{"nrhp_refnum":"86002939","name":"Echo Camp","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Long Point, Raquette Lake","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raquette Lake","county":"Hamilton County","state":"NY","lat":43.82423120750008,"lon":-74.63527152644339,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-11-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Echo Camp is a compound of rustic log and shingle buildings on a 12.5-acre site at the western tip of Long Point on Raquette Lake, Hamilton County, New York. It was built in 1883 for former Connecticut governor Phineas C. Lounsbury and is reachable only by water.","why_significant":"The camp is argued to be a distinctive Adirondack Great Camp and the earliest extant vernacular interpretation of the prototype William West Durant developed at nearby Camp Pine Knot. Its tripartite main lodge, inspired by Durant's early work, is the only extant example of that form in the region. Nineteen of its 23 buildings date from 1883 to 1925 and contribute to its significance.","narrative":"Echo Camp is a lakeside compound of rustic buildings on Long Point, Raquette Lake, in the Adirondacks. Built in 1883 for former Connecticut governor Phineas C. Lounsbury, it grew over several building seasons as new needs arose. Of its 23 buildings, 19 date from 1883 to 1925. Most are made of whole spruce logs, log slabs, cedar shingles and stretched bark, and they are grouped around the shore and reachable only by boat. The centerpiece is a tripartite lodge, a one-story log hall flanked by two-story towers, which is the only extant example of that form in the region. Other buildings include the governor's sleeping cabin, guides' house, tea house, boathouses and a carpentry shop. The camp resembles neighboring Pine Knot, developed by William West Durant, though with simpler decoration. Additions made after 1946 for use as a girls' camp reused original materials where possible, and the lake-facing views largely retain their original character.","period_of_significance":"1883-1925","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Adirondack Great Camp (rustic)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition, altered since 1946 for use as a girls' camp; accessible only by water.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.658849-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/86002939.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002939/486499244d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002939/486499244d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Echo_Camp_-_1916_-_Stoddard.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Echo_Camp_-_1916_-_Stoddard.jpg"},"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/75313096","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_Camp","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5332687"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/hamilton-county/echo-camp-86002939/"}