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Adirondack Chairs

-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.

Why

- 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

Adirondack

Architecture

By: MaryJo Wilder

Where

What

Adirondack

Architecture

- 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

Adirondack

Architecture

By MaryJo Wilder

Adirondack Chairs

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.

Who

- 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)

Adirondack

Architecture

Where

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

What

- structures harmoniously blend into the landscape

- use of natural materials: tree logs, rock, bark

- often made in complexes with separate buildings for different functions

Who

- 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)

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