William R. Heath House (Buffalo, New York) | landmark

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The Heath commission presented Wright with the problem of situating a substantial prairie house, with its characteristically open structure, on a deep, narrow lot alongside Bird Avenue. In order to ensure a measure of privacy, Wright placed the house right up against the sidewalk thus opening the rear of the house to a private lawn, elevated the principal living spaces well above the eye level of the passerby, and treated the broad chimney, tiny entry, and stained-glass windows as screening devices. Privacy does prevail, although the splendid window patterns draw attention rather than avert it. It is suspected that the brick used in this house were the same as the ones used at the Larkin Building.

Built from 1904-1905, this home utilized classic Prairie School elements such as banded casement windows, low-pitched, hipped roof, wide soffit under projecting eaves, leaded glass and massive, square porch supports. The broad chimney, secluded, tiny entry, and stained-glass windows are treated as screening devices.

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