William West Durant
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William West Durant was an American architect and developer best known for pioneering the rustic yet luxurious Adirondack Great Camp style in upstate New York during the late 19th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William West Durant canonical | 10 |
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Target entity: William West Durant Context triple: [Adirondack Great Camps, associatedWithPerson, William West Durant]
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Charles Ranlett Flint
Charles Ranlett Flint was an American financier and industrialist best known for orchestrating mergers that led to the creation of major corporations, including the company that became IBM.
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Abbott Lawrence
Abbott Lawrence was a prominent 19th-century American industrialist, merchant, and politician who played a key role in the early textile industry and the development of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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Selden Chapin
Selden Chapin was an American diplomat and career Foreign Service officer who served in several key ambassadorial posts for the United States during the mid-20th century.
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William R. Day
William R. Day was an American diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State, and later Associate Justice of the Supreme Court who played a key role in ending the Spanish–American War.
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Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William West Durant Target entity description: William West Durant was an American architect and developer best known for pioneering the rustic yet luxurious Adirondack Great Camp style in upstate New York during the late 19th century.
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A.
Charles Ranlett Flint
Charles Ranlett Flint was an American financier and industrialist best known for orchestrating mergers that led to the creation of major corporations, including the company that became IBM.
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B.
Abbott Lawrence
Abbott Lawrence was a prominent 19th-century American industrialist, merchant, and politician who played a key role in the early textile industry and the development of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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C.
Selden Chapin
Selden Chapin was an American diplomat and career Foreign Service officer who served in several key ambassadorial posts for the United States during the mid-20th century.
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D.
William R. Day
William R. Day was an American diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State, and later Associate Justice of the Supreme Court who played a key role in ending the Spanish–American War.
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E.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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architect ⓘ real estate developer ⓘ |
| activeInPlace |
Adirondack Mountains
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upstate New York ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Adirondack Great Camp style
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linked to:
Adirondack Great Camps
rustic architecture ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1850-07-21 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1934-06-01 ⓘ |
| designed |
Camp Pine Knot
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Camp Uncas ⓘ Great Camp Sagamore ⓘ
linked to:
Sagamore Camp
|
| educatedAt |
Dresden, Germany (schooling)
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linked to:
Dresden
European schools ⓘ Twickenham, England (schooling) ⓘ
linked to:
Twickenham
University of Bonn (attended, did not graduate) ⓘ |
| employer | Durant family Adirondack land holdings ⓘ |
| familyName | Durant ⓘ |
| father |
Thomas C. Durant
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Durant
|
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
ⓘ
land development ⓘ |
| fullName | William West Durant ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationRelatedToWork |
Camp Pine Knot National Historic Landmark
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linked to:
Camp Pine Knot
Great Camp Sagamore National Historic Landmark ⓘ
linked to:
Sagamore Camp
|
| influenced |
Adirondack rustic architecture movement
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linked to:
Adirondack Great Camps
design of American wilderness camps and lodges ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European resort architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating elite wilderness retreats for wealthy clients
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integrating buildings with natural landscape ⓘ use of native materials such as logs and stone ⓘ |
| mother | Hannah Heloise Trimble Durant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of Adirondack Great Camps
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pioneering rustic yet luxurious Adirondack architectural style ⓘ |
| notableProject |
development of Long Lake region
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development of Raquette Lake region ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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developer ⓘ land speculator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brooklyn, New York
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linked to:
Brooklyn
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| placeOfDeath |
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City
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linked to:
Mount Sinai Health System
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| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Raquette Lake, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Raquette Lake
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| sibling | Charles W. Durant ⓘ |
| soldProperty |
Camp Pine Knot to Collis P. Huntington
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Camp Uncas to J. Pierpont Morgan ⓘ Great Camp Sagamore to Alfred G. Vanderbilt ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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