The Ausable Club, in St. Huberts, New York, is the name of a club and the clubhouse of the Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR), which upon the initiative of William George Neilson, formed in 1887 to save the lands around Beede's Hotel from the lumber industry. The Reserve once owned most of the Adirondack High Peaks. The club is also the home of the Adirondack Trail Improvement Society, known as A.T.I.S, which developed and still maintains many of the trails to the high peaks. The clubhouse property, also known as St. Hubert's Inn, Beede House, or Beede Heights Hotel, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Rainbow Falls, West River Trail, on AMR landsNoonmark from Round Mountain, showing the Great Range from Gothics to Lower Wolfjaw Mountain, all reachable via AMR lands
The present clubhouse sits on the 600-acre (240 ha) site of Beede's Hotel, built in 1876. Beede's was one of the first of the Adirondack hotels to cater to wealthy sportsmen eager to escape city life during the summer, a phenomenon that predated the Civil War, but that was greatly accelerated by advances in transportation offered by steam ships and railroads. Beede's was notorious for its austere accommodations, but no less famous for its setting near Upper and Lower Ausable Lakes and the Ausable River, and for its views of Giant and Noonmark Mountains, Sawteeth and Mount Colvin. Guides were available to lead parties up the rocky ravine of the Ausable to lean-to shelters on the lakes, and thence to the high peaks above.[1]
When it became known that the woods around Beede's was going to be timbered by the lumber company which owned them, a prominent Philadelphia mining engineer and summer resident William G. Neilson, secured a two-month option on the property dated September 20, 1886. Neilson approached several friends to join in the purchase of 25,000 acres (100 km2), including the two lakes and nearby mountains. By December 1, 1886, William Neilson, William Alderson, George Burnham, Charles Hinchman, J.W. Fuller, Richard Dale and Edward Howell successfully raised the down payment to secure a two-year warranty deed which was signed by Neilson and Alderson. By October 1887, twenty-nine stockholders had formed a corporation, the Adirondack Mountain Reserve. Although the Reserve prohibited hunting and camping, the land remained open to the public for hiking. The AMR added to its holdings, reaching a peak of 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) in 1910. However, in 1923 and again in 1978, land was sold to the state of New York as part of the Adirondack Park, so that present holdings amount to about 7,000 acres (2,800 ha).[1]
In 1890, the owners of the Reserve formed the Keene Heights Hotel Company, with a plan to purchase Beede's Hotel, but the building burned to the ground in March. Philadelphia architectural firm Wilson Brothers & Company was hired to design St. Hubert's Inn, and four months later the new hotel was opened in the present structure. However, by 1904, the venture proved unprofitable, and was closed. The following year, the AMR's owners formed the Ausable Club, and purchased the hotel property as a clubhouse.[1]
The clubhouseEdit
The clubhouse is a 3+1⁄2-story clapboard building with sparing use of Queen Anne details, arranged in two long blocks joined at a 22.5 degree angle where a large 3-story octagonal porch provides sheltered access to the surrounding views. In addition, a porch runs the full length of the first floor. Protected by its status on the National Register of Historic Places, the building has suffered remarkably little change, inside or out, since it was built.[1]
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The Ausable Club in St Huberts New York is the name of a club and the clubhouse of the Adirondack Mountain Reserve AMR which upon the initiative of William George Neilson formed in 1887 to save the lands around Beede s Hotel from the lumber industry The Reserve once owned most of the Adirondack High Peaks The club is also the home of the Adirondack Trail Improvement Society known as A T I S which developed and still maintains many of the trails to the high peaks The clubhouse property also known as St Hubert s Inn Beede House or Beede Heights Hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 1 Ausable ClubU S National Register of Historic PlacesThe clubhouse from Noonmark MountainShow map of New YorkShow map of the United StatesLocation137 Ausable Rd St Huberts New YorkCoordinates44 9 7 N 73 46 51 W 44 15194 N 73 78083 W 44 15194 73 78083Area7 acres 28 000 m2 1 Built1890ArchitectWilson Brothers amp CompanyArchitectural styleQueen Anne Stick EastlakeWebsitehttp www ausableclub org NRHP reference No 05000683Added to NRHPJuly 06 2005 2 Club members have included Harvard president James Conant clergyman Henry Sloane Coffin aeronautical engineer Jerome Hunsaker painter Harold Weston American statesman John J McCloy 3 and US Secretary of War Henry L Stimson who blazed a trail up nearby Noonmark Mountain that is still in use Certain Easement Trails on AMR AC lands are open to the public with restrictions and provide access to many of the High peaks trails Basin Mountain Mount Skylight Mount Marcy Mount Haystack Mount Colvin Nippletop Mountain Dial Mountain Lower Wolfjaw Mountain Upper Wolfjaw Mountain Armstrong Mountain Gothics Sawteeth Saddleback Mountain Noonmark Mountain Round Mountain and Rainbow and Beaver Meadow Falls 1 Rainbow Falls West River Trail on AMR landsNoonmark from Round Mountain showing the Great Range from Gothics to Lower Wolfjaw Mountain all reachable via AMR landsContents 1 History 2 The clubhouse 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe present clubhouse sits on the 600 acre 240 ha site of Beede s Hotel built in 1876 Beede s was one of the first of the Adirondack hotels to cater to wealthy sportsmen eager to escape city life during the summer a phenomenon that predated the Civil War but that was greatly accelerated by advances in transportation offered by steam ships and railroads Beede s was notorious for its austere accommodations but no less famous for its setting near Upper and Lower Ausable Lakes and the Ausable River and for its views of Giant and Noonmark Mountains Sawteeth and Mount Colvin Guides were available to lead parties up the rocky ravine of the Ausable to lean to shelters on the lakes and thence to the high peaks above 1 When it became known that the woods around Beede s was going to be timbered by the lumber company which owned them a prominent Philadelphia mining engineer and summer resident William G Neilson secured a two month option on the property dated September 20 1886 Neilson approached several friends to join in the purchase of 25 000 acres 100 km2 including the two lakes and nearby mountains By December 1 1886 William Neilson William Alderson George Burnham Charles Hinchman J W Fuller Richard Dale and Edward Howell successfully raised the down payment to secure a two year warranty deed which was signed by Neilson and Alderson By October 1887 twenty nine stockholders had formed a corporation the Adirondack Mountain Reserve Although the Reserve prohibited hunting and camping the land remained open to the public for hiking The AMR added to its holdings reaching a peak of 40 000 acres 16 000 ha in 1910 However in 1923 and again in 1978 land was sold to the state of New York as part of the Adirondack Park so that present holdings amount to about 7 000 acres 2 800 ha 1 In 1890 the owners of the Reserve formed the Keene Heights Hotel Company with a plan to purchase Beede s Hotel but the building burned to the ground in March Philadelphia architectural firm Wilson Brothers amp Company was hired to design St Hubert s Inn and four months later the new hotel was opened in the present structure However by 1904 the venture proved unprofitable and was closed The following year the AMR s owners formed the Ausable Club and purchased the hotel property as a clubhouse 1 The clubhouse EditThe clubhouse is a 3 1 2 story clapboard building with sparing use of Queen Anne details arranged in two long blocks joined at a 22 5 degree angle where a large 3 story octagonal porch provides sheltered access to the surrounding views In addition a porch runs the full length of the first floor Protected by its status on the National Register of Historic Places the building has suffered remarkably little change inside or out since it was built 1 References Edit a b c d e f g Steven Clark May 11 2005 National Register of Historic Places Registration Ausable Club St Hubert s Inn Beede House Beede Heights Hotel Project number 04PR06792 Historic Register number 04NR05398 New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Archived from the original on May 7 2017 See also Accompanying 15 photos exterior and interior undated Archived from the original on May 7 2017 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 Isaacson Walter Thomas Evan 1986 World Courts The Wise Men Six Friends and the World They Made 1st ed New York Simon amp Schuster p 125 ISBN 0671504657 External links EditOfficial website About ausableclub org Adirondack Journey Principal Adirondack Trailheads Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ausable Club amp oldid 1107744703, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
