Adirondack 1903 Summer Lodge Auction!

Adirondack 1903 Summer Lodge Auction!

Adirondack 1903 Summer Lodge Auction!
We've loved the stories and envied the people who were so fortunate as to summer on the lakes in the Adirondacks in the Great Camps the likes of which were the Vanderbilts, Mark Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson, just to name a few. In the late 1800's and early 1900's the camps were in their heyday and gave the wealthy . . and some not so wealthy . . a respite from the heat of the city in summer and to experience the joys of the wilderness. The style of the Great Camps was influenced by the British Arts and Crafts Movement and the related American Craftsman style as well as by Swiss chalet design. William West Durant, an early developer of the camps, was familiar with all three styles and adapted them to local materials and the skills of craftsmen.

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Today you have the rare opportunity to have one of your own and to leave to all your future generations. This amazing 42-acre wilderness camp has 12,650sf of living area in its many structures, with main lodge, boathouse, tea house, gardening house and ice house with original tools, separate kitchen building . . and the list goes on. Imagine running your fingers over those original garden tools and for your grandchildren to do the same. The illustrious history of Camp Kwenogamac will give this and future generations wonderful evenings of storytelling by the fire on a chilly night. The Museum now contains many artifacts and boats owned by Dr. Gerster and his family, which will be a pleasure to peruse.

The lucky top bidder for this remarkable family compound will also be a caretaker to living history and will be able to leave that legacy as an invaluable gift to the future.

1300sf rustic home & 1200' lakefront. Was $6,495,000 - selling without reserve.

Source: www.adirondackcampauction.com