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Winter 2008 Tours
Camp Santanoni was built for Robert and Anna Pruyn of Albany beginning in 1892. The estate eventually included 12,900 acres and nearly four-dozen buildings. Led by AARCH Executive Director Steven Engelhart and former AARCH board member John Friauf, the tour will include stops at the Gate Lodge, Santanoni's 200-acre farm, and the Main Camp on Newcomb Lake. We'll also see the ongoing restoration of the Main Camp complex and will learn first hand about all of the conservation planning and restoration work underway. The tour and discussion will feature the completed restoration of the Main Camp's boathouse, which was funded through a $92,000 New York State Environmental Protection Fund grant to AARCH. The boathouse was the most deteriorated of all of Santanoni's buildings. Restoration was completed in 2007 by master carpenter Michael Frenette and crew.
The round-trip cross-country ski trip is 9.8 miles on a gently sloping carriage road. The
outing begins at 10 a.m. at the Santanoni Preserve parking area in the hamlet of Newcomb. We will
return about 3 p.m. The fee is $10 for AARCH members and $15 for non-members. For more information
or to make a reservation, call AARCH at (518) 834-9328.
The waters surrounding Valcour Island in Lake Champlain were the scene of the Battle of Valcour, an important naval battle during the Revolutionary War. Here, in October 1776, a small colonial fleet under the command of Benedict Arnold engaged the British fleet. Although most of the American fleet was sunk or scuttled, the effort succeeded in holding off the British southern advance until the following year, thereby buying the Americans much needed time. During the 19th century, the island was briefly home to a fledgling "free-love" colony and, in 1874, a lighthouse was built on it. The island is now part of the Forest Preserve and the lighthouse is being restored by the Clinton County Historical Association. We will travel by boat to Valcour Island for a four-mile interpretive hike with naturalist David Thomas-Train. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 5 p.m. The fee is $40 for AARCH members and $45 for non-members.
In the 1890s a group of friends and investors established the Piseco Company and Irondequoit Club Inn on over 11,000 acres of forest and lakeshore. The inn, built onto the 1850s residence of Gene Adams, was built in 1892. Club cottages were added nearby and some members chose to build their own residences along the lake's eastern shore. Two of these cottages, Camp Irondequoit (1904) and Roaten (1924), were built in a rustic style. Chanopa (1930) was built using trusses from the dismantled covered bridge in Wells. Chanopa and Roaten were designed by architect Albert E. Price. Led by members of the Piseco Historical Society, the tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. The fee is $40 for AARCH/PHS members and $45 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
On this tour, we will travel to the pristine lakeshore of Indian Lake to visit two late 19th-century camps, both somewhat suspended in time. We will learn how each is traditionally linked to a celebrated backwoods philosophy or, as one family calls it, an "idea" of living in the woods. At Timberlock, David Farrington built the surviving log cabin in 1887, taking in loggers until 1899, when he then took in paying guests. Now owned by the Catlin family, there are 53 buildings of which 25 were constructed on the original tent platform sites. We will travel by boat to Back Log Camp, a remote family compound, and learn about living the "tent life." We will also visit the huge stone dam built in 1898 that raised the lake level by 33 feet. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. The fee is $40 for AARCH members and $45 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
At North Country School near Lake Placid, we find an unusual modern complex of buildings that were produced by one of the most prominent proponents of the mid-20th-century American architectural movement. Douglas Haskell, then editor of Architectural Record, designed the only known examples of his work here, within the context of a turn-of-the-century farmstead and children's summer camp. Also here, is the little known Glass House, designed by architect Harwell Hamilton Harris. On this tour, led by Richard Longstreth, professor of architectural history at George Washington University and AARCH board member, we will take an intimate look at the influences and art of the movement and view works by Ezra Stoller, architectural photographer and colleague of Haskell. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 4 p.m. The fee is $30 for AARCH members and $35 for non-members.
Join us on this walking and driving tour as we take a look at a variety of churches in the town of Essex. Led by Shirley LaForest, Essex Town Historian, and David Hislop, AARCH board president, we will visit the Essex Community Methodist Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, the former Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Foothills Baptist Church in Boquet. The tour will begin at 10 a.m. and ends around 3:30 p.m. The fee is $30 for AARCH members and $35 for non-members.
On this tour we will visit the recently restored Men's Infirmary at the former American Legion Veterans' Mountain Camp on Tupper Lake, the Women's Infirmary, and see Hemlock Ledge, one of the most remarkable, intact, and little known camp complexes in the region. The latter was designed in 1907 by New York City architect Julian Clarence Levi and includes several buildings, including rustic Birch Cottage, and some notable interiors. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. The fee is $40 for AARCH members and $45 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
William Seward Webb and Frederick W. Vanderbilt originally founded the Kildare Club in 1892, as a 10,000-acre hunting preserve. The Saranac Lake architectural firm of Scopes and Feustmann designed the complex in 1906, after the original lodge burned. At this site, the architects departed from the more traditional Great Camp layout where separate buildings served separate functions. Instead, the large main lodge contains living, dining, and recreational areas. Additional family cottages, guest quarters, and a guide's house serve as supplemental housing. Tour this private preserve courtesy of the Friedman family. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 2 p.m. The fee is $45 for AARCH members and $50 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
Look at more than a century of mining in the Town of Newcomb with George Canon, Town Supervisor and former mine employee. Courtesy of the Open Space Institute, we will see the 1854 McIntyre Furnace, the remains of the village of Adirondac, the Adirondack Iron and Steel Company operations, and the 20th-century mining operation at Tahawus. The McIntyre Furnace is an important early industrial site that has been documented by the Historic American Engineering Record. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 3 p.m. The fee is $30 for AARCH members and $35 for non-members.
The Clinton Correctional Facility at Dannemora, originally built in 1845, is the third oldest and the largest prison in New York State. This unique opportunity will take us inside this maximum-security prison where we will visit a cellblock modeled on the "Auburn System," the Church of the Good Thief built entirely by inmates, the North Yard, workshops, and the former Dannemora State Hospital. The history of the prison is fascinating and its architecture is most dramatic. The tour begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. The fee is $35 for AARCH members and $40 for non-members. JULY 25 TOUR FILLED
William H. Miner grew up in rural Chazy and made his fortune by inventing, patenting, and manufacturing railroad equipment. In 1903, he and his wife, Alice T. Miner, returned to the family's Chazy farm and began more than three decades of innovative philanthropic work in the region. In this outing, we will explore two of the Miners' most significant and lasting achievements--Heart's Delight Farm and the Alice T. Miner Colonial Museum. The farm was an organizational and technological marvel in its day with 300 buildings on 15,000 acres and 800 employees. In the 20th century, the farm evolved into the Miner Institute, which focuses on pioneering agricultural research and livestock breeding. The museum was established in 1924 in a three-story stone mansion, built to house Alice's collection of art and decorative objects. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. The fee is $35 for AARCH members and $40 for non-members.
After relocating to the Adirondacks from Granere, Pennsylvania, the village of Wanakena was established in 1902 by the Rich Lumber Company. Having purchased 16,000 acres on the southwest side of Cranberry Lake, the company dismantled their company housing and other facilities in Granere, moved them via railroad, and reassembled them in Wanakena. When Rich left Wanakena for Vermont in 1912, rather than dismantling the company houses, they were sold to residents and tourists as summer camps. Mark Friden will lead us on a walking tour to look at some of the original company houses. We will enjoy a BBQ lunch at the Pinecone Restaurant's lakeside pavilion and then travel by boat to the New York State Ranger School, which has offered a forestry program since 1912 and was built on land donated by the Rich Lumber Company. The day will conclude with a visit to Knollwood, designed and built by Dr. Frederick R. Calkins in 1915. A complex of three summer camp buildings and a pedestrian suspension bridge, Knollwood is located at the Inlet on the Oswegatchie River. The tour begins at 10 a. m. and ends at 4 p. m. The fee is $45 for AARCH members and $50 for non-members. Lunch is included. TOUR FILLED
This tour will look at the distinctive rustic architecture on Big Moose Lake, including the work of Henry Covey, his son Earl, and the Martin family. The tour will include visits to the Big Moose Chapel and Manse, The Waldheim, Covewood Lodge, Brown Gables, and two camps on Crag Point. What makes many of these buildings unusual is their vertical half-log construction. The tour, led by AARCH's Steven Engelhart, begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 4 p.m. The fee is $35 for AARCH members and $40 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
Co-sponsored by Historic Saranac Lake (HSL), this tour will be led by Mary Hotaling, executive director of HSL. View many of the buildings and sites that made Saranac Lake America's "Pioneer Health Resort." The village's late 19th- and early 20th-century history is closely tied to the treatment for tuberculosis developed by Dr. Edward L. Trudeau. The tour will include the Trudeau Institute, where we will see the first cure cottage, Little Red, and the bronze sculpture of Trudeau by Gutzon Borglum. We'll visit the former Trudeau Sanatorium, Saranac Laboratory, Union Depot, the Cure Cottage Museum, and the Bela Bartok Cottage. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 3 p.m. Be prepared for uphill walking. The fee is $30 for AARCH and HSL members and $35 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
The tanning industry spawned the settlement of many Adirondack communities during the mid to late nineteenth century. Join us as we explore a few of these communities to examine the architectural and archaeological remains of this bygone industry. John Peck, whose great-great-great grandfather operated Peck's Tannery, will lead us on a tour of three former tannery sites including the Peck, Wheelerville, and Bleeker tanneries. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 4 p.m. Wear clothes and shoes suitable for walking through woods and fields. The fee is $25 for AARCH members and $30 for non-members.
This boat and walking tour will include visits to Camp Pine Knot, St. William's on Long Point, the Church of the Good Shepherd on St. Hubert's Isle, and portions of a former hotel, The Antlers. William West Durant built Pine Knot beginning in the late 1870s and it was here that he first developed the features and details we now associate with Adirondack rustic architecture. Saratoga Springs architect R. Newton Brezee, a friend of Durant's, designed The Antlers in 1886. It originally operated as a hotel and cottage resort. Durant was also responsible for building the Good Shepherd in 1880 and St. William's in 1890 to provide services for his employees and the expanding summer community. The tour begins at 10 a.m., includes a one-mile walk along a wooded trail, and ends around 4 p.m. The fee is $45 for AARCH members and $50 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
Incorporated as a village in 1839, Glens Falls was granted its city charter on March 13, 1908. Glens Falls grew as an industrial city, relying heavily on the Hudson River to support its mills. Mark Frost of The Chronicle will lead us on a walking and driving tour of the downtown area. We will explore the industrial, economic and architectural history over the past 135 years of this city including the Finch, Pruyn paper mill, buildings associated with lumber baron Henry Crandall, the former Clark Brothers glove factory, the Feeder Canal, and more. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 3:30 p.m. The fee is $30 for AARCH members and $35 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
Located at the north end of Lake Champlain in Rouses Point, construction of Fort Montgomery began in 1844 under the direction of United States Civil Engineer Henry Brewster. Over the next 30 years this limestone and brick fort, covering approximately 2.5 acres, was built. Fort Montgomery , with five walls and bastions, never saw action nor was it ever garrisoned. In 1937 demolition of the fort began and the debris was used as fill for the Rouses Point-Alburg bridge. We will be led by Jim Millard, author of Fort Montgomery: Through the Years and Roger Harwood, Director, Clinton County Historical Association, as we explore the history of the fort, which is now in ruins. Wear clothes and shoes suitable for walking through the ruins. There will be two tours: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The fee for this tour is $30 for AARCH members and $35 for non-members. TOURS FILLED
Rockwell Kent is widely known as an illustrator, painter, and decorative artist, as well as a social activist. Less well known is that Kent trained as an architect and, while living at his home at Asgaard Farm near AuSable Forks, he designed and remodeled several buildings in the area. This tour will visit the farm and four other building and remodeling projects. Included will be the Brewster and Untermeyer houses in Elizabethtown, and the Cowdin House and a barbershop in AuSable Forks. The tour will be led by Anne Mackinnon, author of "A Home to Live and Breathe: The Adirondack Architecture of Rockwell Kent," which appeared in Adirondack Life magazine. The tour begins at 10 a.m. in Elizabethtown and ends around 4 p.m. in AuSable Forks. The fee is $40 for AARCH members and $45 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
Once again we are offering a very special tour of the St. Regis lakes. Initially drawn to this part of the Adirondacks by the recreational opportunities and amenities at Paul Smith's hotel, some summer visitors eventually built camps along the shores of Upper and Lower St. Regis and Spitfire lakes beginning in the late 1870s. Many of these camps are among the finest in the region. We will travel by boat to visit Camp Wild Air, Pine Tree Point, High Pines, and Camp Rush and will see other camps from the water. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 5 p.m. The fee is $45 for AARCH members and $50 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
In 1788, Samuel Olmstead of Connecticut established the first settlement near the present village of Northville. Increased prosperity came to the community when the Fulton, Johnstown, and Gloversville Railroad established a line linking the village to neighboring cities to the south. Tourism expanded with the building of Sacandaga Park, a recreational playground sponsored by the railroad. In Northville, much of the village's beautiful and varied historic architecture remains and illustrates this community's rich heritage. The tour will be led by members of the Town of Northampton Historic Landmark Commission and Ellen Ryan, AARCH's program director. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 3 p.m. The fee is $30 for AARCH members and $35 for non-members.
Rooted in the progressive movements of the early 20th century, children's summer camps reached their peak of development in the 1920s and 30s. Whether promoting equal opportunity for girls, experiential learning opportunities in an outdoor setting, or serving as recreational boarding schools, these camps were often a child's first introduction to the world of nature and outdoor recreation. The tour, led by Hallie Bond, curator of the Adirondack Museum's 2003 exhibit, "A Paradise for Boys and Girls: Children's Camps in the Adirondacks," and co-author of the book by the same title, will explore the architecture and camp life surviving today on Upper Chateaugay Lake. The tour begins at 9 a.m. and ends around 3:30 p.m. The fee is $40 and is open to AARCH members only. TOUR FILLED
Travel by carpool and boat with Mary Hotaling, who will again lead one of our most popular tours of four turn-of-the-century Great Camps on Upper Saranac Lake, all designed by the Saranac Lake architect William Coulter (1865-1907) and his firm. The tour will include Prospect Point, Eagle Island, The Wawbeek, and Wenonah Lodge. This is a rare opportunity to see some of the best rustic architecture in the region. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends at around 4 p.m. The fee is $40 for AARCH members.and $45 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
Join us as we take a look at another aspect of camp culture, the dude ranch legacy of Earl Woodward. In the early 1930s Woodward amassed 1400 acres of forest, fields, and streams near Lake Luzerne to create a recreational haven he called Northwoods Dude Ranch. The first of its kind in the region, it started a trend that would thrive for nearly 30 years. His vision, with its associated architecture and landscape features, transformed the area into the Dude Ranch Trail. We will visit three of his dude ranches originally known as Northwoods, Rocky Ridge, and Hidden Valley; some of these retain their original furnishings. At the former Hidden Valley Ranch, now Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch, we'll see many buildings from the dude ranch era as well as a mural by the late Arto Monaco and the C.V. Whitney Chapel. Mike Griffin and Dick Cook of the Northwoods Association will lead us. The tour begins at 10 a.m. with a slide presentation and ephemera display and ends around 3 p.m. The fee is $30 for AARCH members and $35 for non-members.
Augustus G. Paine, Jr., moved to Willsboro in 1885 to take over management of the local pulp mill. With his oversight, the mill prospered and became part of the New York and Pennsylvania Paper Company, one of the country's leading paper manufacturers. Paine began assembling land on Willsboro Point just north of the Boquet River which today remains the family estate of some 1,000 acres. The property encompasses a varied and dramatic landscape, plus several residences and support structures. Begun in 1890 and constructed in stages over roughly the next 20 years, the camp was designed by A.G. Paine and was largely built by Lyman Smith and stonemason Peter Lacey. The tour, led by Peter Paine, Jr., begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 3 p.m. The fee is $40 for AARCH members and $45 for non-members.
Join us on the eastern shore of Lake George as we visit the Paulist Fathers' St. Mary's of the Lake and Wiawaka Holiday House. Built in the 1860s, St. Mary's stands prominently on a hillside overlooking the lake. We will visit the chapel, dining hall, dormitory, and walk the woodland path to the boathouse. Wiawaka was established in 1903 by founder Mary Wiltse Fuller as a retreat for women factory workers. It includes the 1870s Fuller House, once part of the former Crosbyside Hotel; Wakonda Lodge, once a part of Amitola, Spencer and Katrina Trask's retreat for artists; as well as other housing and support structures. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 4 p.m. The tour fee is $30 for AARCH and Wiawaka members and $35 for non-members.
Farming has been important to the Champlain Valley for more than two centuries. On this southern Clinton County tour, we will explore a series of homesteads and farms from the early 19th century to the present day, which collectively show how farming has changed over time. We'll see the Keese Homestead, circa 1795, and Miller Homestead, 1822, built by Quaker settlers in a community called The Union. We'll also visit Forrence Orchards, one of the largest McIntosh orchards in the state, and Adirondack Farms, a modern 1300-head dairy farm. At Clover Mead Farm, we'll see how organic cheese is made and sample their exceptional line of farm-fresh products. Led by AARCH Executive Director Steven Engelhart. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 4 p.m. The fee is $30 for AARCH members and $35 for non-members.
Led by author Margaret Bartley, we will explore several camps perched on the mountainsides overlooking the Boquet River Valley near Elizabethtown. In her Adirondack Life article, "With Sky for a Front Yard," she wrote, "Like seven reclusive sisters, the camps on Otis and Iron Mountains have remained hidden from all but their closest neighbors for more than a century." Wear your hiking shoes and be prepared for an uphill trek, as we visit several of these remote camps built for and designed by women. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 3:00 p.m. The fee is $40 for AARCH members and $45 for non-members.
Nils Luderowski is a Keene Valley architect whose designs incorporate aspects of Shingle, Craftsman, Prairie, and rusticity, all while incorporating modern living requirements and current technology. He will lead this tour of four of his recent camps and boathouses on Upper Saranac Lake and we will explore how a design originates and develops, the relationships between buildings and landscapes, and other aspects of the design and building process. He will also encourage a dialogue around the issues of Adirondack style and Adirondack vernacular. The tour will begin at 10 a.m. and ends around 3:30 p.m. The fee is $35 for AARCH members and $40 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
Led by Mary Hotaling, this tour of Placid will take us along the lakeshore aboard the historic Lady of the Lake. As we cruise, we'll learn about many of the lake's notable camps, old and new. We will stop at some of the earliest camps including Gull Rock designed in 1907 by the Saranac Lake firm of Coulter and Westhoff. Other camps we will visit will include Minnowbrook, Camp Carolina, Menawa and Majano. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 4:00 p.m. The fee is $50 for AARCH members and $55 for non-members. TOUR FILLED
Santanoni was built for Robert and Anna Pruyn of Albany beginning in 1892. The estate eventually included 12,900 acres and nearly four-dozen buildings. Led by AARCH Executive Director Steven Engelhart, the tour will include stops at the Gate Lodge, Santanoni's 200-acre farm, and the Main Camp on Newcomb Lake. We'll also see the ongoing restoration of the Main Camp complex on Newcomb Lake with master carpenter Michael Frenette and will learn first hand about all the conservation planning and restoration work underway. The tour and discussion will feature the completed restoration of the Main Camp's boathouse, which was funded through a $92,000 New York State Environmental Protection Fund grant to AARCH. The boathouse was the most deteriorated of all of Santanoni's buildings. Join us in a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception as we celebrate this achievement. The round-trip walk is 9.8 miles on a gently sloping historic carriage road. The tour begins at 10 a.m. at the Santanoni Preserve parking area in the hamlet of Newcomb. We will return about 4 p.m. The fee is $10 for AARCH members and $15 for non-members. A limited number of seats are available on a horse-drawn wagon for an additional $20 fee.
This special outing takes us to visit Litchfield Park, one of the largest and grandest private estates in the region. The preserve and its buildings were created by Edward H. Litchfield, a Brooklyn lawyer and land developer who first came to the Adirondacks in 1866. Donn Barber designed the fanciful chateau, which was completed around 1913. The preserve includes miles of carriage roads, a working farm, and many other buildings. The tour, led by Pieter Litchfield, begins at 11 a.m. and ends around 3 p.m. The fee is $50 and is open to AARCH members only. TOUR FILLED
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