Camp Uncas

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Adirondack Great Camp historic site

Camp Uncas is a historic Adirondack Great Camp in New York, renowned as one of the earliest and most influential examples of rustic wilderness estate architecture in the region.

Aliases (1)

Great Camp Uncas ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Adirondack Great Camp → historic site →
architecturalStyle	Adirondack rustic → rustic wilderness estate →
category	Adirondack Great Camps → Historic houses in New York → National Historic Landmarks in New York →
constructedFor	William West Durant →
country	United States →
creator	William West Durant →
designPrinciple	blending buildings with forest setting → use of local materials →
hasPart	boathouse → guest cabins → main lodge → service buildings →
hasViewOf	Mohegan Lake →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → National Register of Historic Places listing →
heritageDesignationDate	2004 →
inception	1893 →
laterOwner	J. P. Morgan → John Pierpont Morgan →
locatedIn	Adirondack Mountains → New York → United States →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Hamilton County, New York →
locatedNear	Raquette Lake →
locatedOn	Mohegan Lake →
materialUsed	log construction → native timber → stone →
nearbyAttraction	Camp Pine Knot → Sagamore Camp →
notableFor	early example of Adirondack Great Camp design → influential rustic architecture → integration with natural landscape →
partOf	Adirondack Great Camps tradition →
region	Central Adirondacks →
significantPeriod	Gilded Age → late 19th century →
significantPerson	William West Durant →
state	New York →
tourism	heritage tourism destination →
use	seasonal residence → wilderness retreat →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
William West Durant →	designed
Raquette Lake ("Great Camp Uncas") →	hasHistoricSite
Adirondack Great Camps →	hasNotableExample