Photographs of Camp Pine Knot, NY
ca. 1877-1900 (Photographs 2002)
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Camp Pine Knot, located on Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Forest Preserve, serves as a prototype for the American Adirondack camp, a property type that was influential in the development of numerous private camps, lodges, organization camps, and state and national parks throughout the country during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Camp Pine Knot is the first camp designed by William West Durant, widely recognized as one of the most important innovators in the field of Adirondack camp design, and a prominent figure in the development of the Adirondack region as a fashionable resort. Begun in 1877, Durant built Pine Knot for his family and it is here that he developed his ideas for creating stylish wilderness retreats by integrating the region's local building traditions with a professionally
designed camp.
These photos and descriptions are part of materials from the registration of Camp Pine Knot in Hamilton County, NY as a National Historic Landmark in the National Register of Historic Places.
Camp Pine Knot is the first camp designed by William West Durant, widely recognized as one of the most important innovators in the field of Adirondack camp design, and a prominent figure in the development of the Adirondack region as a fashionable resort. Begun in 1877, Durant built Pine Knot for his family and it is here that he developed his ideas for creating stylish wilderness retreats by integrating the region's local building traditions with a professionally
designed camp.
These photos and descriptions are part of materials from the registration of Camp Pine Knot in Hamilton County, NY as a National Historic Landmark in the National Register of Historic Places.
This primary source comes from the Records of the National Park Service.
National Archives Identifier: 75315772
Full Citation: Photographs of Camp Pine Knot, NY; ca. 1877-1900 (Photographs 2002); National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: New York; National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017; Records of the National Park Service, Record Group 79; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/photographs-of-camp-pine-knot-ny, May 13, 2024]Rights: No Known Copyright Learn more on our privacy and legal page.