Echo Camp

Echo Camp is a summer camp near Raquette Lake featuring a main lodge with a one-story log hall and twin two-story log towers situated on Long Point. The buildings are covered with original cedar bark sheathing and decorated with twig work on the verandas.

The camp was built in 1883 for Connecticut governor Phineas C. Lounsbury. It operated as a private girls' camp from the mid-1940s through the mid-1980s.

The camp displays local craftsmanship through polished wood planks, narrow interior paneling, and distinctive half-round clerestory windows in the structures. These features reflect building traditions that were common in the Adirondack region during the 1880s.

The camp is now a private summer residence and not open to the public. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which protects the structures from federal project impacts.

The camp preserves original cedar bark sheathing and decorative twig work on the verandas dating to the 1880s. These handcrafted details are rare surviving examples of Adirondack architecture from that period.

Location: New York

Architectural style: rustic architecture

GPS coordinates: 43.82390,-74.63580

Latest update: December 12, 2025 17:40