Great Camp Sagamore


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  • Travel Genus: Lodging , Sight
  • Sight Category: Building
  • Lodging category: Casual Lodging

Constructed in 1897, Sagamore Lodge is an outstanding example of a large-scale Adirondack wilderness retreat, a property type that was influential in the development of numerous camps, lodges, organization camps, and state and national parks throughout the country during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its architect, William West Durant, is widely regarded as the most important innovator in the evolution of the Adirondack camp property type and was a prominent figure in the development of the Adirondacks as a fashionable resort. Within the Adirondack camp context, Sagamore Lodge is exceptionally significant as one of the most architectually sophisticated and fully developed examples of its type. - NPS

Notable guests of the Vanderbilt's included:
General George Marshall, Nobel Prize winner
Richard Rogers, Broadway songwriter and producer
Howard Hughes, aviation pioneer and motion picture tycoon
Movie stars Gary Cooper, Clifton Webb and Gene Tierney
Madame Chiang Kai-Chek, wife of the Imperial Emperor of China
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1897/00/00 William West Durant Architect Built
1901/00/00 Alfred G Vanderbilt Vacation home Alfred Vanderbilt buys estate from William Durant
1954/00/00 Margaret Vanderbilt donates estate to Syracuse University

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Great Camp Sagamore - Animal facilities
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Particulars for Great Camp Sagamore:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Historic Use Camp
Owner Private
Architectural Style Swiss Chalet Revival



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 11th January 1976

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Sagamore
Registry Address: Off NY 28 at W end of Sagamore Lake
Registry Number: 76001221
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Durant,William West
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: Swiss Chalet
Area in Acres: 7
Contributing Buildings: 10
Other Certification: Boundary increase, Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1897, 1901
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Camp
Current Function: Education
Current Sub-Function: College

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Lodging category Casual Lodging

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