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We have access to portions of (7) versions of the plans currently, held by Avery, Univ/ Buffalo, Cornell, Library of Congress and some private collections. Another set was sold at the California Book Auction in the 1980's that we have not seen. Based upon the letters at U/B several more versions exi...

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Some were published in an essay I wrote for a book edited by Richard Longstreth, published by the University of Virginia Press:

https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/4546



Frank Lloyd Wright
Preservation, Design, and Adding to Iconic Buildings
Edited by Richard Longstreth

The balance of the plans are held by the University of Buffalo after acquisition at auction.

A pending plan sought to rebuild the stone bench, although closer to the house by ten feet (originally ninety feet from the house)

i prefer to think of the esplanade as an outdoor room, the top of the side walls and bench matches the floor level of the house. Similar in many ways to the outdoor space at the Freeman house, although Graycliff's does not start stepping down the incline.

I have an inquiry in to see if it can be modified from our side,

Pat Mahoney

The main difference was that Heath opened to a three acre parklike space opposite the street side of the house, it was a shared space with the adjacent house (Mrs. Heath's cousin)

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Had a pleasant stay there this past summer,

The exterior shown in the article does not appear to be the house

A true visionary would find a way to incorporate the boldness of Century II with a revised master plan.

The Heath property has a frontage of 62' facing Soldiers Place. It was carved out of a property owned by Mary Hubbard Heath's cousin, Electa Coatsworth that comprised almost a quarter of the circle's frontage. Soldiers Place is a circle and thus often called Soldiers Circle, they are the same street...

The current hotel has eighty-eight guest rooms, restaurant, and banquet facilities. The original main building still has 350,000 sf of undeveloped space. The Lipsey Architectural Center will likely open in 2019. It is meant to be an orientation center for all things architecture in Western New York....