Recent Changes for "Knollwood Club" - HSL Wikihttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_ClubRecent Changes of the page "Knollwood Club" on HSL Wiki.en-us Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2013-04-13 13:25:58Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 66: </td> <td> Line 66: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> [[Image(Knollwood Club Display.jpg,thumbnail,800,right,"Knollwood Display by Amy Catania and Mary Hotaling, <span>S</span>hown at History Day 2008. Click on the image to enlarge the display")]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> [[Image(Knollwood Club Display.jpg,thumbnail,800,right,"Knollwood Display by <span>["</span>Amy Catania<span>"]</span> and <span>["</span>Mary Hotaling<span>"]</span>, <span>s</span>hown at History Day 2008. Click on the image to enlarge the display")]] </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2013-03-04 10:23:40Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 13: </td> <td> Line 13: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends: ["Louis Marshall"]; ["Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, ["Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized anti-semitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Union_Hotel Grand Union Hotel] in Saratoga Springs, New York. After that, anti-semitism became more overt, and Jews were excluded from other resorts, most notably at the Lake Placid Club. In reaction, Jews built their own retreats on some of the large tracts of land then opening for sale in the Adirondacks. ["William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. Thus many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The camp was built for six friends: ["Louis Marshall"]; ["Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing <span>["</span>anti-semitism<span>"]</span> in America in that period. In 1877, ["Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized anti-semitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Union_Hotel Grand Union Hotel] in Saratoga Springs, New York. After that, anti-semitism became more overt, and Jews were excluded from other resorts, most notably at the Lake Placid Club. In reaction, Jews built their own retreats on some of the large tracts of land then opening for sale in the Adirondacks. ["William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. Thus many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2013-01-04 15:27:44Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 13: </td> <td> Line 13: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends: ["Louis Marshall"]; ["Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, ["Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized anti-semitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Union_Hotel Grand Union Hotel] in Saratoga Springs, New York. After that, anti-semitism became more overt, and Jews were excluded from other resorts, most notably at the Lake Placid Club. A<span>s a result</span>, Jew<span>s bought some o</span>f<span>&nbsp;the large tracts of land then opening for sale in the Adirondacks and built their own retreat</span>s.<span>&nbsp;["William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families.</span> </td> <td> <span>+</span> The camp was built for six friends: ["Louis Marshall"]; ["Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, ["Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized anti-semitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Union_Hotel Grand Union Hotel] in Saratoga Springs, New York. After that, anti-semitism became more overt, and Jews were excluded from other resorts, most notably at the Lake Placid Club. <span>In reaction, Jews built their own retreats on some of the large tracts of land then opening for sale in the </span>A<span>dirondacks. ["William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes</span>, <span>and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. Thus many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy </span>Jew<span>ish </span>f<span>amilie</span>s. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-11-29 13:05:58LibbyClark <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 15: </td> <td> Line 15: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> ["Bob Marshall"], the wilderness activist, and ["George Marshall], the conservationist, spent the summers of their youth there, and -- guided by ["Herb Clark"] -- they initiated climbing the 46 highest peaks in the Adirondacks. </td> <td> <span>+</span> ["Bob Marshall"], the wilderness activist, and ["George Marshall<span>"</span>], the conservationist, spent the summers of their youth there, and -- guided by ["Herb Clark"] -- they initiated climbing the 46 highest peaks in the Adirondacks. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-08-28 14:51:09LibbyClark <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 16: </td> <td> Line 16: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ <br> + ["Theodore Meyer, Md"] had relations to the Asiel family and is said to have been the one to recommend Saranac Lake for the TB Cure.</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-05-12 16:53:13MwannerUpload of image <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Knollwood%20staff.jpg">Knollwood staff.jpg</a>.Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-05-12 16:52:42Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 4: </td> <td> Line 4: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ [[image(Knollwood staff.jpg,400,thumbnail,right,"Knollwood club employees (undated) ''["Adirondack Daily Enterprise"]'', November 7, 2008")]]</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-04-17 08:30:03Mwanner(quick edit) <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 72: </td> <td> Line 72: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> ||Cottage Five||["Louis Marshall"], ["James Marshall"], ["Ruth Marshall Billikopf"], ["<span>R</span>ob<span>ert</span> Marshall"], ["George Marshall"], ["Roger Marshall"]|| </td> <td> <span>+</span> ||Cottage Five||["Louis Marshall"], ["James Marshall"], ["Ruth Marshall Billikopf"], ["<span>B</span>ob Marshall"], ["George Marshall"], ["Roger Marshall"]|| </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-04-08 11:44:03Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 6: </td> <td> Line 6: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp"] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gwynne_Vanderbilt Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagamore_Camp Sagamore Camp], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [<span>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/twig_work twig work</span>] facades. Most of the camp complex still stands in largely its original condition on Shingle Bay on the Lower Lake. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp"] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gwynne_Vanderbilt Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagamore_Camp Sagamore Camp], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [<span>"twig work"</span>] facades. Most of the camp complex still stands in largely its original condition on Shingle Bay on the Lower Lake. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-04-08 11:42:22Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 6: </td> <td> Line 6: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp"] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gwynne_Vanderbilt Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagamore_Camp Sagamore Camp], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [<span>wiki</span>:<span>wikipedia:"twig work"</span>] facades. Most of the camp complex still stands in largely its original condition on Shingle Bay on the Lower Lake. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp"] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gwynne_Vanderbilt Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagamore_Camp Sagamore Camp], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [<span>http</span>:<span>//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/twig_work twig work</span>] facades. Most of the camp complex still stands in largely its original condition on Shingle Bay on the Lower Lake. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-03-06 10:58:50MaryHotaling <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 73: </td> <td> Line 73: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> ||Cottage Six||["Daniel Guggenheim"], ["Alfred Cook"], ["Bob Marshall"], ["Albert Einstein"], ["C. L. Sulzberger"]|| </td> <td> <span>+</span> ||Cottage Six||["Daniel Guggenheim"], ["Alfred Cook"], ["Bob Marshall"], ["Albert Einstein"], ["C. L. Sulzberger"]<span>, ["Madeleine Gimbel"] (formerly Sundlun)</span>|| </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 101: </td> <td> Line 101: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ Summer 1934 (from private correspondence)<br> + ["Lynwood Coon"], drowned in a nighttime boating accident<br> + ["Russell Newell"], carpenter<br> + Percy<br> + <br> + Undated (from private correspondence)<br> + ["Joe Walsh"], supervisor following Mr. Hanchett, above<br> + ["Carter Brady"], truck driver<br> + </span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-03-04 13:02:08Mwanner(quick edit) <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 73: </td> <td> Line 73: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> ||Cottage Six||["Daniel Guggenheim"], ["Alfred Cook"], ["Bob Marshall"], ["Albert Einstein"], ["C<span>yrus</span> L. Sulzberger<span>&nbsp;II</span>"]|| </td> <td> <span>+</span> ||Cottage Six||["Daniel Guggenheim"], ["Alfred Cook"], ["Bob Marshall"], ["Albert Einstein"], ["C<span>.</span> L. Sulzberger"]|| </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-03-04 10:46:57Mwanner(quick edit) <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 61: </td> <td> Line 61: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> Also a frequent visitor to the camp was ["R. Peter Straus"] and his wife Ellen, [[footnote(As she was Mrs. Sulzberger's daughter, Ellen Sulzberger was not a visitor, she was a summer resident at Knollwood)]] Mrs. Sulzberger's daughter. Chairman of Straus Broadcasting in New York City, Straus had served as head of the Voice of America during the Carter administration. Their daughter ["Jeanne Straus"] worked at the ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'' for three summers. </td> <td> <span>+</span> Also a frequent visitor to the camp was ["R. Peter Straus"] and his wife <span>["</span>Ellen<span>&nbsp;Sulzberger"]</span>, [[footnote(As she was Mrs. Sulzberger's daughter, Ellen Sulzberger was not a visitor, she was a summer resident at Knollwood)]] Mrs. Sulzberger's daughter. Chairman of Straus Broadcasting in New York City, Straus had served as head of the Voice of America during the Carter administration. Their daughter ["Jeanne Straus"] worked at the ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'' for three summers. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-03-04 10:43:35Mwanner(quick edit) <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 59: </td> <td> Line 59: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> Among the guests over the years at Knollwood were Albert Einstein and Cy C. Sulzberger [''sic'', [<span>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/</span>C<span>yrus_</span>L<span>eo_</span>Sulzberger<span>_II Cyrus L. Sulzberger</span>]], foreign correspondent for the ''New York Times''. Francis Magnus [''sic'', ["Frances Magnes"]], a famous concert violinist, was also a summer visitor. </td> <td> <span>+</span> Among the guests over the years at Knollwood were Albert Einstein and Cy C. Sulzberger [''sic'', [<span>"</span>C<span>. </span>L<span>. </span>Sulzberger<span>"</span>]], foreign correspondent for the ''New York Times''. Francis Magnus [''sic'', ["Frances Magnes"]], a famous concert violinist, was also a summer visitor. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-03-04 10:20:55Mwanner(quick edit) <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 73: </td> <td> Line 73: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> ||Cottage Six||["Daniel Guggenheim"], ["Alfred Cook"], ["<span>R</span>ob<span>ert</span> Marshall"], ["Albert Einstein"], ["C<span>.</span> L. Sulzberger"]|| </td> <td> <span>+</span> ||Cottage Six||["Daniel Guggenheim"], ["Alfred Cook"], ["<span>B</span>ob Marshall"], ["Albert Einstein"], ["C<span>yrus</span> L. Sulzberger<span>&nbsp;II</span>"]|| </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-03-04 10:20:02Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 66: </td> <td> Line 66: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- -----</span> </td> <td> <span>+ ----<br> + '''Principal Cottage occupants:'''<br> + ||Cottage One||["Elias Asiel"], ["Irma Asiel Bloomingdale"]||<br> + ||Cottage Two||["George Blumenthal"], ["Hugo Blumenthal"], ["Louise Blumenthal Sulzberger"]||<br> + ||Cottage Three||["Abram N. Stein"], ["Elise Stein Untermyer"] (dropped out after 1944), Mr. and Mrs. Denzer||<br> + ||Cottage Four||["Max Nathan"], ["Settie Nathan Loeb"], ["Lucie Loeb Marks"]||<br> + ||Cottage Five||["Louis Marshall"], ["James Marshall"], ["Ruth Marshall Billikopf"], ["Robert Marshall"], ["George Marshall"], ["Roger Marshall"]||<br> + ||Cottage Six||["Daniel Guggenheim"], ["Alfred Cook"], ["Robert Marshall"], ["Albert Einstein"], ["C. L. Sulzberger"]||<br> + ||The Casino||Used for meals by all at Knollwood up to 1932, it was later used only by the Marks and the Sulzbergers||<br> + ----</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-03-04 09:26:10Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 12: </td> <td> Line 12: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends: ["Louis Marshall"]; [<span>wiki:wikipedia:</span>"Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, ["Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized anti-semitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki<span>:</span>wiki<span>pedia:"</span>Grand<span>&nbsp;</span>Union<span>&nbsp;</span>Hotel<span>"</span>] in Saratoga Springs, New York. After that, anti-semitism became more overt, and Jews were excluded from other resorts, most notably at the Lake Placid Club. As a result, Jews bought some of the large tracts of land then opening for sale in the Adirondacks and built their own retreats. [<span>wi</span>k<span>i:wi</span>k<span>ipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much o</span>f<span>&nbsp;the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyer</span>s.<span>&nbsp;As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families.</span> </td> <td> <span>+</span> The camp was built for six friends: ["Louis Marshall"]; ["Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, ["Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized anti-semitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [<span>http://en.</span>wiki<span>pedia.org/</span>wiki<span>/</span>Grand<span>_</span>Union<span>_</span>Hotel<span>&nbsp;Grand Union Hotel</span>] in Saratoga Springs, New York. After that, anti-semitism became more overt, and Jews were excluded from other resorts, most notably at the Lake Placid Club. As a result, Jews bought some of the large tracts of land then opening for sale in the Adirondacks and built their own retreats. [<span>"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac La</span>k<span>es, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac La</span>k<span>es were built by wealthy Jewish </span>f<span>amilie</span>s. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-03-01 18:19:02Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 27: </td> <td> Line 27: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> SARANAC LAKE - A fire of unknown origin destroyed the main lodge of the famous Knollwood Club on Lower Saranac Lake early this morning. </td> <td> <span>+</span> SARANAC LAKE - A fire of unknown origin destroyed the main lodge<span>&nbsp;[actually Cabin Two]</span> of the famous Knollwood Club on Lower Saranac Lake early this morning. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-03-01 09:16:28Mwanner(quick edit) <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 29: </td> <td> Line 29: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The 2 1/2-story structure, built in 1900, was owned by Mrs. David Sulzberger and contained many Indian paintings and valuable antique furniture. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The 2 1/2-story structure, built in 1900, was owned by <span>["</span>Mrs. David Sulzberger<span>"]</span> and contained many Indian paintings and valuable antique furniture. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-02-29 21:44:35Mwanner(quick edit) <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 61: </td> <td> Line 61: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> Also a frequent visitor to the<span>"</span> camp was ["R. Peter Straus"] and his wife Ellen, Mrs. Sulzberger's daughter. Chairman of Straus Broadcasting in New York City, Straus had served as head of the Voice of America during the Carter administration. Their daughter ["Jeanne Straus"] worked at the ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'' for three summers. </td> <td> <span>+</span> Also a frequent visitor to the camp was ["R. Peter Straus"] and his wife Ellen, <span>[[footnote(As she was Mrs. Sulzberger's daughter, Ellen Sulzberger was not a visitor, she was a summer resident at Knollwood)]] </span>Mrs. Sulzberger's daughter. Chairman of Straus Broadcasting in New York City, Straus had served as head of the Voice of America during the Carter administration. Their daughter ["Jeanne Straus"] worked at the ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'' for three summers. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-02-29 13:59:30Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 59: </td> <td> Line 59: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> Among the guests over the years at Knollwood were Albert Einstein and <span>["</span>Cy C. Sulzberger<span>"</span>], foreign correspondent for the ''New York Times''. ["Franc<span>i</span>s Magn<span>u</span>s"], a famous concert violinist, was also a summer visitor. </td> <td> <span>+</span> Among the guests over the years at Knollwood were Albert Einstein and Cy C. Sulzberger<span>&nbsp;[''sic'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Leo_Sulzberger_II Cyrus L. Sulzberger</span>]<span>]</span>, foreign correspondent for the ''New York Times''.<span>&nbsp;Francis Magnus [''sic'',</span> ["Franc<span>e</span>s Magn<span>e</span>s"]<span>]</span>, a famous concert violinist, was also a summer visitor. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-02-29 11:43:59Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- [[Image(Knollwood Club - 1906.jpg,400,thumbnail,right,"The view from Knollwood Club, 1906")]]</span> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 3: </td> <td> Line 2: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ [[image(Indians.jpg,400,thumbnail,right,"Indians on the warpath at Knollwood. ["James Marshall"] at left, two unidentified Indians, ["Ruth Marshall"] at right. Courtesy of David Marshall Billikopf")]]</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 18: </td> <td> Line 18: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ [[Image(Knollwood Club - 1906.jpg,400,thumbnail,right,"The view from Knollwood Club, 1906")]]</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-02-29 11:41:52MwannerUpload of image <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Indians.jpg">Indians.jpg</a>.Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-02-28 22:13:45MaryHotaling <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 64: </td> <td> Line 64: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> "In the spring of 1906 ["Ed Cagle"], who had guided for our family at Lower Saranac for six years<span>&nbsp;</span>.<span>&nbsp;</span>.<span>&nbsp;."</span> </td> <td> <span>+ Bob Marshall wrote:</span> "In the spring of 1906 ["Ed Cagle"], who had guided for our family at Lower Saranac for six years<span>, decided to open a livery stable</span>.<span>" He is pictured with Louis Marshall and an impressive string of fish on page ix of ''Bob Marshall in the Adirondacks'' by Phil Brown</span>. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-02-28 22:12:02MaryHotaling <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 64: </td> <td> Line 64: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ "In the spring of 1906 ["Ed Cagle"], who had guided for our family at Lower Saranac for six years . . ."<br> + -----</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-02-28 22:08:45Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 48: </td> <td> Line 48: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ ''["Adirondack Daily Enterprise"]'', September 8, 1982<br> + </span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-02-28 22:08:13Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 6: </td> <td> Line 6: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp"] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [<span>wiki</span>:<span>wikipedia:"</span>Alfred<span>&nbsp;</span>Gwynne<span>&nbsp;</span>Vanderbilt<span>"</span> Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [<span>wiki</span>:<span>wikipedia:"</span>Sagamore<span>&nbsp;</span>Camp<span>"</span>], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades. Most of the camp complex still stands in largely its original condition on Shingle Bay on the Lower Lake. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp"] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [<span>http</span>:<span>//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/</span>Alfred<span>_</span>Gwynne<span>_</span>Vanderbilt Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [<span>http</span>:<span>//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/</span>Sagamore<span>_</span>Camp<span>&nbsp;Sagamore Camp</span>], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades. Most of the camp complex still stands in largely its original condition on Shingle Bay on the Lower Lake. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 47: </td> <td> Line 47: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ ----<br> + '''Knollwood - - historic landmark'''<br> + <br> + SARANAC LAKE—The famous Knollwood Club was founded at the turn of the century by six wealthy New York City business and professional families. The opulent Adirondack-style group of camps were built in 1900 by ["Branch and Callanan"].<br> + <br> + The main lodge, which had overlooked Lower Saranac Lake, was owned by ["Mrs. David Sulzberger"].<br> + <br> + Families which are members of the club include heirs to the Bloomingdale department stores. The Marshall family, which produced Robert and George Marshall, the first men to scale the Adirondack high peaks, were also original members of the club.<br> + <br> + Among the guests over the years at Knollwood were Albert Einstein and ["Cy C. Sulzberger"], foreign correspondent for the ''New York Times''. ["Francis Magnus"], a famous concert violinist, was also a summer visitor.<br> + <br> + Also a frequent visitor to the" camp was ["R. Peter Straus"] and his wife Ellen, Mrs. Sulzberger's daughter. Chairman of Straus Broadcasting in New York City, Straus had served as head of the Voice of America during the Carter administration. Their daughter ["Jeanne Straus"] worked at the ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'' for three summers.</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2012-02-28 21:47:40Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 17: </td> <td> Line 17: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- ==</span> </td> <td> <span>+ ----<br> + ''["Adirondack Daily Enterprise"]'', September 8, 1982<br> + <br> + '''Knollwood burns<br> + <br> + Famous camp is destroyed'''<br> + <br> + By PETER RACETTE<br> + <br> + SARANAC LAKE - A fire of unknown origin destroyed the main lodge of the famous Knollwood Club on Lower Saranac Lake early this morning.<br> + <br> + The 2 1/2-story structure, built in 1900, was owned by Mrs. David Sulzberger and contained many Indian paintings and valuable antique furniture.<br> + <br> + The fire was discovered shortly after 2:30 a.m. by two maids who were closing the cottage for the season. The Saranac Lake Fire Department was notified at 2:49 a.m. and responded with 22 men and five trucks.<br> + <br> + Firemen said the large camp was "totally involved" when they arrived. The firemen fought the blaze for the remainder of the night, using portable pumps to draw water from the lake. The trucks returned to the station at 6:35 a.m., but several men remained to watch over the smoldering ruins.<br> + <br> + ["Bernard Van Cour"], the caretaker of Knollwood, said flames were coming up the staircase and shooting out the roof when he arrived. Van Cour said he entered the basement of the structure with a garden hose, but was unable to quench the blaze.<br> + <br> + Two 500-gallon propane tanks attached to the structure did not explode. Firemen said the safety valves on the tasks melted allowing the gas to escape and burn in the air rather than in the tank.<br> + <br> + Although the camp was a total loss, firemen were able to contain the blaze. A second cottage less than thirty feet from the fire sustained no damage and very few trees surrounding the structure were burned. Van Cour said Mrs. Sulzberger left Knollwood yesterday. The two maids were to close the house and leave today.<br> + <br> + Firemen said they do not know how the blaze started.<br> + <br> + Knollwood is a private club established as a summer resort at the turn of century by several prominent New York families. The remaining buildings at the club include five oppulent Adirondack-style cottages and a boathouse. Among the famous guests who have enjoyed the pleasures of summering at Knollwood was Albert Einstien.<br> + <br> + Van Cour said the fire was "a great loss." He said it would be impossible to replace the cottage or the artifacts it had held.<br> + <br> + Van Cour also praised the efforts of the firemen. "They did a beautiful job," he said. "They worked hard to save the other cottage and keep the woods from catching on fire."<br> + ----</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2011-09-07 08:35:02MwannerUpload of image <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Knollwood%20Club%20Display.jpg">Knollwood Club Display.jpg</a>.Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2011-09-07 08:35:02MwannerImage <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Knollwood%20Club%20Display.jpg">Knollwood Club Display.jpg</a> deleted.Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2011-09-07 08:25:31Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 3: </td> <td> Line 3: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- [[Image(Knollwood Club Display.jpg,thumbnail,800,right,"Knollwood Display by Amy Catania and Mary Hotaling, Shown at History Day 2008. Click on the image to enlarge the display")]]</span> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 5: </td> <td> Line 4: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> [[Image(Knollwood from Shingle Bay.jpg,thumbnail,400,<span>lef</span>t, "View from Shingle Bay. Three of the six cottages are visible.")]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> [[Image(Knollwood from Shingle Bay.jpg,thumbnail,400,<span>righ</span>t, "View from Shingle Bay. Three of the six cottages are visible.")]] </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 18: </td> <td> Line 17: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- -----</span> </td> <td> <span>+ ==<br> + [[Image(Knollwood Club Display.jpg,thumbnail,800,right,"Knollwood Display by Amy Catania and Mary Hotaling, Shown at History Day 2008. Click on the image to enlarge the display")]]<br> + </span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2011-07-13 15:50:32MaryHotaling <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 41: </td> <td> Line 41: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- ["Clint McDougal"], guide</span> </td> <td> <span>+ ["Clint McDougal"], guide at Knollwood<br> + ["Carl Poser"], guide at Knollwood<br> + </span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2011-07-13 15:47:51MaryHotaling <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 24: </td> <td> Line 24: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> Alice Hastings<br> <span>-</span> Mary Hastings<br> <span>-</span> Nellie Dunn </td> <td> <span>+</span> <span>["</span>Alice Hastings<span>"]</span><br> <span>+</span> <span>["</span>Mary Hastings<span>"]</span><br> <span>+</span> <span>["</span>Nellie Dunn<span>"]</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 29: </td> <td> Line 29: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> Mr. Hanchett </td> <td> <span>+</span> Mr. <span>["</span>Hanchett<span>"]</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 32: </td> <td> Line 32: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> Edith Saunders<br> <span>-</span> Harry Maning<br> <span>-</span> Alf Felt<br> <span>-</span> Elizabeth Scott </td> <td> <span>+</span> <span>["</span>Edith Saunders<span>"]</span><br> <span>+</span> <span>["</span>Harry Maning<span>"]</span><br> <span>+</span> <span>["</span>Alf Felt<span>"]</span><br> <span>+</span> <span>["</span>Elizabeth Scott<span>"]</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 38: </td> <td> Line 38: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> ["Wilbur J. Whitman"] was a bellboy as reported on his Sept 9, 1918 Draft Registration Card </td> <td> <span>+</span> ["Wilbur J. Whitman"] was a bellboy as reported on his Sept 9, 1918 Draft Registration Card<span>.</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 40: </td> <td> Line 40: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- </span> </td> <td> <span>+ No date<br> + ["Clint McDougal"], guide</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2010-12-25 11:41:08Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 13: </td> <td> Line 13: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends: ["Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [<span>wiki:wikipedia:</span>"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized anti-semitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga Springs, New York. After that, anti-semitism became more overt, and Jews were excluded from other resorts, most notably at the Lake Placid Club. As a result, Jews bought some of the large tracts of land then opening for sale in the Adirondacks and built their own retreats. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The camp was built for six friends: ["Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, ["Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized anti-semitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga Springs, New York. After that, anti-semitism became more overt, and Jews were excluded from other resorts, most notably at the Lake Placid Club. As a result, Jews bought some of the large tracts of land then opening for sale in the Adirondacks and built their own retreats. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 15: </td> <td> Line 15: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> ["Bob Marshall"], the wilderness activist, and [<span>wiki:wikipedia:"George Marshall (conservationist)" </span>George Marshall], the conservationist, spent the summers of their youth there, and -- guided by ["Herb Clark"] -- they initiated climbing the 46 highest peaks in the Adirondacks. </td> <td> <span>+</span> ["Bob Marshall"], the wilderness activist, and [<span>"</span>George Marshall], the conservationist, spent the summers of their youth there, and -- guided by ["Herb Clark"] -- they initiated climbing the 46 highest peaks in the Adirondacks. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2010-11-29 10:33:45 <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 37: </td> <td> Line 37: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ ''In 1918''<br> + ["Wilbur J. Whitman"] was a bellboy as reported on his Sept 9, 1918 Draft Registration Card<br> + </span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2010-11-18 09:56:45Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 2: </td> <td> Line 2: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- </span> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 7: </td> <td> Line 6: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- <br> - </span> </td> <td> <span>+ [[br]]</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2010-09-03 07:33:58MaryHotaling <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 20: </td> <td> Line 20: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ -----<br> + A random list of some of the help at Knollwood, Rockledge and Idlepoint [[footnote(from labels on glass plate negatives in Owen Young Library, St. Lawrence University)]]:<br> + <br> + ''In 1914''<br> + Annie<br> + Cora<br> + Alice Hastings<br> + Mary Hastings<br> + Nellie Dunn<br> + <br> + ''In 1915''<br> + Mr. Hanchett<br> + <br> + ''In 1916''<br> + Edith Saunders<br> + Harry Maning<br> + Alf Felt<br> + Elizabeth Scott<br> + <br> + </span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2010-06-23 09:35:32MaryHotaling <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 9: </td> <td> Line 9: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [wiki:wikipedia:"Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt" Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [wiki:wikipedia:"Sagamore Camp"], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades. Most of the camp complex still stands in largely its original condition on Shingle Bay on the Lower Lake. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp<span>"</span>] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [wiki:wikipedia:"Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt" Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [wiki:wikipedia:"Sagamore Camp"], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades. Most of the camp complex still stands in largely its original condition on Shingle Bay on the Lower Lake. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 15: </td> <td> Line 15: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends: ["Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. <span>&nbsp;</span>As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The camp was built for six friends: ["Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized anti<span>-</span>semitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga<span>&nbsp;Springs</span>, New York. <span>After that, anti-semitism became more overt, and Jews were excluded from other resorts, most notably at the Lake Placid Club. As a result, Jews bought some of the large tracts of land then opening for sale in the Adirondacks and built their own retreats.</span> [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2010-06-23 07:47:00Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 9: </td> <td> Line 9: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack [<span>wiki:wikipedia:</span>"Great Camp] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [wiki:wikipedia:"Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt" Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [wiki:wikipedia:"Sagamore Camp"], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades. Most of the camp complex still stands in largely its original condition on Shingle Bay on the Lower Lake. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [wiki:wikipedia:"Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt" Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [wiki:wikipedia:"Sagamore Camp"], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades. Most of the camp complex still stands in largely its original condition on Shingle Bay on the Lower Lake. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 11: </td> <td> Line 11: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- The club consisted of six shingled houses with rustic embellishments, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades.</span> The houses were nearly identical except for the log patterns in their front gable screens. The club included several other buildings for common use: a boathouse, a “casino,” where meals were served, and a number of service buildings. The principle buildings were connected by raised plank walkways with log railings with the bark left on. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The houses were nearly identical except for the log patterns in their front gable screens. The club included several other buildings for common use: a boathouse, a “casino,” where meals were served, and a number of service buildings. The principle buildings were connected by raised plank walkways with log railings with the bark left on. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 13: </td> <td> Line 13: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> In the year 1900, ["Seaver Asbury Miller"] described Knollwood: <span>“</span>The advantages of Camp Knollwood are unsurpassed by any camp in the Adirondacks, and especially for this arrangement of buildings, as it is in a bay facing the south, protected from high winds, and has shallow as well as deep water and is surrounded by virgin forests. The camp is on an elevation and is well drained. This place affords one of the rare opportunities offered to gentlemen coming to the Adirondacks, and especially the game park, and it is the intention of the owners of this property to stock their ponds with fish and to preserve the trees of the forest.<span>”</span> [[Footnote(Asbury Miller, Seaver “Adirondack News and Notes,” Saranac Lake, NY, July 21, 1900.)]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> In the year 1900, ["Seaver Asbury Miller"] described Knollwood: <span>"</span>The advantages of Camp Knollwood are unsurpassed by any camp in the Adirondacks, and especially for this arrangement of buildings, as it is in a bay facing the south, protected from high winds, and has shallow as well as deep water and is surrounded by virgin forests. The camp is on an elevation and is well drained. This place affords one of the rare opportunities offered to gentlemen coming to the Adirondacks, and especially the game park, and it is the intention of the owners of this property to stock their ponds with fish and to preserve the trees of the forest.<span>"</span> [[Footnote(Asbury Miller, Seaver “Adirondack News and Notes,” Saranac Lake, NY, July 21, 1900.)]] </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2010-06-23 07:43:57Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 19: </td> <td> Line 19: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> [<span>wiki:wikipedia:</span>"Albert Einstein"] was a frequent summer visitor;<span>[[Footnote([http://www.historicsaranaclake.org/A%20Brief%20History/famous_visitors.html Historic Saranac Lake])]]</span> he was at Knollwood on August 6, 1945 when he heard on the radio that that atom bomb had been dropped on Hiroshima, and it was at Knollwood that he gave his first interview after the event, on August 11. [[Footnote(Taylor, Robert, ''America's Magic Mountain'', Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. ISBN 0-395-37905-9)]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> ["Albert Einstein"] was a frequent summer visitor; he was at Knollwood on August 6, 1945 when he heard on the radio that that atom bomb had been dropped on Hiroshima, and it was at Knollwood that he gave his first interview after the event, on August 11. [[Footnote(Taylor, Robert, ''America's Magic Mountain'', Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. ISBN 0-395-37905-9)]] </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2010-05-02 14:40:33Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 15: </td> <td> Line 15: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends: [<span>wiki:wikipedia:</span>"Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The camp was built for six friends: ["Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; ["George Blumenthal"], who made the contract with Coulter; ["Elias Asiel"]; ["Max Nathan"]; and ["A.N. Stein"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2010-03-22 23:09:11MaryHotaling <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 13: </td> <td> Line 13: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> In the year 1900, Seaver Asbury Miller described Knollwood: “The advantages of Camp Knollwood are unsurpassed by any camp in the Adirondacks, and especially for this arrangement of buildings, as it is in a bay facing the south, protected from high winds, and has shallow as well as deep water and is surrounded by virgin forests. The camp is on an elevation and is well drained. This place affords one of the rare opportunities offered to gentlemen coming to the Adirondacks, and especially the game park, and it is the intention of the owners of this property to stock their ponds with fish and to preserve the trees of the forest.” [[Footnote(Asbury Miller, Seaver “Adirondack News and Notes,” Saranac Lake, NY, July 21, 1900.)]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> In the year 1900, <span>["</span>Seaver Asbury Miller<span>"]</span> described Knollwood: “The advantages of Camp Knollwood are unsurpassed by any camp in the Adirondacks, and especially for this arrangement of buildings, as it is in a bay facing the south, protected from high winds, and has shallow as well as deep water and is surrounded by virgin forests. The camp is on an elevation and is well drained. This place affords one of the rare opportunities offered to gentlemen coming to the Adirondacks, and especially the game park, and it is the intention of the owners of this property to stock their ponds with fish and to preserve the trees of the forest.” [[Footnote(Asbury Miller, Seaver “Adirondack News and Notes,” Saranac Lake, NY, July 21, 1900.)]] </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2010-03-22 23:08:26MaryHotaling <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 15: </td> <td> Line 15: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends: [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; George Blumenthal, who made the contract with Coulter; Elias Asiel; Max Nathan; and A.N. Stein. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The camp was built for six friends: [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; <span>["</span>George Blumenthal<span>"]</span>, who made the contract with Coulter; <span>["</span>Elias Asiel<span>"]</span>; <span>["</span>Max Nathan<span>"]</span>; and <span>["</span>A.N. Stein<span>"]</span>. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jewish families. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 17: </td> <td> Line 17: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> ["Bob Marshall"], the wilderness activist, and [wiki:wikipedia:"George Marshall (conservationist)" George Marshall], the conservationist, spent the summers of their youth there, and <span>were greatl</span>y <span>influenced b</span>y <span>the surrounding</span>s. </td> <td> <span>+</span> ["Bob Marshall"], the wilderness activist, and [wiki:wikipedia:"George Marshall (conservationist)" George Marshall], the conservationist, spent the summers of their youth there, and <span>-- guided b</span>y <span>["Herb Clark"] -- the</span>y <span>initiated climbing the 46 highest peaks in the Adirondack</span>s. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-12-26 19:36:50Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 4: </td> <td> Line 4: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> [[Image(Knollwood Club Display.jpg,thumbnail,<span>4</span>00,right,"Knollwood Display by Amy Catania and Mary Hotaling, Shown at History Day 2008. Click on the image to enlarge the display")]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> [[Image(Knollwood Club Display.jpg,thumbnail,<span>8</span>00,right,"Knollwood Display by Amy Catania and Mary Hotaling, Shown at History Day 2008. Click on the image to enlarge the display")]] </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 33: </td> <td> Line 33: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ [[br]]<br> + [[br]]<br> + <br> + '''["Other historic properties"]'''<br> + [[comments]]</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-08-23 10:15:55Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 24: </td> <td> Line 24: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ '''See also'''<br> + * ["Prospect Point Camp"]<br> + * ["Camp Eagle Island"]<br> + * ["Moss Ledge"]<br> + </span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-08-23 09:32:56Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 5: </td> <td> Line 5: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> [[image(Knollwood- Four Fronts.jpg,400,thumbnail,"Four of the gable designs")]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> [[image(Knollwood- Four Fronts.jpg,400,thumbnail,<span>left,</span>"Four of the gable designs")]] </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-08-23 09:31:49Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 5: </td> <td> Line 5: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ [[image(Knollwood- Four Fronts.jpg,400,thumbnail,"Four of the gable designs")]]</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-08-23 09:31:45MwannerUpload of image <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Knollwood-%20Four%20Fronts.jpg">Knollwood- Four Fronts.jpg</a>.Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-08-23 09:06:04Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 5: </td> <td> Line 5: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> [[Image(Knollwood from Shingle Bay.jpg,thumbnail,400,left, "View from Shingle Bay. <span>On</span>e of the six cottages <span>is</span> visible<span>&nbsp;at left</span>.")]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> [[Image(Knollwood from Shingle Bay.jpg,thumbnail,400,left, "View from Shingle Bay. <span>Thre</span>e of the six cottages <span>are</span> visible.")]] </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-08-23 09:03:25MwannerUpload of image <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Knollwood%20from%20Shingle%20Bay.jpg">Knollwood from Shingle Bay.jpg</a>.Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-08-23 09:03:25MwannerImage <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Knollwood%20from%20Shingle%20Bay.jpg">Knollwood from Shingle Bay.jpg</a> deleted.Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-02-22 20:12:44Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- [[Image(Knollwood Club Display.jpg,thumbnail,400,left "Knollwood Display by Amy Catania and Mary Hotaling, Shown at History Day 2008. 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Click on the image to enlarge the display")]]<br> <span>-</span> [[Image(Knollwood Club on Lower Saranac Lake.jpg,400,thumbnail,<span>righ</span>t, "The boathouse at Knollwood. The front of one of the cottages can be seen on the extreme left.")]]<br> <span>-</span> [[Image(Knollwood from Shingle Bay.jpg,thumbnail,400,<span>righ</span>t, "View from Shingle Bay. One of the six cottages is visible at left.")]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> [[Image(Knollwood Display<span>&nbsp;2</span>.jpg,thumbnail,400,left "Knollwood Display, Shown at History Day 2008. Click on the image to enlarge the display")]]<br> <span>+</span> [[Image(Knollwood Club on Lower Saranac Lake.jpg,400,thumbnail,<span>lef</span>t, "The boathouse at Knollwood. The front of one of the cottages can be seen on the extreme left.")]]<br> <span>+</span> [[Image(Knollwood from Shingle Bay.jpg,thumbnail,400,<span>lef</span>t, "View from Shingle Bay. One of the six cottages is visible at left.")]] </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-01-07 15:34:04amycataniaUpload of image <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Knollwood%20Display%202.jpg">Knollwood Display 2.jpg</a>.Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-01-06 22:20:33amycatania <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 12: </td> <td> Line 12: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends: [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; George Blumenthal, who made the contract with Coulter; Elias Asiel; Max Nathan; and A.N. Stein. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jews. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The camp was built for six friends: [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; George Blumenthal, who made the contract with Coulter; Elias Asiel; Max Nathan; and A.N. Stein. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jew<span>ish familie</span>s. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-01-06 22:19:03amycatania <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> [[Image(Knollwood <span>d</span>isplay.jpg,thumbnail,400,left "Knollwood Display, History Day 2008")]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> [[Image(Knollwood <span>D</span>isplay.jpg,thumbnail,400,left "Knollwood Display, <span>Shown at </span>History Day 2008<span>. Click on the image to enlarge the display</span>")]] </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-01-06 22:12:26amycataniaUpload of image <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Knollwood%20Display.jpg">Knollwood Display.jpg</a>.Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-01-06 22:10:11amycatania <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ [[Image(Knollwood display.jpg,thumbnail,400,left "Knollwood Display, History Day 2008")]]</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 3: </td> <td> Line 4: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ </span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-01-06 22:06:38amycataniaUpload of image <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Knollwood%20display.jpg">Knollwood display.jpg</a>.Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-01-02 22:05:19amycatania <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 8: </td> <td> Line 8: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> In the year 1900, Seaver Asbury Miller described Knollwood: “The advantages of Camp Knollwood are unsurpassed by any camp in the Adirondacks, and especially for this arrangement of buildings, as it is in a bay facing the south, protected from high winds, and has shallow as well as deep water and is surrounded by virgin forests. The camp is on an elevation and is well drained. This place affords one of the rare opportunities offered to gentlemen coming to the Adirondacks, and especially the game park, and it is the intention of the owners of this property to stock their ponds with fish and to preserve the trees of the forest.” [[Footnote(Asbury Miller, Seaver “Adirondack News and Notes,” Saranac Lake, NY, July 21, 1900.<span>&nbsp;</span>)]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> In the year 1900, Seaver Asbury Miller described Knollwood: “The advantages of Camp Knollwood are unsurpassed by any camp in the Adirondacks, and especially for this arrangement of buildings, as it is in a bay facing the south, protected from high winds, and has shallow as well as deep water and is surrounded by virgin forests. The camp is on an elevation and is well drained. This place affords one of the rare opportunities offered to gentlemen coming to the Adirondacks, and especially the game park, and it is the intention of the owners of this property to stock their ponds with fish and to preserve the trees of the forest.” [[Footnote(Asbury Miller, Seaver “Adirondack News and Notes,” Saranac Lake, NY, July 21, 1900.)]] </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-01-02 21:57:36amycatania <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 8: </td> <td> Line 8: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends: [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; George Blumenthal, who made the contract with Coulter; Elias Asiel; Max Nathan<span>; Louis Marshall</span>; and A.N. Stein. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jews. </td> <td> <span>+ In the year 1900, Seaver Asbury Miller described Knollwood: “The advantages of Camp Knollwood are unsurpassed by any camp in the Adirondacks, and especially for this arrangement of buildings, as it is in a bay facing the south, protected from high winds, and has shallow as well as deep water and is surrounded by virgin forests. The camp is on an elevation and is well drained. This place affords one of the rare opportunities offered to gentlemen coming to the Adirondacks, and especially the game park, and it is the intention of the owners of this property to stock their ponds with fish and to preserve the trees of the forest.” [[Footnote(Asbury Miller, Seaver “Adirondack News and Notes,” Saranac Lake, NY, July 21, 1900. )]]<br> + <br> +</span> The camp was built for six friends: [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; George Blumenthal, who made the contract with Coulter; Elias Asiel; Max Nathan; and A.N. Stein. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jews. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-01-02 21:35:05amycatania <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 8: </td> <td> Line 8: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends<span>, including</span> [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; George Blumenthal, who made the contract with Coulter; Elias Asiel; Max Nathan; Louis Marshall; and A.N. Stein. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jews. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The camp was built for six friends<span>:</span> [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]; [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]; George Blumenthal, who made the contract with Coulter; Elias Asiel; Max Nathan; Louis Marshall; and A.N. Stein. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jews. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2009-01-02 21:33:56amycatania <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 4: </td> <td> Line 4: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack [wiki:wikipedia:"Great Camp] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [wiki:wikipedia:"Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt" Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [wiki:wikipedia:"Sagamore Camp"], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack [wiki:wikipedia:"Great Camp] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was designed in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [wiki:wikipedia:"Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt" Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [wiki:wikipedia:"Sagamore Camp"], and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades.<span>&nbsp;Most of the camp complex still stands in largely its original condition on Shingle Bay on the Lower Lake.</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 6: </td> <td> Line 6: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends, including [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]<span>&nbsp;and</span> [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"].<span>&nbsp;</span> The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jews. </td> <td> <span>+ The club consisted of six shingled houses with rustic embellishments, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades. The houses were nearly identical except for the log patterns in their front gable screens. The club included several other buildings for common use: a boathouse, a “casino,” where meals were served, and a number of service buildings. The principle buildings were connected by raised plank walkways with log railings with the bark left on.<br> + <br> +</span> The camp was built for six friends, including [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]<span>;</span> [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]<span>; George Blumenthal, who made the contract with Coulter; Elias Asiel; Max Nathan; Louis Marshall; and A</span>.<span>N. Stein.</span> The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jews. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2008-12-28 09:40:31Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 6: </td> <td> Line 6: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The camp was built for six friends, including [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]<span>,</span> [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jews. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The camp was built for six friends, including [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"]<span>&nbsp;and</span> [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jews. </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2008-12-27 21:26:13Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 4: </td> <td> Line 4: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack [wiki:wikipedia:"Great Camp] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was <span>built</span> in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [wiki:wikipedia:"Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt" Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [wiki:wikipedia:"Sagamore Camp"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack [wiki:wikipedia:"Great Camp] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was <span>designed</span> in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [wiki:wikipedia:"Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt" Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [wiki:wikipedia:"Sagamore Camp"]<span>, and built by ["Branch and Callanan"]</span>. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 17: </td> <td> Line 17: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ * [http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/503414.html?nav=5043 Riley, Howard, ''Adirondack Enterprise'', "Memories from Mr. Rice", November 7, 2008]<br> + * [http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/503295.html?nav=5043 Riley, Howard, ''Adirondack Enterprise'', "The Knollwood Club", November 1, 2008]</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2008-12-22 21:21:31Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Knollwood Club<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ [[Image(Knollwood Club on Lower Saranac Lake.jpg,400,thumbnail,right, "The boathouse at Knollwood. The front of one of the cottages can be seen on the extreme left.")]]<br> + [[Image(Knollwood from Shingle Bay.jpg,thumbnail,400,right, "View from Shingle Bay. One of the six cottages is visible at left.")]]<br> + <br> + '''Knollwood Club''' is an Adirondack [wiki:wikipedia:"Great Camp] on Shingle Bay, ["Lower Saranac Lake"], near the village of Saranac Lake, New York. It was built in 1899-1900 by ["William L. Coulter"], who had previously created a major addition to [wiki:wikipedia:"Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt" Alfred G. Vanderbilt]'s [wiki:wikipedia:"Sagamore Camp"]. The "club" consisted of a boathouse, "casino", and six identical two-and-a-half story shingle cottages, which were distinguished by unique [wiki:wikipedia:"twig work"] facades.<br> + <br> + The camp was built for six friends, including [wiki:wikipedia:"Louis Marshall"], [wiki:wikipedia:"Daniel Guggenheim"]. The choice of Lower Saranac Lake as the site was determined in part by the growing anti-semitism in America in that period. In 1877, [wiki:wikipedia:"Joseph Seligman"] was involved in the most publicized antisemitic incident in American history up to that point, being denied entry into the [wiki:wikipedia:"Grand Union Hotel"] in Saratoga, New York. [wiki:wikipedia:"William West Durant"] owned much of the land bordering the Saranac Lakes, and was more than willing to sell to any and all buyers. As a result, many of the Great Camps and cottages on the Saranac Lakes were built by wealthy Jews.<br> + <br> + [wiki:wikipedia:"Bob Marshall (wilderness activist)" Bob Marshall], the wilderness activist, and [wiki:wikipedia:"George Marshall (conservationist)" George Marshall], the conservationist, spent the summers of their youth there, and were greatly influenced by the surroundings.<br> + <br> + [wiki:wikipedia:"Albert Einstein"] was a frequent summer visitor;[[Footnote([http://www.historicsaranaclake.org/A%20Brief%20History/famous_visitors.html Historic Saranac Lake])]] he was at Knollwood on August 6, 1945 when he heard on the radio that that atom bomb had been dropped on Hiroshima, and it was at Knollwood that he gave his first interview after the event, on August 11. [[Footnote(Taylor, Robert, ''America's Magic Mountain'', Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. ISBN 0-395-37905-9)]]<br> + <br> + '''Sources'''<br> + * Kaiser, Harvey. ''Great Camps of the Adirondacks.'' Boston: David R. Godine, 1982. ISBN 0-87923-308-7.<br> + <br> + '''External links'''<br> + * [http://www.sekonassociation.com/files/A__edited_HISTORY_OF_SEKON_AND_ITS_SURROUNDINGS.pdf A History of Sekon and its Surroundings]</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2008-12-22 21:19:36MwannerUpload of image <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Knollwood%20from%20Shingle%20Bay.jpg">Knollwood from Shingle Bay.jpg</a>.Knollwood Clubhttp://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club2008-12-22 21:17:33MwannerUpload of image <a href="http://hsl.wikispot.org/Knollwood_Club?action=Files&do=view&target=Knollwood%20Club%20on%20Lower%20Saranac%20Lake.jpg">Knollwood Club on Lower Saranac Lake.jpg</a>.