{"nrhp_refnum":"86000160","name":"Martin, Darwin D., House","other_names":["Martin, Darwin D., House National Historic Landmark","See Also"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"125 Jewett Pkwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Buffalo","county":"Erie County","state":"NY","lat":42.93125323600003,"lon":-78.84113437799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-02-24","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1986-02-24","areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Prairie Style house at 125 Jewett Parkway in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904 for Darwin D. Martin.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of the finest surviving examples of Wright's Prairie style from his first great productive period, built before the Robie House and Unity Temple. It shows his ideas of flowing interior space, honest materials and harmony with the site. The commission was also important to Wright at a time of financial difficulty, and Martin was a Larkin Company director with ties to other Wright projects.","narrative":"Built in 1904 on two corner lots along Jewett Parkway in Buffalo, this two-story house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Darwin D. Martin, a director of the Larkin Company. It measures 150 by 72 feet and is built of orange Roman brick on a projecting stone foundation, with a porte-cochere to the west and a broad open porch to the east. Inside, a central hall leads to a flowing arrangement of living room, library and dining room, and Wright also designed much of the furniture, lighting and gardens. The house is considered one of the finest surviving examples of his Prairie style, completed before the Robie House and Unity Temple. It originally formed part of a larger complex that included a house for Martin's sister, a greenhouse and a conservatory, some of which are gone. After the Martin family left in 1937 the house stood empty for years, was divided into apartments, and was later bought by the State University for use as a study center and museum.","period_of_significance":"1904","architect_builder":"Frank Lloyd Wright","architectural_style":"Prairie Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the State University of New York and being returned to its former appearance as a study center and museum of Wright's work. Some outbuildings, the conservatory, pergola and garage have been demolished, and several windows were sold.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.988101-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/86000160_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000160/85ac7997e6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000160/85ac7997e6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Dave Pape","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darwin_D._Martin_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave Pape</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darwin_D._Martin_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315726","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_D._Martin_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1166906"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/erie-county/martin-darwin-d-house-86000160/"}