{"nrhp_refnum":"04000435","name":"Covewood Lodge","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"120 Covewood Lodge Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Big Moose","county":"Herkimer County","state":"NY","lat":43.81686343200005,"lon":-74.85184819359301,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-05-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 50-acre summer camp complex on the south side of Big Moose Lake in the Adirondack Park, Herkimer County, New York, with a main lodge, cottages and service buildings built mainly in the 1920s by Earl Covey.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is an intact, representative example of an Adirondack rustic summer cottage complex, built of natural materials gathered on site and left in a largely natural landscape. It is the oldest and only surviving group of about ten lodges once around Big Moose Lake that still operates as a seasonal retreat. It is listed for its recreation history and its rustic architecture.","narrative":"Covewood Lodge is a summer camp complex on the south shore of Big Moose Lake in New York's Adirondack Park. Its centerpiece is a T-shaped log main lodge from 1923, with a two-story verandah on tree-trunk supports and stone fireplaces inside. Around it stand ten historic cottages and outbuildings, including an ice house, staff quarters, a woodshed and a gardener's cottage, mostly from the 1920s. Eleven buildings contribute to the property's character and two are non-contributing. Earl Covey, a wilderness guide and camp builder, bought the roughly 50 acres in 1921 and began with a small cottage that housed his family during construction. The first summer boarders arrived in 1924. Buildings use bark-covered planks, stripped limbs and fieldstone gathered on site, and most of the land remains wooded. It was listed for recreation and architecture because it is a largely intact example of its type. Of about ten similar lodges once around the lake, it is the only surviving group still operating as a seasonal retreat.","period_of_significance":"1922 - 1948","architect_builder":"Earl Covey","architectural_style":"Early 20th Century: Rustic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still operates as a seasonal summer retreat, renting rooms and cottages to summer guests.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.658714-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/04000435.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"93001451","name":"New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/new-york-central-railroad-adirondack-division-historic-district-93001451/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318120","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covewood_Lodge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5179312"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/herkimer-county/covewood-lodge-04000435/"}