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Moss Ledge
Moss Ledge, from Upper Saranac LakeNearest city: Saranac Inn, New York Built: 1898 Architect: William L. Coulter Architectural style: Other Governing body: Private MPS: Great Camps of the Adirondacks TR NRHP Reference#: 86002942
[1]Added to NRHP: November 7, 1986 Moss Ledge is an Adirondack Great Camp designed by William L. Coulter in 1898 for Isabel Ballantine of New York City. Ballantine was the daughter of Newark beer baron, John Holmes Ballantine.
The camp was one of Coulter's first commissions after moving to Saranac Lake in hope of a cure for his tuberculosis. The camp is located on Upper Saranac Lake near two other Coulter Great Camps, Prospect Point Camp and Eagle Island Camp.
The name is taken from a nearby rocky, moss-covered ledge that still is a notable feature of the shoreline. The camp consists of a main lodge, guest house, dining hall, boat house, and, some distance from the rest, a tea house built on a promontory overlooking the lake. The buildings are constructed of unpeeled logs; some are notched-corner style log cabins, others are shingles over plank walls. The style is similar to nearby Camp Pinebrook, another Coulter design.
The camp was given to Syracuse University in 1948. It is presently in private hands.
The camp was included in a multiple property submission for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and was listed in 1986.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Gobrecht, Larry E. (July, 1986). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Great Camps of the AdirondacksPDF (2.75 MiB). National Park Service
Sources
- Kaiser, Harvey. Great Camps of the Adirondacks. Boston: David R. Godine, 1982.
Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Adirondack Great Camps
- Franklin County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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