Camp Uncas

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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.

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Camp Uncas canonical 2
Great Camp Uncas 1

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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 of America
surface form: 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
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
heritageDesignationDate 2004
inception 1893
laterOwner J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan
surface form: John Pierpont Morgan
locatedIn Adirondack Mountains
New York
United States of America
surface form: 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
surface form: Adirondack Great Camps tradition
region Adirondack Mountains
surface form: Central Adirondacks
significantPeriod Gilded Age
late 19th century
significantPerson William West Durant
state New York
tourism heritage tourism destination
use seasonal residence
wilderness retreat

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Raquette Lake hasHistoricSite Camp Uncas
this entity surface form: Great Camp Uncas
William West Durant designed Camp Uncas