HOUSE AND GARDEN 
June, 
1914 
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In this neighboring camp the same decorative scheme was employed. Here the brick fire¬ 
place, with its irregular lines, adds a striking note 
were, a part of them. With this end in view, indigenous ma¬ 
terials were used as far as was practicable. 
The building is of the usual frame construction, with 2-inch by 
6-inch studding, %-inch sheathing and shingle roof, and is plas¬ 
tered inside throughout with rough sand finish. The first-story 
exterior is covered with red cedar slabs, and this material was 
selected for the reason that it is free from the attack of borers 
and other insects which infest spruce and other native Adiron¬ 
dack woods, and very quickly destroy them. Red cedar is not 
native in the Adirondacks or far north of Albany, and the cedar 
used here was shipped from the neighborhood of Albany. It 
seldom attains a large size, and a 10-inch diameter is rare, the 
average being about 7 inches. The logs were split in halves 
longitudinally, and a full half log used in order to get as wide a 
Here one has a feeling that the building actually belongs to and is a part of its surroundings. 
the timberwork were filled with moss and lichens 
face and projection as possible, as it was desirable to show 
a wide face in the wall, for reasons of architectural propor¬ 
tion. 
The gables and second story are of half timber and stucco. All 
the exposed timbers are of undressed spruce, stained a dark,, 
weathered brown. The roof is stained moss green. 
Across the front extends an exceptionally wide piazza ( 18 feet),, 
the floor being on a level and continuous with the living-room 
floor. A feature is the very wide (20 feet) door opening between 
the piazza and living room, closed by four sliding doors, which in 
summer are kept wide open except in damp, cold weather. This- 
feature more than any other shows the relationship of this camp 
in form with the original species, which consisted of a ‘‘lean-to,”' 
open on the side facing the south, and camp-fire. > The living 
room of Hukeem is essentially enclosed on three sides only and 
entirely open on the fourth, so that, except in spaciousness and 
furnishing, it is in every way like its primitive ancestor. Even 
when closed, the large doors, being en¬ 
tirely of glass, give an outdoor effect to 
the living room that is delightful and 
"campy.” Of course, a camp without a. 
camp-fire is like Hamlet with Hamlet 
left out, and, besides the outdoor camp¬ 
fire, which may be built outside in front 
of the big doors, a very commodious, 
fireplace is built in the living room, 
where logs 5 feet long can be burned 
on the stone hearth. 
As in the exterior of the camp, a 
feeling of naturalness and spontaneity 
was sought for, so in the matter of in¬ 
terior furnishings and decoratives a 
similar effect was desired.. 
The second floor, containing bed¬ 
rooms, extends over only part of the 
living room, and the part around the 
fireplace extends to the roof and is sur¬ 
rounded by a balcony. The fireplace 
and chimney are built of rough, weath¬ 
ered field stone, the joints being filled 
with lichen each spring, which lasts the 
whole season, giving a most pleasant 
color effect to the stonework. Smooth, 
hardwood floors were laid throughout, 
but all the trim and other interior wood¬ 
work is of rough, undressed spruce, 
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The interstices in 
The furniture and fittings at Hukweem weie left with the rough tool marks 
on them and were constructed entirely of native material from the estate 
