Debar Pond Lodge (Town of Duane) was designed by William Distin and built for the Arthur Wheeler family in 1939. In 2004, this log lodge and a half-dozen other buildings in the complex reverted to state ownership.

Thanks, in large part to AARCH's advocacy efforts, the plan to demolish the lodge has been put off and it is currently being used for NYSDEC administrative purposes. Its fate will ultimately be determined as part of the unit management planning process for the Debar Wild Forest unit of the Forest Preserve.

For a brief history of the site, see Debar Guide (PDF)

To express your support for the preservation of Debar Pond Lodge, write to NYSDEC at:
Betsy Lowe, Director
NYSDEC, Region 5
P.O. Box 276
Ray Brook, Ny 12976

Harriman Cottage

Harriman Cottage (Paul Smiths). This is only one of three remaining Paul Smiths Hotel era cottages not yet restored by the College. It is currently unoccupied and deteriorating but substantial funding has been secured and plans are being developed to make it into the home of the Adirondack Watershed Institute.

McIntyre Furnace & McNaughton Cottage

McIntyre Furnace and McNaughton Cottage (Town of Newcomb). This circa 1850 blast furnace is one of the last remaining in the region and thanks to funding from New York State to the Open Space Institute, work was completed in 2007 to stabilize both the McNaughton Cottage and McIntyre Furnace.