Thousand Island Park Association 1000 RARE Advertising Billhead Letterhead 1890

Description: NICE Original Advertising Billhead / Letterhead Thousand Island Park Association ca 1890 For offer, a very nice old Advertising engraved / lithograph letter head / bill head! Fresh from an old prominent estate. Never offered on the market until now. Vintage, Old, Original - NOT a Reproduction - Guaranteed !! Nice graphic print showing hotel, boat, etc. George P. Folts, President, A.W. Goodale, W.R. Fitch, etc. ... Nice watermark in the laid paper. In good to very good condition. Some light wrinkles to lower lh corner edges are. Please see photos and scans for all details and condition. If you collect 19th century Americana advertisement ad history, United States of America printing, American travel, etc. this is a nice one for your paper or ephemera collection. Genealogy research importance as well. Combine shipping on multiple bid wins! 1785 Thousand Island Park Historic District is a national historic district located on the south tip of Wellesley Island at Orleans in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The district includes 294 contributing buildings. It is an outstanding concentration of substantially intact late 19th century and early 20th century resort architecture.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] History The Pavilion ca. 1875, located on St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Island Park Historic District.Thousand Island Park is located on the southwest tip of Wellesley Island in the heart of the Thousand Islands on the Saint Lawrence River. In 1875, Thousand Island Park was founded by Rev. J.F. Dayan,[3] as a Methodist summer, Chautauqua-like community. The main purpose was to enable families to secure pleasant lots for cottages or tents where they could spend a portion of the summer in a beautiful, cool, and salubrious place with religious purposes being secondary. The Park's landmarks, homes, and way of life were nearly destroyed by fire. It is fortunate so much remains.[4][5] The Methodist summer camp colony that surrounded the Tabernacle was soon transformed from a tent city into a permanent village of summer residences. It was built on a scale far surpassing other similar associations. All roads lead to the Tabernacle centered prominently and squarely at the head of the Park on St. Lawrence Ave. The Tabernacle was the center for socialization and participation in Chautauqua-like programs which included religious studies, Sunday school institutes, outdoor recreation, travel lectures, temperance rallies and discussion of social reforms. Campers leased lots, set up their tents on the preferred, prime lots closest to the Tabernacle. This grouping of tents was often called a tent city. The first diminutive cottages were tents constructed of wood on the original wooden tent platform. Individual owners also improvised, conceived and produced hybrids, combining styles and embellishing these small Tent Platform/Campground style structures, called the Landmark Shop, with fanciful gingerbread. As the architecture on the Park evolved, larger structures came into vogue. Much of the look of these Victorian cottages derives its characteristics from the varied styles of nineteenth-century architecture. In addition to the charming Gothic Tent style cottages, Gothic Revival, Eastlake, Stick, Shingle, and Queen Anne became popular architectural styles. After the fire of 1912, Bungalow/Craftsman styles, Neoclassical Revival style, and vernacular cottages were added to the Park's varied styles of architecture. An example of a 19th-century Carpenter Gothic Revival style cottage on Thousand Island Park.By 1890, the Park was firmly established with nearly 600 cottages and 7,000 summer inhabitants. A more liberal policy relaxed restrictions on curfews and the prohibition of cards and alcohol bringing more of a resort character to the Park. The Pavilion was the main entry to this Methodist retreat at a time when all travel to Wellesley Island was by water. By 1890 the park was firmly established with nearly 600 cottages and 7,000 summer inhabitants. The new, larger Pavilion was able to accommodate the landing of steamships and served as the gateway to the Park with hundreds of visitors seeking intellectual pursuits and entertainment by participating in the Chautauqua programs.[6] The destruction by fire in 1912 of the Park's last great hotel, The Columbian and 99 cottages plus the business district, signaled the end of the Golden Era. After the fire and through the Depression, barely half of the cottages were occupied and eventually, another 200 cottages were torn down.[7][8] TodayIn 1975, the Centennial Celebration served as a catalyst for change in the Park; the architectural charm and setting was once again appreciated. The Centennial Year Celebration inspired the formation of the Landmark Society in 1976, and the path that led to the Park regaining its architectural character and integrity. A small group of dedicated Landmark Society members initiated the nomination of Thousand Island Park to the National Register of Historic Places, finally achieved in 1982. The Thousand Island Park Landmark Society is supported today by individuals who promote the mission set forth by the Landmark founders.[9] Thousand Island Park is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Orleans, Jefferson County, New York, United States, in the Thousand Islands region on the St. Lawrence River. The community includes the Thousand Island Park Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] As of the 2010 census, the population was 31 permanent residents,[2] although there were 323 housing units, indicating a much greater seasonal population. GeographyThousand Island Park is in the northern part of the town of Orleans, at the southwest end of Wellesley Island, one of the largest of the Thousand Islands. It is bordered to the east by Wellesley Island State Park. The community is reached by automobile using County Route 100, which leads northeast 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Interstate 81 at Exit 51. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Thousand Island Park CDP has a total area of 0.29 square miles (0.76 km2), all of it recorded as land.[2] Rock Island Light is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) southeast of Thousand Island Park in the middle of the south channel of the St. Lawrence, known as American Narrows, and Fishers Landing is directly across the narrows on the mainland, 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of the community. Nearby towns : CityWatertown (county seat)TownsAdamsAlexandriaAntwerpBrownvilleCape VincentChampionClaytonEllisburgHendersonHounsfieldLe RayLorraineLymeOrleansPameliaPhiladelphiaRodmanRutlandTheresaWatertownWilnaWorthVillagesAdamsAlexandria BayAntwerpBlack RiverBrownvilleCape VincentCarthageChaumontClaytonDeferietDexterEllisburgEvans MillsGlen ParkMannsvillePhiladelphiaSackets HarborTheresaWest CarthageHamletsAll of the hamlets listed, except for Sanfords Four Corners, are also census-designated places. Adams CenterBellevilleCalciumDepauvilleFelts MillsFishers LandingFort DrumGreat BendHendersonHerringsLa FargevilleLorraineNatural BridgeOxbowPamelia CenterPierrepont ManorPlessisRedwoodRodmanSanfords Four CornersThousand Island ParkThree Mile Bay

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