Archinect - News2024-05-02T11:39:06-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150088765/frank-lloyd-wright-s-defining-barton-house-in-buffalo-ny-completes-ambitious-2-million-restoration
Frank Lloyd Wright's defining Barton House in Buffalo, NY completes ambitious $2-million restoration Mackenzie Goldberg2018-10-01T15:07:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/71dda02ac72bf364f45558a09d37922b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>After over 20 years of restoration, a legendary <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4673/frank-lloyd-wright" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Lloyd Wright</a>residence in Buffalo, NY has finally opened its doors to public visitors. Sitting inside the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/24094372/martin-house-the-jewel-in-the-crown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin House complex</a>, the Barton House's $2-million upgrade is the final architectural piece of the estate to be restored, completing the ambitious <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/128470/historic-preservation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">preservation project</a>. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b9/b9fc86898ab7e08de9b1bc18d664b71c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b9/b9fc86898ab7e08de9b1bc18d664b71c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo Credit: Biff Henrich.</figcaption></figure><p>The first of his Buffalo buildings to be completed, the Barton house helped propel the Midwestern architect to national recognition. An exemplar of Wright’s Prairie style, the architecture reflects early iterations of his now famous design signatures: broad low-pitched eaves, streams of windows, and an airy open plan.<br></p>
<p>Below, take a look at the newly completed Barton House.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1aee28f8e6fc10f09b50a819c99a1287.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1aee28f8e6fc10f09b50a819c99a1287.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo Credit: Biff Henrich.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a6655bb4bf832d32f405439ffd1f7e41.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a6655bb4bf832d32f405439ffd1f7e41.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo Credit: Biff Henrich.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/81/81f0708e571ff05bd7357943a178195e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/81/81f0708e571ff05bd7357943a178195e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo Credit: Biff Henrich.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/10/1064a61ad07f24225408f1ad38929c06.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/10/1064a61ad07f24225408f1ad38929c06.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo Credit: Biff Henrich.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/4315912e80e1a8cd9c85a1f4dbe1d662.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/4315912e80e1a8cd9c85a1f4dbe1d662.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo Credit: Biff Henrich.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b3/b3ec20dde48d641b8fc45cf35eb4be23.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b3/b3ec20dde48d641b8fc45cf35eb4be23.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo Credit: Biff Henrich.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/59c7670a177a242f5e5335eb53c46adb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/59c7670a177a242f5e5335eb53c46adb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo Credit: Biff Henrich.</figcaption></figure>
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Martin house: The jewel in the crown anthony dong2011-10-16T10:28:14-04:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/xq/xq7mf85e9on4trp8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>"The Martin House was an extraordinary achievement, and a reason this elaborate and I think very thoughtful restoration is a good thing," Goldberger said. "It's always seemed to me, in a way, that Buffalo is making a kind of public apology for the real disaster of having torn down the Larkin Building.
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