Adirondack Great Camps
E2367
Adirondack Great Camps are historic, rustic yet luxurious wilderness estates built by wealthy families in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as seasonal retreats in New York’s Adirondack region.
Aliases (11)
- Adirondack Great Camps tradition ×3
- Adirondack Great Camp style ×2
- Adirondack great camps ×2
- Adirondack Great Camp architecture ×1
- Adirondack Great Camp tradition ×1
- Adirondack rustic ×1
- Adirondack rustic architecture ×1
- Adirondack rustic architecture movement ×1
- Camp Topridge, Upper St. Regis Lake, New York ×1
- Great Camps ×1
- Great Camps of the Adirondacks ×1
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
→
historic estate type → |
| associatedWithFamily |
Durant family
→
Morgan family → Rockefeller family → Vanderbilt family → |
| associatedWithPerson |
William West Durant
→
|
| characteristic |
bark siding
→
boathouses → guest cabins → guide houses → integration with natural landscape → large private estates → log construction → luxurious amenities → multiple buildings on one compound → recreation buildings → rustic architecture → service buildings → stone foundations → twig work detailing → use of native materials → |
| constructionMaterial |
cedar logs
→
fieldstone → local timber → |
| country |
United States
→
|
| developedDuring |
early 20th century
→
late 19th century → |
| hasNotableExample |
Camp Kill Kare
→
Camp Pine Knot → Camp Uncas → Echo Camp → Great Camp Santanoni → Sagamore Camp → The Hedges → Topridge → White Pine Camp → |
| heritageStatus |
some designated National Historic Landmarks
→
some listed on the National Register of Historic Places → |
| influencedBy |
American rustic architecture
→
Arts and Crafts movement → picturesque movement → |
| locatedIn |
Adirondack Mountains
→
New York State → |
| relatedTo |
Adirondack Park
→
American Gilded Age → wilderness recreation → |
| tourismRole |
heritage tourism attraction
→
historic lodging → |
| typicalClientele |
Gilded Age elite
→
prominent New York families → wealthy industrialists → |
| usedAs |
seasonal retreat
→
summer residence → |
Referenced by (22)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Echo Camp
("Adirondack Great Camp style")
→
Sagamore Camp ("Adirondack rustic architecture") → Topridge ("Adirondack rustic") → William West Durant ("Adirondack Great Camp style") → |
architecturalStyle |
|
Camp Pine Knot
→
Camp Uncas → Topridge ("Great Camps of the Adirondacks") → |
category |
|
Durant family
→
Gate Lodge Complex → |
associatedWith |
|
Raquette Lake region
("Adirondack Great Camp tradition")
→
Town of Santa Clara, New York ("Adirondack great camps") → |
hasHeritage |
|
The Hedges
("Adirondack Great Camps tradition")
→
White Pine Camp ("Adirondack Great Camps tradition") → |
isPartOf |
|
Adirondack Park
→
Raquette Lake region ("Great Camps") → |
knownFor |
|
Camp Pine Knot
→
Camp Uncas ("Adirondack Great Camps tradition") → |
partOf |
|
Adirondack Mountains
→
|
contains |
|
Long Lake region
("Adirondack great camps")
→
|
hasCulturalHeritage |
|
William West Durant
("Adirondack rustic architecture movement")
→
|
influenced |
|
Marjorie Merriweather Post
("Camp Topridge, Upper St. Regis Lake, New York")
→
|
residence |
|
Santanoni Preserve
("Adirondack Great Camp architecture")
→
|
significantFor |