White Pine Camp is an Adirondack

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Osgood Pond Osgood Pond is a five hundred acre lake in the hamlet of Paul Smiths, Town of Brighton, Franklin County, New York. It is the site of White Pine Camp, the Summer White House of President Calvin Coolidge, and of the historic Northbrook Lodge, li ...

Paul Smiths, New York Paul Smiths is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County, New York, United States. It is located on Lower Saint Regis Lake in the Adirondacks, northwest of Saranac Lake, located at 44°26' North 74°1 ...

. It served as the

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for US President

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from July 7 through September 18, 1926. The camp, built on for New York businessman Archibald White in 1907, consists of 20 buildings, including the owner's cabin, a dining hall, four sleeping cabins, two

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s, an indoor tennis house and bowling alleys, and a Japanese teahouse. The camp was designed by architects William Massarene and

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and built by Ben Muncil. The camp was later owned by Adele Levy and Edith Stern, daughters of

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, the chairman of

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; they donated it to

Paul Smiths College Paul Smith's College is a private college in Paul Smiths, New York. Paul Smith's College offers associate and bachelor's degrees. Its 14,000-acre campus is one of the largest college campuses in the world. Approximately 1,000 students attend ...

, which used it for student housing for the next 35 years. The current owners operate the camp as a museum and guest cottage. Image:White Pine Camp - Great Room.jpg, The "Great Room" or dining room and kitchen building (1907–08) Image:White Pine Camp - Owners Cottage.jpg, The Owners Cottage - Occupied by President and Mrs. Coolidge in 1926 Image:White Pine Camp - Gate House.jpg, The Gate House, built about 1916 Image:White Pine Camp - Bowling Alley.jpg, The Bowling Alley (built 1911)

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Adirondack Architectural Heritage - White Pine Camp
Adirondack Great Camps Museums in Franklin County, New York History museums in New York (state) Addison Mizner buildings Buildings and structures in Franklin County, New York Paul Smiths, New York {{NewYork-museum-stub

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