点评:Graycliff is right on the shore of Lake Erie, although it sits high up on a cliff.
It is the summer home of the people that owned the Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House in downtown Buffalo.
Currently the property is constructing a visitor center, so the parking is in a gravel parking lot with a lot of construction, dust, mud if it’s raining, and the restrooms are in an outside trailer.
When you get to the parking lot, you have to scan the QR code on the placard of the parking lot marker of your parking space. And then you have to wait in your car until a docent comes to the 10 foot fence gate to allow you to walk over through the fence to get to the house tour. That is because of all the construction going on.
Once you’re beyond the gate, the dose and talks about Graycliff. In July, it was blazing hot in the 90s. And with threat of rain. They do give you umbrellas that you turn in at the end of the tour if needed.
The landscape and the house itself is beautiful. It’s made of stucco versus the Martin house is all brick. There are no photography on the inside of the house, but you can take photos of the grounds end of the house.
The house is beautiful inside and the cross breeze between the open windows and doors was very welcoming. Our docent did very well. I think her name was Patricia.
Also the tour concludes through the gift shop where everything is well curated.
It is worth a trip to see Greycliff.
翻译:格雷克利夫位于伊利湖畔,虽然它坐落在悬崖之上。
它是布法罗市中心弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特·马丁故居的主人的避暑别墅。
目前,该地块正在建设游客中心,所以停车场位于一个碎石停车场,周围有很多建筑工地,如果下雨,就会积满灰尘和泥浆,卫生间则位于室外拖车内。
到达停车场后,您需要扫描停车位标牌上的二维码。然后,您必须在车里等待,直到讲解员来到10英尺高的栅栏门前,让您穿过栅栏才能进入参观。这是因为施工正在进行。
一旦您走出栅栏门,就会听到关于格雷克利夫的讲座。7月份,气温高达90华氏度(约30摄氏度),酷热难耐。而且随时可能下雨。他们会提供雨伞,如果需要的话,您可以在游览结束时归还。
风景和房子本身都很美。房子是用灰泥建造的,而马丁的房子则是全砖的。房子内部禁止拍照,但你可以拍摄房子庭院那一端的照片。
房子内部很漂亮,敞开的门窗之间吹来的微风令人倍感舒适。我们的讲解员讲解得非常好。我记得她叫帕特里夏。
旅程的最后,我们会去礼品店结束,那里的一切都精心布置。
格雷克利夫值得一游。