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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. [[ | '''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]] — Arthur Wareham | ||
* [[Saranac Lake Central | * [[Saranac Lake Central School District|Saranac Lake Central Schools]] | ||
* [[ | * [[New Lake Clear School]] — Arthur Wareham | ||
* [[Bloomingdale | * [[Bloomingdale Schools|Bloomingdale School]] | ||
* [[ | * [[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. B. obits|St. Bernard's Street]] | ||
* [[ | * [[St. Bernard's Rectory]], St. Bernard's Street | ||
* [[ | * [[St. Pius X High School]], Petrova Avenue | ||
* [[ | * [[Paul Smith's College]] | ||
* [[Residence Hall]] on [[Church Street]], Saranac Lake | |||
* [[ | |||
* Joan Weill Library, Paul Smith's Campus | * Joan Weill Library, Paul Smith's Campus | ||
* [[ | * [[New National Guard Armory]], [[LaPan Highway]] | ||
* [[ | * [[New Curling Rink]] and [[Lamella roof]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Saranac Lake Free Library]] extension — Arthur Wareham | ||
* [[ | * [[Alton B. Anderson]] Memorial Bandshell in [[Riverside Park]] — Arthur Wareham | ||
'''Residences''' | '''Residences''' | ||
* [[ | * [[Lustron House]], [[Petrova Avenue]] | ||
* Geodesic domes | * Geodesic domes | ||
* Dome at [[ | * Dome at [[Schroeter's Field]], [[Ampersand Avenue]] and [[Forest Home Road]] (demolished and replaced) | ||
* Judge [[ | * Judge [[Karl Griebsch]]'s retirement dome, [[Woodycrest Road]] (demolished 2009 and a new house built on the foundation) | ||
* LeFebvres' domes in [[ | * LeFebvres' domes in [[Onchiota]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Wareham House]], [[Rockledge]] — Arthur Wareham | ||
* [[ | * [[Nina Holland House]], [[Bloomingdale Avenue]] and [[Catherine Street]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Cheney Seymour House]], [[Fletcher Farm Road]] | ||
* Camp for [[ | * 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]], now Madden's, on [[Main Street]] — [[H. L. Magill]], Architect, Rye, N.Y. | ||
* [[ | * [[Mountain Mist Custard]] | ||
* Mobil Gasoline stations | * Mobil Gasoline stations | ||
* [[ | * [[Broadway]] | ||
* [[ | * [[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 | ||
'''External link:''' [[ | '''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
- Trudeau Institute — Arthur Wareham
- Saranac Lake Central Schools
- New Lake Clear School — Arthur Wareham
- Bloomingdale School
- DeChantal Apartments, corner Church and Helen Streets
- Lake Flower Apartments, Harrietstown Housing Authority highrise apartment building, Kiwassa Road
- St. Bernard's Church, St. Bernard's Street
- St. Bernard's Rectory, St. Bernard's Street
- St. Pius X High School, Petrova Avenue
- Paul Smith's College
- Residence Hall on Church Street, Saranac Lake
- Joan Weill Library, Paul Smith's Campus
- New National Guard Armory, LaPan Highway
- New Curling Rink and Lamella roof
- Saranac Lake Free Library extension — Arthur Wareham
- Alton B. Anderson Memorial Bandshell in Riverside Park — Arthur Wareham
Residences
- Lustron House, Petrova Avenue
- Geodesic domes
- Dome at Schroeter's Field, Ampersand Avenue and Forest Home Road (demolished and replaced)
- Judge Karl Griebsch's retirement dome, Woodycrest Road (demolished 2009 and a new house built on the foundation)
- LeFebvres' domes in Onchiota
- Wareham House, Rockledge — Arthur Wareham
- Nina Holland House, Bloomingdale Avenue and Catherine Street
- Cheney Seymour House, Fletcher Farm Road
- Camp for Indian Carry Associates on Upper Saranac Lake, 1/20/1969 — Moshe Safdie. (Was this actually built?)
Commercial Buildings
- Tousley Storage Building, now Madden's, on Main Street — H. L. Magill, Architect, Rye, N.Y.
- Mountain Mist Custard
- Mobil Gasoline stations
- Broadway
- Lake Flower Avenue — Eliot Noyes
- HSBC Bank alterations and addition — Main Street, Saranac Lake
- Verizon Building on Church Street, next to DeChantel Apartments
External link: Modernist architecture