Putnam Camp

Putnam Camp
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Location	1196 NY 73, St. Huberts, New York
Coordinates	44°09′13″N 73°46′05″W / 44.15361°N 73.76806°W / 44.15361; -73.76806Coordinates: 44°09′13″N 73°46′05″W / 44.15361°N 73.76806°W / 44.15361; -73.76806
Area	13.39 acres (5.42 ha)
Built	c. 1850 (1850), 1875-1905
Architectural style	Mid 19th century
NRHP Reference #	12000876^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 17, 2012

Putnam Camp is a historic former farm and Adirondack seasonal camp and national historic district located at St. Huberts, Essex County, New York. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the Lower Camp and Upper Camp relating to the property's historic uses as a farm and later a camp. It was developed in the mid-19th century as the Beede farm and the property includes the Beede farmhouse (c. 1850) and timber frame barn / woodshop (c. 1850). Later farm-related buildings include the Bungalow (pre-1875, 1894). The camp was established in 1875-1876 and subsequently cabins were built including the Coop (c. 1878), Chatterbox (c. 1890), Stoop (c. 1877), Shanty (c. 1875), Nursery (c. 1888) and Parent's Assistant (c. 1890), Ark (1905), and the Doctor's House (c. 1905). The property was developed in the mid-1870s by three prominent Boston families - Bowditch, Putnam, and James, namely Henry Pickering Bowditch (1840-1911), William James (1842-1910), Charles Pickering Putnam (1844-1914), and James Jackson Putnam (1846-1918).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/15/12 through 10/19/12. National Park Service. 2012-10-26.
↑ ""Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)"" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Rachel D. Carley (January 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Putnam Camp" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs

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