Woodchuck Lodge
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Woodchuck Lodge
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Boyhood rock and grave of John Burroughs
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| Location: | Burroughs Road, Roxbury, NY |
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| Coordinates: | 42°17′47.18″N 74°35′2.52″W / 42.2964389°N 74.5840333°WCoordinates: 42°17′47.18″N 74°35′2.52″W / 42.2964389°N 74.5840333°W |
| Built: | 1908 |
| Architect: | Curtis Burroughs |
| Architectural style: | No Style Listed |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000512 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL: | December 29, 1962[2] |
Woodchuck Lodge, also known as John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site is in Roxbury in the western Catskills of Delaware County, New York, was a summertime home of naturalist John Burroughs. He is buried here, at the foot of a rock on which he played as a child. From the gravesite one has a panoramic view of mountains.
"In 1913, Henry Ford purchased the Roxbury farm as a present for John Burroughs, who had built a cabin, "Woodchuck Lodge." John's nephew, John C, the son of Curtis Burroughs, ran the farm from the main house."[3]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.[2][4]
See also[edit]
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, New York
- Riverby
- Slabsides
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b "Woodchuck Lodge". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-23.
- ^ John Burroughs -- Naturalist of West Park
- ^ Constance M. Greiff (July 26, 1985). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Woodchuck Lodge (John Burroughs Home) National Historic Landmark PDF (1.02 MiB). National Park Service and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1985. PDF (1.74 MiB)
External links[edit]
- John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site, at NYSOPRHP
- Woodchuck Lodge, at...
- Woodchuck Lodge, includes photo
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