Great Camps
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The Great Camps are grandiose family compounds of cabins that were built in the latter half of the 19th century on remote lakes in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York. Summer homes for the w
The twig work boathouse at Camp Topridge
Camp Katia on Upper St. Regis Lake
The boathouse and one of the cottages at Knollwood Club on Lower Saranac Lake
Pine Tree Point on Upper St. Regis Lake
Adirondack Architecture
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Adirondack is a rugged architectural style associated with the Great Camps within the Adirondack Mountains area in New York, United States. These camps were built using native building materials and s
Great Camps
…separate functions, from dining to sleeping cabins, bowling alleys to dance pavilions, some connected by covered walkways as features of a distinctive Adirondack Architecture. The largest and most luxurious camps were generally built on large landholdings; Adirondack land was cheap, and the buyers were extraordinarily wealthy…
Knollwood Club
A new boathouse at Camp Topridge, built by Harlan Crow
Saint Regis Presbyterian Church, designed by William L. Coulter