National Register of Historic Places

Wiawaka Holiday House

Lake George, Warren County, New York
Listed
July 14, 1998
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
98000874

About this property

Wiawaka is a holiday house for women. It has lake front property on Lake George, New York. It is one of the few remaining fully operational vacation/retreat centers which arose out of the women's rights movement in the early part of the twentieth century. Founded in 1903 by Mary Wiltsie Fuller, Wiawaka provided "affordable vacations" for mainly immigrant female textile workers from Troy and Cohoes, New York, who lacked the economic means to find respite anywhere else. Today, women of all socio-economic backgrounds and from all over North America are able to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of Wiawaka since it operates as a nonprofit corporation in order to continue the tradition of "affordable vacations" for all women.

Location

Lake George, Warren County, New York
43.42443, -73.69288

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORYENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Lake George Battlefield Park Historic District
Listed
0.8 mi
MOHICAN II (steamboat)
Industrial
0.8 mi
Delaware and Hudson Passenger Station
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0.8 mi
Old Warren County Courthouse Complex
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0.9 mi
US Post Office-Lake George
Industrial
1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Lake George 1755
1755Colonial
0.1 mi
Massacre of Fort William Henry
1757Colonial
0.6 mi
Battle of Fort William Henry 1757
1757Colonial
0.6 mi
Massacre at Fort William Henry 1757
1757Colonial
0.8 mi
Siege of Fort William Henry (1757)
1757Colonial
1 mi

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When was Wiawaka Holiday House listed on the National Register?

Wiawaka Holiday House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Wiawaka Holiday House?

Wiawaka Holiday House is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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