Begun in 1882, Camp Wild Air was the first permanent camp Great camps refer to the grandiose family compounds of cabins that were built in the latter half of the nineteenth century on lakes in the Adirondacks such as Spitfire Lake and Rainbow Lake. The camps were summer homes for the wealthy, where they could relax, host or attend parties, and enjoy the wilderness. In time, however, this was accomplished on Upper Saint Regis Lake 742-acre Upper St. Regis Lake is a part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State. Along with Lower St. Regis Lake and Spitfire Lake, it became famous in the late 19th century as a summer playground of America's power elite, drawn to the area by its scenic beauty and by the rustic charms of Paul Smith's Hotel. It is the, in the town of Brighton Brighton is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,682 at the 2000 census. It was named after Brighton, England by early surveyors in the region, Franklin County Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 51,134. Its name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, a notable man of the eighteenth century in the United States of America. Its county seat is Malone in New York New York City, the most populous city in the United States, is known for its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center, and for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, it is also a destination of choice for many foreign visitors. Both state and's Adirondacks The Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties. [2] The camp was built by New York Herald Tribune The New York Herald Tribune was a daily newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald. It was home to such writers as Dorothy Thompson, Red Smith, Richard Watts, Jr., and Walter Kerr and begat the International Herald Tribune and New York magazine. Publication of the title ceased in 1966 publisher Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War on a 29-acre (12 ha) peninsula accessible only by water. It presently consists of 12 buildings, 10 of which were built before 1931.

The camp was originally designed by Reid's niece, Ella Spencer Reid, who also named the camp. It was begun on land that was leased; Mildred Phelps-Stokes Hooker, daughter of Anson Phelps Stokes Anson Phelps Stokes was a merchant, banker, publicist, philanthropist, and became a multimillionaire. Born in New York City, he was the son of John Boulter and Caroline (Phelps) Stokes; brother of William Earl Dodge Stokes and Olivia Eggleston Phelps Stokes. One of his grandfathers was London merchant Thomas Stokes, one of the 13 founders of the, in her Camp Chronicles, sniffs that "she seems to have built before she owned." [3] The land was purchased by the Reids in 1890.[2] The main lodge of unpeeled cedar logs, called the Living Room, was designed by McKim, Mead and White McKim, Mead, and White was a prominent architectural firm in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century. The firm's partners were Charles Follen McKim , William Rutherford Mead (1846-1928), and Stanford White (1853-1906), along with many other associates and designers, and is the only known example of a rustic design from that firm. It was added in 1917 after a fire damaged earlier structures; it features sitting and billiard rooms overlooking the lake.[2] The "Bishop's Palace", a small log octagon set at the water's edge with a massive fireplace and chimney, was named for its occasional use by Episcopalian clerics; there are two other, similar buildings at the camp, all designed by William Rutherford Mead William Rutherford Mead was an American engineer, a part of the McKim, Mead, and White firm. There is also a guest cottage with eight bedrooms, two boathouses A boathouse is a building especially designed for the storage of boats, normally smaller craft for sports or leisure use. These are typically located on open water, such as on a river. Often the boats stored are rowing boats. Other boats such as punts or small motor boats may also be stored and a recreation hall. The main buildings are connected by stone walkways. Many of the furnishings are original.

The camp is still owned by descendants of the original owners. [2] It was included in a multiple property submission for listing on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation. Having a property on the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, could result in its eligibility for tax incentives derived from the and was listed in 1986.[4]

The "Living Room"

Billiard Room

The Boathouse

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
  2. ^ a b c d National Register of Historic Places Registration Nomination Form: Camp Wild Air from NY OPRHP
  3. ^ Hooker, p. 12
  4. ^ Gobrecht, Larry E. (July, 1986), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Great Camps of the AdirondacksPDF (2.75 MiB The mebibyte is a multiple of the unit byte for quantities of digital information. The binary prefix mebi means 220, therefore 1 mebibyte is 1048576bytes. The unit symbol for the mebibyte is MiB. The unit was established by the International Electrotechnical Commission in 2000 and has been accepted for use by all major standards organizations. It), National Park Service

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