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-made by Thomas Lee in 1903
- vacationed in Westport, New York in the Adirondack Mountians
- Worked with his friend, Harry Bunnell, a carpenter to produce them
- Key features include a straight back and seat with wide armrests
- Presently, Adirondack chairs have a rounded back and contoured seat
- Adirondacking is a term used in the South to describe public picnics where Adirondack chairs are used.
- the 1860s in America was a time of cultural, social, and political turmoil due to both internal and external forces
- the Civil War from 1861 to 1865
- the French occupation of Mexico
- Paraguay being invaded by Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay in the Paraguayan War
- Americans needed an escape
- the 1860s in America was a time of cultural, social, and political turmoil due to both internal and external forces
- the Civil War form 1861 to 1865
- the French occupation of Mexico
- Paraguay being invaded by Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay in the Paraguayan War
- Americans needed an escape
- structures harmoniously blend into the landscape
- use of natural materials
- tree logs, rock, bark
- often made in complexes with
separate buildings
for different functions
- Northeast Region of America
- One of the last places to be explored in the United States
- includes part of the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec
- many peaks are eroded domes in isolation or disordered groups
By: MaryJo Wilder
- made by Thomas Lee in1903
- He vacationed in Westport, New York in the Adirondack Mountains
- Lee worked with his friend, Harry Bunnell, a carpenter to produce them
- Key features include a straight back seat with wide armrests
- Presently, Adirondack chairs have a rounded back and contoured seat
- Adirondacking is a term used in the South to describe public picnics where Adirondack chairs are used.
- William West Durant is often credited for establishing the Adirondack Architectural style
- influenced by British arts and crafts movement, the Craftsman style, the Swiss Chalet design, and Japanese Architecture
- notable was Camp Pine Knot
- Robert H. Robertson was the first professional architect to build in the Adirondack style (Camp Santanoni)
By: MaryJo Wilder
- Northeast region of America
- One of the last places to be explored in the United States
- includes parts of the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec
- many peaks are eroded domes in isolation or disordered groups
Adirondack
- structures harmoniously blend into the landscape
- use of natural materials: tree logs, rock, bark
- often made in complexes with separate buildings for different functions
- William West Durant is often credited for establishing the Adirondack Architectural style
- influenced by British arts and crafts movement, the Craftsman style, the Swiss Chalet design, and Japanese Architecture
- notable was Camp Pine Knot
- Robert Henderson Robertson was the first professional architect to build in the Adirondack style (Camp Santanoni)