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'''Modernist architecture''' is a term used to describe a type of structure or building style in which "form follows function." The following is a preliminary list of modernist buildings in the Saranac Lake Central School District. [[Arthur Wareham|Arthur Wareham]] was a resident modernist architect in Saranac Lake, the younger partner of [[William G. Distin|William G. Distin]], in whose generally traditional structures some modernist influences can also be seen.
'''Modernist architecture''' is a term used to describe a type of structure or building style in which "form follows function." The following is a preliminary list of modernist buildings in the Saranac Lake Central School District. [[Arthur Wareham]] was a resident modernist architect in Saranac Lake, the younger partner of [[William G. Distin]], in whose generally traditional structures some modernist influences can also be seen.


'''Institutions'''
'''Institutions'''
* [[Trudeau Institute|Trudeau Institute]] — Arthur Wareham
* [[Trudeau Institute]] — Arthur Wareham
* [[Saranac Lake Central Schools|Saranac Lake Central Schools]]
* [[Saranac Lake Central School District|Saranac Lake Central Schools]]
* [[New Lake Clear School|New Lake Clear School]] — Arthur Wareham
* [[New Lake Clear School]] — Arthur Wareham
* [[Bloomingdale School|Bloomingdale School]]
* [[Bloomingdale Schools|Bloomingdale School]]
* [[DeChantal Apartments|DeChantal Apartments]], corner Church and Helen Streets
* [[DeChantal Apartments]], corner Church and Helen Streets
* Harrietstown Housing Authority highrise apartment building, Kiwassa Road
* Lake Flower Apartments, Harrietstown Housing Authority highrise apartment building, Kiwassa Road
* [[St. Bernard's Church|St. Bernard's Church]], St. Bernard's Street
* [[St. Bernard's Church]], [[St. B. obits|St. Bernard's Street]]
* [[St. Bernard's Rectory|St. Bernard's Rectory]], St. Bernard's Street
* [[St. Bernard's Rectory]], St. Bernard's Street
* [[St. Pius X High School|St. Pius X High School]], Petrova Avenue
* [[St. Pius X High School]], Petrova Avenue
* [[North Country Community College|North Country Community College]]
* [[Paul Smith's College]]
* Library
* [[Residence Hall]] on [[Church Street]], Saranac Lake
* Science Building
* Classroom (?) Building
* [[Paul Smith's College|Paul Smith's College]]
* [[Paul Smith's College Residence Hall|Residence Hall]] on [[Church Street|Church Street]], Saranac Lake
* Joan Weill Library, Paul Smith's Campus
* Joan Weill Library, Paul Smith's Campus
* [[New National Guard Armory|New National Guard Armory]], [[LaPan Highway|LaPan Highway]]
* [[New National Guard Armory]], [[LaPan Highway]]
* [[New Curling Rink|New Curling Rink]] and [[Lamella roof|Lamella roof]]
* [[New Curling Rink]] and [[Lamella roof]]
* [[Saranac Lake Free Library|Saranac Lake Free Library]] extension — Arthur Wareham
* [[Saranac Lake Free Library]] extension — Arthur Wareham
* [[Alton B. Anderson|Alton B. Anderson]] Memorial Bandshell in [[Riverside Park|Riverside Park]] — Arthur Wareham
* [[Alton B. Anderson]] Memorial Bandshell in [[Riverside Park]] — Arthur Wareham


'''Residences'''
'''Residences'''
* [[Lustron House|Lustron House]], [[Petrova Avenue|Petrova Avenue]]
* [[Lustron House]], [[Petrova Avenue]]
* Geodesic domes
* Geodesic domes
* Dome at [[Schroeter's Field|Schroeter's Field]], [[Ampersand Avenue|Ampersand Avenue]] and [[Forest Home Road|Forest Home Road]] (demolished and replaced)
* Dome at [[Schroeter's Field]], [[Ampersand Avenue]] and [[Forest Home Road]] (demolished and replaced)
* Judge [[Karl Griebsch|Karl Griebsch]]'s retirement dome, [[Woodycrest Road|Woodycrest Road]] (demolished 2009 and a new house built on the foundation)
* Judge [[Karl Griebsch]]'s retirement dome, [[Woodycrest Road]] (demolished 2009 and a new house built on the foundation)
* LeFebvres' domes in [[Onchiota|Onchiota]]
* LeFebvres' domes in [[Onchiota]]
* [[Wareham House|Wareham House]], [[Rockledge|Rockledge]] — Arthur Wareham
* [[Wareham House]], [[Rockledge]] — Arthur Wareham
* [[Nina Holland House|Nina Holland House]], [[Bloomingdale Avenue|Bloomingdale Avenue]] and [[Catherine Street|Catherine Street]]
* [[Nina Holland House]], [[Bloomingdale Avenue]] and [[Catherine Street]]
* [[Cheney Seymour House|Cheney Seymour House]], [[Fletcher Farm Road|Fletcher Farm Road]]
* [[Cheney Seymour House]], [[Fletcher Farm Road]]
* Camp for [[Indian Carry Associates|Indian Carry Associates]] on [[Upper Saranac Lake|Upper Saranac Lake]], 1/20/1969 — [[Wikipedia:Moshe_Safdie|Moshe Safdie]]. (Was this actually built?)
* Camp for [[Indian Carry Associates]] on [[Upper Saranac Lake]], 1/20/1969 — [[Wikipedia:Moshe_Safdie|Moshe Safdie]]. (Was this actually built?)


'''Commercial Buildings'''
'''Commercial Buildings'''
* [[Tousley Storage Building|Tousley Storage Building]], now Madden's, on [[Main Street|Main Street]] — [[H. L. Magill|H. L. Magill]], Architect, Rye, N.Y.
* [[Tousley Storage Building]], now Madden's, on [[Main Street]] — [[H. L. Magill]], Architect, Rye, N.Y.
* [[Mountain Mist Custard|Mountain Mist Custard]]
* [[Mountain Mist Custard]]
* Mobil Gasoline stations
* Mobil Gasoline stations
* [[Broadway|Broadway]]
* [[Broadway]]
* [[Lake Flower Avenue|Lake Flower Avenue]] — Eliot Noyes
* [[Lake Flower Avenue]] — Eliot Noyes
* HSBC Bank alterations and addition — Main Street, Saranac Lake
* HSBC Bank alterations and addition — Main Street, Saranac Lake
* [[Verizon Building|Verizon Building]] on Church Street, next to DeChantel Apartments
* [[Verizon Building]] on Church Street, next to DeChantel Apartments


'''External link:''' [[Wikipedia:Modernist_architecture|Modernist architecture]]
'''External link:''' [[Wikipedia:Modernist_architecture|Modernist architecture]]

Latest revision as of 23:28, 27 April 2026


Modernist architecture is a term used to describe a type of structure or building style in which "form follows function." The following is a preliminary list of modernist buildings in the Saranac Lake Central School District. Arthur Wareham was a resident modernist architect in Saranac Lake, the younger partner of William G. Distin, in whose generally traditional structures some modernist influences can also be seen.

Institutions

Residences

Commercial Buildings

External link: Modernist architecture