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Orchestrating Graycliff: Ellen Shipman’s Landscape Design for Isabelle and Darwin Martin

The relationship of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Martin family is well-known. Here, we examine the equally important partnership that created the estate’s breathtaking gardens.

James Schuyler: The Poet of East Aurora

A chance encounter leads to this examination of a Pulitzer Prize-winning poem recalling the author’s neighborhood.

North Street Cemetery: Desecration and Scandal

The 1901 destruction of Buffalo’s North Street Cemetery produced one of the largest scandals in the city’s history.

“Better-Built, Ready Cut” The Neighborhood-Shaping Impact of Bennett Kit Homes

This North Tonawanda firm became a leader in the pre-fabricated housing boom of the early 20th century.

The Old Photo Album: A Bevy of Bennett Homes

More Bennett Home models, with real-life regional examples.

Albion Winegar Tourgee: Mayville’s Civil Rights Hero

The landmark Plessy v. Ferguson case was just one episode in a life devoted to civil rights.

My Wife and My Life: Buffalo’s Julius Francis and Abraham Lincoln

Why did a Buffalo druggist embark on a life-long quest to honor our 16th president?

Sloan Wilson: Buffalo’s Own Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

An examination of Wilson’s time in Buffalo, composing his best-selling novel.

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