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The architectural style known as Rustic got it’s start in the Adirondacks. Also called ‘Great Camp’ architecture, it’s style came about deliberately. It’s creator, W.W. Durant wanted to create a style that looked like the structures came right up out of the ground.It is the first design movement that sought to bring nature indoors. Although it is rustic, with rough features like log and birch furniture, Great Camp style incorporates elegance as well. For example, the wealthy Great Camp owners always ate in style – fine china and silver. Covering the wood floors were elegant Oriental area rugs. Think of blending the opposite styles of Victorian with log cabin and adding in local arts and crafts for flavor.President Theodore Roosevelt, who spent many childhood summers in the Adirondacks, love the Great Camp style so much that he directed the National Parks developers to build structures in this style, thus beginning the Great Camp style as a design movement in America. |
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| Log In Sign Up SquidLinks What’s Squidoo? SquidU SquidBlogs Top Lenses Connect Facebook Twitter Gmail Go! Create Your Own Lens Go Squidoo Close Adirondack Art And Architecture loading 1 RSS Ranked #5,166 in Home, #138,274 overall Classic Rustic Style Inspired By Nature The architectural style known as Rustic got it’s start in the Adirondacks. Also called Great Camp architecture, it’s style came about deliberately. It’s creator, W.W. Durant wanted to create a style that looked like the structures came right up out of the ground. It is the first design movement that sought to bring nature indoors. Although it is rustic, with rough features like log and birch furniture, Great Camp style incorporates elegance as well. For example, the wealthy Great Camp owners always ate in style – fine china and silver. Covering the wood floors were elegant Oriental area rugs. Think of blending the opposite styles of Victorian with log cabin and adding in local arts and crafts for flavor. President Theodore Roosevelt, who spent many childhood summers in the Adirondacks, love the Great Camp style so much that he directed the National Parks developers to build structures in this style, thus beginning the Great Camp style as a design movement in America. Contents at a Glance William West Durant, Creator Of The Grea… Interior And Exterior Views Of Great Cam… How To Get The Rustic Adirondack Look Fo… Classic |