list. UNESCO seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of…
Martin House
July 10, 2019
Barton House Living Room
A Piece of Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Buffalo Venture” Completes a $2 Million Restoration Restoration

A Piece of Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Buffalo Venture” Completes a $2 Million Restoration

This article originally appeared in National Trust for Historic Preservation on October 18, 2018. Frank Lloyd Wright was issued a test, of sorts, when a businessman named Darwin D. Martin approached him in 1902. Martin, an executive at the Larkin Soap Company in Buffalo, New York, was looking for an…
Martin House
October 18, 2018
Barton House Living Room
The Barton House Has Reopened! News

The Barton House Has Reopened!

The Barton House (1903) is a significant project in Frank Lloyd Wright’s body of work. It was the first dwelling built on the Martins’ multi-residential estate located in the historic Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Parkside neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. Earning the commission for the George and Delta Barton House opened…
Martin House
September 20, 2018
Landscaping Restoration Event
Landscape Restoration Press Event Landscape

Landscape Restoration Press Event

Pictured left to right: Mark Bayer of Bayer Landscape Architecture, Council Member Joel Feroleto, Mayor Byron Brown, New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, Martin House Board President Keith Stolzenburg, Martin House Executive Director Mary Roberts, Jamie Robideau of HHL Architects, and NYS Parks Director Mark Mistretta. On May 30, 2018,…
Martin House
May 30, 2018
Seven Art Glass Windows Return Home Restoration

Seven Art Glass Windows Return Home

A Canadian-American Museum Partnership in Celebration of the 150th Anniversaries of Canadian Confederation and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Birth The University of Victoria (UVic) and the Martin House Restoration Corporation (Martin House) announce the historic transfer of seven original art glass panels from the University’s Legacy Art Galleries back to their original…
Martin House
July 13, 2017
The Wisteria Mosaic Fireplace
The Wisteria Mosaic Fireplace Restoration

The Wisteria Mosaic Fireplace

Our restoration process began its final stage when we unveiled the Wisteria Mosaic Fireplace. The beautifully hand-crafted, four-sided, historically-accurate replica of the Martin’s original fireplace acts as our house’s centerpiece, representing more than craftsmanship alone. It’s a symbol of the Martin’s themselves: strong-willed yet graceful, elegant yet modest. The fireplace,…
Martin House
June 29, 2017