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Santanoni Preserve was established by Robert C. Pruyn (1847–1934), a prominent Albany banker and businessman. Acquiring about 12,900 acres (52.2 km 2) in the Town of Newcomb, just south of the Adirondack High Peaks, Pruyn employed the distinguished architect Robert H. Robertson (1849–1914) to design a summer residential complex.
Flat Rock Camp was added in 2006 and Werrenrath Camp in 2010. Both Sagamore Camp and Santanoni Preserve have since become National Historic Landmarks, in 2000, as have Camp Uncas, Camp Pine Knot at Raquette Lake and Girl Scout Camp Eagle Island on Upper Saranac Lake, in 2004.
Knollwood Club The original boathouse at Camp Topridge, built for Marjorie Post by Benjamin A. Muncil A new boathouse at Camp Topridge, built by Harlan Crow. Adirondack Architecture refers to the rugged architectural style generally associated with the Great Camps within the Adirondack Mountains area in New York. The builders of these camps ...
Holiday Horse and Wagon Rides in Corning. The price of a horse wagon ride through the heart of the City of Corning is $5 for children under 18, and $10 for adults. Tickets cannot be purchased in ...
The Reality of NYC Carriage Horses. While horse and carriage rides have been a moneymaker for Central Park since it opened in 1858, some folks have noticed that many horses are in poor shape. Even ...
The Park Row Building in New York, designed by Robertson (completed 1899) Witherspoon Hall of Princeton University (Potter & Robertson, built 1875–77) The Charles H. Baldwin House in Newport, Rhode Island (Potter & Robertson, built 1877–78) The Church of the Presidents in Elberon, New Jersey (Potter & Robertson, completed 1879) Camp Santanoni main lodge, for Robert C. Pruyn (built 1892 ...
Camp Santanoni was once a private estate of approximately 13,000 acres (53 km 2), and now is the property of the state, at Newcomb. It was a residential complex of about 45 buildings. Now a National Historic Landmark, this is one of the earliest examples of the Great Camps of the Adirondacks. At the time of completion in 1893, Camp Santanoni ...
Newcomb Lake is a 446-acre (180 ha) natural lake in the Adirondack Park in the town of Newcomb, New York; it is the site of the historic Adirondack Great Camp, Camp Santanoni. It is accessible via a five-mile foot trail from New York State Route 28N. There are six campsites and two leantos maintained by the state.