Camp Intermission

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Camp Intermission
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Camp Intermission, July 2008
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LocationNorthwest Bay Rd., Saranac Lake, Harrietstown, New York, U.S.
Coordinates 44°20′54″N74°08′56.3″W / 44.34833°N 74.148972°W / 44.34833; -74.148972 Coordinates: 44°20′54″N74°08′56.3″W / 44.34833°N 74.148972°W / 44.34833; -74.148972
Area110 acres (45 ha)
Built1928;94 years ago (1928)
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS Saranac Lake MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001421 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1992

Camp Intermission, also known as William Morris House, is a historic Great Camp located on Lake Colby just outside the village of Saranac Lake in the town of Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York. It was built in 1928 for theatrical agent William Morris, designed by William G. Distin. The property includes the main house and seven contributing outbuildings. The house is a 2+12-story, rectangular wood and stone dwelling with a rear kitchen wing. The house features elaborately patterned stone arches and sills and a "cure porch." The outbuildings include a wood shed, machine shed housing a wood cutter, wellhouse, root cellar, ice house, barn, and a caretaker's house. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Rachel Bliven and John Bonafide (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Camp Intermission". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2010-01-01.See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".