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15_the_circle) wrote2007-04-02 09:56 am
sister city?
[OT from cottage renovations]
the Grove is not a part of the international sister cities network, but we do have strong commonalities with other camp meeting communities, some of which were enumerated last July in this space.
the Village of Round Lake NY is located in the lower Adirondacks, and thanks to its proximity my sister and I were able to make a brief side trip there. in case you were wondering, yes, there is a lake (the village is on high ground overlooking it) and the lake is very round. it was also frozen over even though April was only a day away -- the Mid Atlantic climate has definitely spoiled me.
the first impression that I had was that it seemed more like Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard than the Grove. for one thing there was a lot more of it; also the cottage architecture seemed a better match for the former. nonetheless it felt immediately like home, and its history is similar to ours (including the loss of significant structures).
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Auditorium
these images do not adequately convey the scale of Round Lake's auditorium.
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auditorium
the back of the structure (note how the floor slopes down to the front) has this curtain wall with many windows, admitting much light and affording a view up into the surrounding trees.
bell tower detail
the auditorium is going through some renovation, the need for which was apparent. it would be a real treat to get to see the inside when the work is complete.
cottage rows
the way these cottages are tucked together is quite reminiscent of the Grove, as are the ways in which many have been changed over the years.
board-and-batten is the predominant siding, and gingerbread trim tends to be more ornate than in the Grove.
scale
many Round Lake homes are larger than our cottages ...
... and feature a wealth of interesting detail.
balconisation
upper story porches are quite common, another feature not often found in the Grove.
carpenter's delight
the Excellent Trim Carpenter, wherever he may be, might be fascinated by this one. or he might run away from it screaming, it's hard to tell.
detail
the visit, though brief, was quite pleasant. some day it would be wonderful to have a chance to see the place in greater detail.
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I was expecting Round Lake to be like the Grove and to have more walkways and fewer roads. its paved roads, however, are narrow like ours, don't go much of anywhere and are not conducive to driving at anything more than walking pace (here's a map (http://www.roundlakevillage.org/map.php)).
some of them also have a neat period feature, of which I failed to get an image: wooden sidewalks.
Love the orange one
re: Love the orange one
I went back and looked through unposted images but didn't find any others of that particular cottage :(
but for strong colours, would this one do?
(click through this thumbnail for higher resolution image)
Re: Love the orange one
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that blue shade actually runs a great deal in the direction of purple. not included in the picture (there's just a hint of it to the L) is a high slab fence in the same colours. it really does get your attention, no question about that.
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re: could you say if all the homes were of the vintage style?
we weren't there all that long, but as far as I can tell from the amount of it we saw the housing stock is all period and the non-photogenic homes just weren't to be found. though modernisation had been inflicted upon some of the homes, to varying extents, on the whole it seemed pretty consistent.
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