The William R. Heath House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built from 1903 to 1905, and is located at 76 Soldiers Place in Buffalo, New York.
Heath's property was a deep and narrow corner lot, facing a large traffic circle, Soldiers Place, which insured that nothing would be built in front of it, and alongside Bird Avenue.
[3] This presented Wright with the problem of situating a substantial Prairie house, with its characteristically open structure, in a confined space with twice the street exposure.
[9] Hence the ground floor and the window levels of the principal living spaces are higher, restricting the view from Bird Avenue of the inside of the house.
[3] The front door is concealed adjacent to a broad chimney and is at a right angle to the street[9] and even with their height the windows are stained glass,[3] both acting as additional screening devices.
It is considered a precursor to Wright's renowned Frederick C. Robie House built in Chicago in 1909,[9] constructed on a similarly sized block of land.