Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1905.
“Lady Tree Lodge is a rustic cottage that was built about 1896 as part of Saranac Inn, and later used as summer residence by Texas newspaper publisher A. Belo and New York governor Charles Evans Hughes.”
Wikipedia article Lady Tree Lodge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 2018 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Lady Tree Lodge between 2004 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | POLLIWOG FIRE |
| 5 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | COPPER |
| 21 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | SPECTACLE PONDS FIRE |
| 10 September 2007 | Natural | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | ST. REGIS POND |
| 1 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | FLOODWOOD |
| 4 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HORSE SHOE POND |
| 24 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | FCP FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saranac Lake, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1993 and 2016: 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | 1 hurt, $500,000 | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Lightning | Saranac Lake | 1 hurt, $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Flood | Saranac Lake | $6,000,000 | Runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt caused flooding in Saranac Lake Village. Flooding was compounded by upstream releases from locks on Oseetah Lake, which flooded downstream Lake Flower at Saranac Lake Village. Businesses and homes were evacuated, and bridges and the village wastewater treatment plant were damaged. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Saranac Lake | $50,000 | Runoff from heavy rainfall flooded and washed out roads in and near Saranac Lake Village in Franklin County. Route 86 was closed by flood waters between Saranac Lake Village and Lake Colby. Several village roads were damaged. Water flooded the intersection of St. Bernard and Academy Streets two feet deep. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Saranac Lake | $50,000 | Roads in Saranac Lake Village were flooded and closed. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $50,000 | Numerous trees down across Saranac Lake vicinity along Route 3 between|Saranac Village and Tupper Lake. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $30,000 | Multiple trees down across the village with at least one car crushed by tree. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $25,000 | Multiple trees and power lines down across the Saranac Lake community. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $25,000 | Numerous trees down in Saranac Lake and immediate vicinity. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $10,000 | Several trees and large branches downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $5,000 | Trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Saranac Lake. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $5,000 | Trees reported down by thunderstorm winds along Route 3 in Saranac Lake. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Saranac Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saranac Lake | - | Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorms winds in Saranac Village. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Saranac Lake | - | Quarter to half dollar size hail reported. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church of the Ascension Chapel and Rectory | 0.4 miles | 2021 | |
 | Moss Ledge | 4.4 miles | 1986 |
 | St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station | 4.4 miles | 2005 |
| St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station | 4.7 miles | 2005 |
 | Prospect Point Camp | 4.8 miles | 1986 |
 | Camp Wild Air | 4.8 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100002188 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |
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