Moss Ledge is an Adirondack

Adirondack

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 Great Camp designed by William L. Coulter

William L. Coulter

William Lincoln Coulter was an architect who came to Saranac Lake, New York in the spring of 1896 in an effort to cure his tuberculosis, and stayed to design some of the finest Adirondack Great Camps and Cure Cottages in the area...

 in 1898 for Isabel Ballantine of New York City

New York City

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. Ballantine was the daughter of Newark

Newark, New Jersey

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 beer baron, John Holmes Ballantine.

The camp was one of Coulter's first commissions after moving to Saranac Lake

Saranac Lake, New York

Saranac Lake is a village located in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,406. The village is named after Upper, Middle, and Lower Saranac Lakes, which are nearby....

 in hope of a cure for his tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...

. The camp is located on Upper Saranac Lake

Upper Saranac Lake

Upper Saranac Lake is one of three connected lakes, part of the Saranac River, in the towns of Santa Clara and Harrietstown, near the village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks in northern New York. Upper Saranac Lake is the sixth largest lake in the Adirondacks. With Middle Saranac Lake and...

 near two other Coulter Great Camps, Prospect Point Camp

Prospect Point Camp

Prospect Point Camp is an Adirondack Great Camp notable for its unusual chalets inspired by European hunting lodges. William L. Coulter's design is a significant example of the Adirondack Rustic style. It is located on a bluff overlooking the northern reaches of Upper Saranac Lake, near Eagle...

 and Eagle Island Camp.

The name is taken from a nearby rocky, moss-covered ledge that still is a notable feature of the shoreline. The camp consists of a main lodge, guest house, dining hall, boat house, and, some distance from the rest, a tea house built on a promontory overlooking the lake. The buildings are constructed of unpeeled logs; some are notched-corner style log cabins, others are shingles over plank walls. The style is similar to nearby Camp Pinebrook, another Coulter design.

The camp was given to Syracuse University

Syracuse University

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 in 1948. It is presently in private hands.

The camp was included in a multiple property submission for listing on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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and was listed in 1986.

Sources

• Kaiser, Harvey. Great Camps of the Adirondacks. Boston: David R. Godine, 1982.