Northbrook Lodge

Northbrook Lodge
Location 58 Northbrook Rd., Paul Smiths, New York
Coordinates 44°26′47″N 74°13′35″W / 44.44639°N 74.22639°W / 44.44639; -74.22639Coordinates: 44°26′47″N 74°13′35″W / 44.44639°N 74.22639°W / 44.44639; -74.22639
Area 8.55 acres (3.46 ha)
Built c. 1919 (1919), c. 1922
Built by Muncil, Benjamin
Architectural style Craftsman
NRHP Reference # 14000127[1]
Added to NRHP April 7, 2014

Northbrook Lodge is a historic summer camp located within the Adirondack Forest Preserve at Paul Smiths in Franklin County, New York. The camp complex was built by Benjamin A. Muncil for Canadian Senator Wilfrid Laurier McDougald and built between about 1919 and 1922. Contributing resources in the camp complex include a small one-story stone house; canoe storage; pumphouse; main bridge, road, and lamp posts; little boat house; tennis house and court; water pump; dining room; pavilion and patio; library; shuffleboard court; Marcy cabin; covered boat slips; boathouse; Gabriels cabin; Main cabin; Whiteface cabin; utility shed; office; and Fairfield / staff house. The buildings exhibit American Craftsman style architectural influences. Northbrook Lodge was operate as a summer resort until 2009 and is now privately owned.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/07/14 through 4/11/14. National Park Service. 2014-04-18.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Susan Arena (March 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Northbrook Lodge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01.


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