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white pine camp
250 pages, 194 photographs and illustrations.
White Pine Camp is one of the most prized historic places in the Adirondack Mountain region of New York State. The White Pine story architecture which combines Adirondack “Great Camp” design with a pre-modern architectural styleThe collaboration of an unknown architect (William Massarene) with one of America’s leading architects (Addison Mizner) and the northern Adirondack’s master builder (Ben Munsel)Prominent owners including the wealthy, quirky, star-crossed lovers, Archibald and Olive Moore White; the leading newspaper family of the Midwest (Nelson-Kirkwood); the Sterns and Levys--Sears Roebuck heiresses-- international civic leaders and philanthropistsAn international scandal at White Pine Camp associated with America’s entry into World War IThe 1926 summer White House where President Calvin Coolidge spent 10 weeks conducting the nation’s business; meeting with Cabinet members, senators and ambassadors; jousting with political rival New York Governor Al Smith, and most important, learning to fishThe story of Paul Smith’s College and their 35 years of ownership and use of White Pine CampAn inspiring historic preservation case study, seeing the camp return from near destruction to restoration to becoming a popular destination for public lodging and historic tours.
White Pine Camp is one of the most prized historic places in the Adirondack Mountain region of New York State. The White Pine story architecture which combines Adirondack “Great Camp” design with a pre-modern architectural styleThe collaboration of an unknown architect (William Massarene) with one of America’s leading architects (Addison Mizner) and the northern Adirondack’s master builder (Ben Munsel)Prominent owners including the wealthy, quirky, star-crossed lovers, Archibald and Olive Moore White; the leading newspaper family of the Midwest (Nelson-Kirkwood); the Sterns and Levys--Sears Roebuck heiresses-- international civic leaders and philanthropistsAn international scandal at White Pine Camp associated with America’s entry into World War IThe 1926 summer White House where President Calvin Coolidge spent 10 weeks conducting the nation’s business; meeting with Cabinet members, senators and ambassadors; jousting with political rival New York Governor Al Smith, and most important, learning to fishThe story of Paul Smith’s College and their 35 years of ownership and use of White Pine CampAn inspiring historic preservation case study, seeing the camp return from near destruction to restoration to becoming a popular destination for public lodging and historic tours.
249 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2018
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