Camp Dudley Road Historic District

Camp Dudley Road Historic District covers roughly 1,050 acres in southeastern Westport, New York, bounded by Lake Champlain, Route 9N/22, the Westport village line and Stacey Brook. Open farmland divided by hedgerows and dotted with farm complexes recalls 19th-century settlement. Brick Greek Revival, stone Federal and Italianate farmhouses, along with the 1816 limestone schoolhouse, represent the early period. Along the shore, estates, inns and modest camps show how the area became a summer destination after the railroad arrived in 1876. Highlights include the Skenewood estate, the Prairie-style Kenjockety camp, a cluster of c.1935 Frisbie Lane camps, and the 1873 Barber Point Lighthouse, built by the Army Corps of Engineers. Camp Dudley, on 250 acres at the south end, is described as the oldest boys' camp in continuous operation in the United States. Of 177 properties, 133 contribute to the district's historic character, which reflects a succession from farming to recreation.