Great Camps of the Adirondacks

Great Camps of the Adirondacks is the first and foremost guide to historic camps within the spectacular forest preserve of Adirondack Park. When this book was originally published in 1982, it launched a campaign for the preservation of these architectural treasures while also sparking a trend in great camp-inspired home design.
Today, the great camps are all under nonprofit, state, or private control. No longer just the seasonal homes of investment bankers such as Adolph Lewisohn who, 120 years ago, visited his 'Great Camp' with a staff of forty to minister to his guests' comfort in the wilds. Whatever the history and fate of each camp, they speak to us now as homes built to serve as beautiful reflections of the land itself.

About the author

Harvey H. Kaiser served as the Senior Vice President for Facilities Administration and University Architect at Syracuse University between 1972 and 1995. His 1982 book Great Camps of the Adirondacks popularized the term "Great Camps" to refer to the grand summer residences that wealthy families built in the Adirondack Mountains in the nineteenth century, and revitalized interest in these sites. Several studies on western national park architecture culminated in his 2008 book The National Park Architecture Sourcebook.

Summary

The complete guide to the historic great camps and Adirondack Rustic Style architecture.

Product details

• Authors: Harvey H. Kaiser, Harvey H./ Engelhart Kaiser
• Assisted by: Steven Engelhart (Foreword)
• Publisher: GODIN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781567926422
• ISBN: 978-1-56792-642-2
• Series: Great Camps of the Adirondacks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; New York, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / Regional, ARCHITECTURE / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation / General, TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds, Adirondacks, HOLIDAY / Father's Day