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Great Camp Sagamore

Built with the Forest in Mind

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Great Camp Sagamore offers a lens on Adirondack architecture through the work of William West Durant. Local stone and timber, together with the contours of the land, shape a design intended to sit within its forest setting. Looking closely at those materials reveals how a historic camp can make the surrounding landscape part of its architectural identity.

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At Great Camp Sagamore, the forest is part of the architectural idea. Stone, timber, and the shape of the land provide a way to look at William West Durant’s Adirondack design.

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