Eagle Nest is an
Adirondack Great Camp built in 1938 for Kathrine and
Walter Hochschild on the north shore of
Eagle Lake Eagle Lake may refer to:
Cities, towns, townships etc. Canada
* Eagle Lake, Haliburton County, Ontario
* Eagle Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario
* Eagle Lake 27, Ontario (Indian reserve)
* Eagle Lake, Kenora District, Ontario
United States
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History
The extensive grounds, surrounding both Eagle Lake and
Utowana Lake, belonged to adventure writer
Ned Buntline
Edward Zane Carroll Judson Sr. (March 20, 1821 – July 16, 1886), known by his pseudonym Ned Buntline, was an American publisher, journalist, and writer.
Early life and military service
Judson was born on March 20, 1821, in Harpersfield, New Yo ...
in 1867 and a 2000-acre parcel owned by
William West Durant
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. He was the son of Thomas C. Dura ...
in 1888,
before being purchased by mining magnate
Berthold Hochschild
Berthold Hochschild (March 6, 1860 – January 24, 1928) was a mining magnate, a founder of the American Metal Company, and a philanthropist.
Biography
Hochschild was born to a Jewish family in Biblis, Germany, the son of Auguste Gustina (nà ...
in 1904.
Much of the property is still owned by the Hochschild family; most of the rest of the original property is under
conservation easement
In the United States, a conservation easement (also called conservation covenant, conservation restriction or conservation servitude) is a power invested in a qualified private land conservation organization (often called a "land trust") or gove ...
s.
The camp was designed by
Saranac Lake architect
William G. Distin based on ideas collected by Walter's wife Kay.
The camp compound consist of three buildings: the main house, guest house and boat house. The buildings are of frame construction, with exterior sheathing of split logs; exterior logs are of British Columbia cedar, while those on the interior of the main rooms of the main house are of peeled spruce felled on the property. The interior walls of the bedrooms and hallways are of pecky cypress.
[Alice Gilborn, ''The Walter Hochschild Camp at Eagle Nest'', 1975]
References
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External links
GREAT CAMP GETAWAY
Adirondack Great Camps
Houses completed in 1938