Rowing Boathouse
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Rowing Boathouse is located at 1 Rotary Row, Buffalo, New York
, along the city's Black Rock Channel.
In 1910, at the age of 43, Frank Lloyd Wright
traveled to Europe to present what would become his most beloved collection of structure illustrations: the Wasmuth Portfolio
. One of these famous drawings was something Wright called "Boathouse for the University of Wisconsin Boat Club," designed in 1905. Twenty years later, the architect included this same boathouse in an international exhibition of eight of his greatest works. The boathouse idea was obviously a favorite of Wright's, featuring a classic technique akin to other Buffalo, New York
treasures like the Darwin D. Martin House
and the late, lamented Larkin Building-- large vertical piers supporting horizontal planes.
The structure was completed in September 2007, and is set to be operated as both an architectural tourist site and as a working boathouse by the West Side Rowing Club
, once one of the largest rowing clubs in the United States.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, along the city's Black Rock Channel.
History
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
traveled to Europe to present what would become his most beloved collection of structure illustrations: the Wasmuth Portfolio
Wasmuth Portfolio
The Wasmuth portfolio is a two-volume folio of 100 lithographs of the work of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright .Titled Ausgeführte Bauten und Entwürfe von Frank Lloyd Wright, it was published in Germany in 1910 by the Berlin publisher Ernst Wasmuth, with an accompanying monograph by Wright...
. One of these famous drawings was something Wright called "Boathouse for the University of Wisconsin Boat Club," designed in 1905. Twenty years later, the architect included this same boathouse in an international exhibition of eight of his greatest works. The boathouse idea was obviously a favorite of Wright's, featuring a classic technique akin to other Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
treasures like the Darwin D. Martin House
Darwin D. Martin House
The Darwin D. Martin House Complex, also known as the Darwin Martin House State Historic Site, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1903 and 1905...
and the late, lamented Larkin Building-- large vertical piers supporting horizontal planes.
Construction
Formed in 2000, Frank Lloyd Wright's Rowing Boathouse Corporation acquired the rights to this classic Wright design and raised the $5.4 million needed to realize its construction.The structure was completed in September 2007, and is set to be operated as both an architectural tourist site and as a working boathouse by the West Side Rowing Club
West side rowing club
The West Side Rowing Club is one of two rowing clubs in Buffalo, NY. It has a long history of providing anyone interested with access to a sport that is commonly known for its elitarian and privileged character.- Overview :...
, once one of the largest rowing clubs in the United States.
External links
- http://www.wrightsboathouse.org
- http://www.wrightnowinbuffalo.com