Graycliff Timeline
| 1925 | Darwin D. Martin retires from Larkin Company | |
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1926-27
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Graycliff Constructed (estate complete 1931)
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1936 | (winter) Darwin D. Martin dies of a stroke |
| 1936 | Frank Lloyd Wright visits Graycliff in May | |
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1945
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Isabelle R. Martin, widow of Darwin, dies
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1945+ | Martin family ceases to use Graycliff |
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1951
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Graycliff sold to Piarist Fathers for $50,000
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1958
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(fall) Frank Lloyd Wright visits Graycliff
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| 1959 | (April) Frank Lloyd Wright dies | |
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1997 | (January) Piarist Fathers decide to sell Graycliff for $450,000, its assessed value |
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1997
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(March) Graycliff Conservancy formed
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1997
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(December) Conservancy raised $20,000 for downpayment on Graycliff
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1997
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(August) Graycliff Designated New York State Landmark
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1998
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(November) Baird Foundation guarantees $450,000 mortgage for Conservancy purchase
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1999 |
April 5, Graycliff deed transferred to Conservancy | |
Historical black & white photo credits: University at Buffalo Archives