William G. Distin (1884–1970), an architect of Saranac Lake, New York , was an early associate of Great Camp designer William L. Coulter who went on to design a number of Adirondack Great Camps.
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10-966: The Army building hospitals in Washington, D.C. After the war, he returned to Saranac Lake to reopen Westhoff's firm, the latter having moved to Springfield, Massachusetts . In 1920, he designed Distin Cottage for his father, photographer William L. Distin . He and his firm, Distin Wilson, designed the ice arena in Lake Placid for the 1932 Winter Olympics. After some smaller commissions for camps on Upper Saranac Lake such as Camp Intermission , he designed Camp Wonundra for William Rockefeller in 1934. In 1937 he built "Eagle Nest" at Blue Mountain Lake for Walter Hochschild, in 1940 Debar Pond Lodge , and in 1948, Camp Minnowbrook, in
15-579: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Distin&oldid=1055924788 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William G. Distin Born in Plattsburgh , his family moved to Saranac Lake in 1889. After graduation from Saranac Lake High School in 1900, he
20-717: The same area, for R.M. Hollingshead. There were also seven smaller great camps on Lake Placid , and work on the Lake Placid Club . Distin also designed a number of notable churches, including St. John’s in the Wilderness Episcopal Church in Paul Smiths , Saint Barnards Catholic Church in Saranac Lake, Saint Eustace Episcopal Church in Lake Placid, and the Island Chapel, on Upper Saranac Lake . He also designed
25-569: Was hired by William Coulter as a draftsman; his apprenticeship lasted six or seven years. After Coulter's death in 1907, Distin attended Columbia University , graduating in 1910. After a short period in Chicago , working for S. S. Beekman designing houses, he traveled for a time in Europe. Returning to Saranac Lake about 1912, he joined the successor to Coulter's architectural firm, run by Max H. Westhoff , Coulter's former partner. In 1917, Distin worked for
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