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Biography. References. External links. William West Durant at Camp Pine Knot. William West Durant (1850–1934) was a designer and developer of camps in the Adirondack Great Camp style, including Camp Uncas, Camp Pine Knot and Great Camp Sagamore which are National Historic Landmarks.
William West Durant. Artist. Hiram Powers. Date. modeled 1863. Location. Not on view. Dimensions. 20 1 ⁄ 8 x 16 3 ⁄ 4 x 11 1 ⁄ 8 in. ( 51. 0 x 42. 7 x 28. 1 cm) Credit Line. Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson. Mediums. plaster. Mediums Description. plaster. Classifications. Sculpture. Keywords. Dress — historic — classical dress.
William West Durant. ADIRONDACK GREAT CAMPS – PINE KNOT – UNCAS – SAGAMORE – KAMP KILL KARE. HISTORY. Raquette Lake | William West Durant | Great Camps | Clergy | Time Line | Writings | Documents | Bibliography. Camps on or near Raquette Lake. 1877 – GREAT CAMP PINE KNOT. (CAMP HUNTINGTON)
William West Durant Monument. William West Durant was the late 19th century summer camp designer, builder, and developer who took twig work to new heights. He built and sold his land and camps to Gilded Age acquaintances, making the Adirondacks fashionable and its style renowned.
In 1877, land developer William West Durant began constructing the first of his Great Camps on Long Point in Raquette Lake, NY. It was constructed as a place to host investors and was built using native elements such as log, stone, decorative branches and twigs.
Great Camp Sagamore was built by William West Durant and bought by Alfred Vanderbilt in 1901 to be his family's Adirondack retreat. Vanderbilt and his wife, Margaret, welcomed family and...
William West Durant. Built by William West Durant from 1895 - 1897, Sagamore was originally designed on a smaller scale to be his own private and self-sufficient family camp. Though small, it was fully detailed by Adirondack artisans who worked with Durant to produce elaborate results.
