William West Durant
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William West Durant was an American architect and developer best known for pioneering the rustic yet luxurious Adirondack Great Camp style in upstate New York during the late 19th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
ⓘ
architect ⓘ real estate developer ⓘ |
| activeInPlace |
Adirondack Mountains
ⓘ
upstate New York ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Adirondack Great Camps
ⓘ
surface form:
Adirondack Great Camp style
rustic architecture ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1850-07-21 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1934-06-01 ⓘ |
| designed |
Camp Pine Knot
ⓘ
Camp Uncas ⓘ Sagamore Camp ⓘ
surface form:
Great Camp Sagamore
|
| educatedAt |
Dresden
ⓘ
surface form:
Dresden, Germany (schooling)
European schools ⓘ Twickenham ⓘ
surface form:
Twickenham, England (schooling)
University of Bonn (attended, did not graduate) ⓘ |
| employer | Durant family Adirondack land holdings ⓘ |
| familyName | Durant ⓘ |
| father |
Thomas Durant
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas C. Durant
|
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
ⓘ
land development ⓘ |
| fullName | William West Durant self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationRelatedToWork |
Camp Pine Knot
ⓘ
surface form:
Camp Pine Knot National Historic Landmark
Sagamore Camp ⓘ
surface form:
Great Camp Sagamore National Historic Landmark
|
| influenced |
Adirondack Great Camps
ⓘ
surface form:
Adirondack rustic architecture movement
design of American wilderness camps and lodges ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European resort architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating elite wilderness retreats for wealthy clients
ⓘ
integrating buildings with natural landscape ⓘ use of native materials such as logs and stone ⓘ |
| mother | Hannah Heloise Trimble Durant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of Adirondack Great Camps
ⓘ
pioneering rustic yet luxurious Adirondack architectural style ⓘ |
| notableProject |
development of Long Lake region
ⓘ
development of Raquette Lake region ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
ⓘ
developer ⓘ land speculator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Mount Sinai Health System
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City
|
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Raquette Lake, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Charles W. Durant ⓘ |
| soldProperty |
Camp Pine Knot to Collis P. Huntington
ⓘ
Camp Uncas to J. Pierpont Morgan ⓘ Great Camp Sagamore to Alfred G. Vanderbilt ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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