Silver Lake Institute Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Roughly bounded by Wesley, Embury, Thompson, Haven, Lakeside & Lakeview Aves., Silver Lake, New York |
Coordinates: | 42.6989°N -78.0222°W |
Built: | 1873 |
Architecture: | Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Gothic Revival |
Added: | September 19, 1985 |
Refnum: | 85002442 |
Silver Lake Institute Historic District is a national historic district located at Silver Lake in Wyoming County, New York. The district consists of and is historically significant because of its association with the Silver Lake Institute, a Methodist-affiliated camp facility established in 1873. The properties reflect the evolution of the institute from a Methodist Revivalist summer camp in the 1870s and 1880s to a cultural, educational, and religious summer institute in the Chautauqua tradition during the 1880s and 1890s, and finally to a secular summer cottage community in the early 20th century. The focal point of the community is the 2.03acres Burt Park and the district includes 72 additional properties including 70 cottages.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
The Silver Lake Institute (SLI) was officially re-confirmed in the court action of making SLI an independent organization separate from the Methodist Church. This charter change was re-stated in NYS Supreme Court, Warsaw, NY, on Feb. 2, 2016.