Originally from Wisconsin, Frank Lloyd Wright is a renowned American architect who was commissioned to build works such as the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Transportation Building at the Chicago’s World Fair. In addition to massive buildings, he also built homes such as the Walter Davidson House and the Martin House in Buffalo. The latter is the site of his museum.
The Martin House was built for Darwin Martin, a man who became a millionaire by working for a soap company despite only having a fifth-grade education. After being satisfied with his house, he also commissioned Wright to build the Larkin Soap Company’s headquarters.
Right angles, crucifix corridors, and controlled views are all a part of Wright’s style, but my favorite feature are the windows. There are nearly 400 windows with 15 different patterns in the Martin House, the most of anything designed by Wright. Each window could contain 750 pieces of glass set in a brass frame taking over 300 man hours to produce just one window.
