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A. L. A. Himmelwright
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Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright, a civil engineer, author, builder, adventurer, and marksman was the general manager of The Roebling Construction Company, the New York City firm created by John A. Roebling's Sons Company of Trenton, New Jersey. Himmelwright's first and second names were given to him by his parents to honor the slain president, Abraham Lincoln, assassinated the year Himmelwright was born. In most of the works he authored he went by the name "ALA Himmelwright".
Himmelwright was an expert marksman. This image from 1900, is one of several posed with a pistol. (Photo from Yale University Libraries collection.)
Plaque on model farmhouse.
Plaque on model farmhouse.
A sketch of the model fireproof farm house in Himmelwright's building plans published in 1913. This view is of the North Elevation.
A sketch of the model fireproof farm house in Himmelwright's building plans published in 1913. This view is of the North Elevation.
A detailed drawing of the building plans for the second floor of the model fireproof farm house, now known as the Stone House at Rock Lodge Club, from
A detailed drawing of the building plans for the second floor of the model fireproof farm house, now known as the Stone House at Rock Lodge Club, from Himmelwright's book. (Click image to enlarge.)
Rock Lodge Club
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Rock Lodge Club is a naturist club located on 145 acres (59 ha) of privately owned land located in the Stockholm area of the Hardyston Township, New Jersey, which is situated on the New Jersey Highlands of North Jersey, about 40 miles (64 km) from Manhattan, New York. Rock Lodge Club and Sky Farm, also based in New Jersey, were founded in 1932 as the first permanent nudist communities in the United States. Both clubs are active today.
Rock Lodge pond swimming lake
Rock Lodge pond swimming lake
This newspaper ad probably ran in the 1940s during World War II given its reference to saving gasoline and "rubber" tires, and touting Rock Lodge Club
This newspaper ad probably ran in the 1940s during World War II given its reference to saving gasoline and "rubber" tires, and touting Rock Lodge Club's proximity to New York City. In the ad, AGA stands for the American Gymnosophical Association, the group promoting social nudism at the time.