Rock Lodge Club
Rock Lodge Club
Rock Lodge Club
History
In 1907, Himmelwright erected a model reproof farmhouse, now known as the Stone House, which features a
poured concrete roof, stained glass, a basement with coal
furnace, and a state-of-the-art (in its day) water supply
system which pumped water from the spring to a holding
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day included a stable (now known as the Hacienda that Coordinates: 410422N 743201W / 41.07287N
houses the Clubs oce), an ice house, where, prior to 74.53361W
the availability of refrigeration, ice harvested from the
lake in the winter was stored for use through the summer.
Around 1919, Himmelwright built a bungalow (clubhouse), when the property was being used as a training
camp for boxersduring the Roaring Twenties the property was a training camp for Jack Dempsey and other boxers. Amenities for the boxers included an indoor handball
court and coal heat, with a replace and living room.
During the Great Depression, Herman Shoshinsky leased
the property as the proprietor of the American Gymnosophical Association, and nudism came to Rock Lodge.
In 1938 or 1939, the property was bought by Francis E. DePaolo, a chiropractor who lived across Rock
Lodge Road near the spring. In 1942, Dr. DePaolo and
Shoshinsky had a falling out, and the A.G.A. moved to
Newfoundland, New Jersey. Rock Lodge as a cooperative nudist club began that year with a one year lease. In
1946, a 10-year lease was negotiated with DePaolo, and
summer cabins began to appear, though some may have
been built in the 1930s. In 1957, a 40-year lease was
signed, and a building boom occurred. Along with summer cabins, much of the club infrastructure was built in
the late 1950s and 1960s.
By the late 1980s, the end of a 40-year lease was in the
near future, and several attempts were made to organize
a purchase by members. In 1990, Rock Properties Inc.
was formed as a non-prot organization, and money was
raised by members for the purchase of 35 acres (140,000
m2 ). Another land purchase was made in 1995, bringing
the total present club to 145 acres (0.59 km2 ).
Rock Lodge Club is a member of the American Association for Nude Recreation.
References
External links
Ocial website
Young Naturists review of a visit to Rock Lodge
Club
NaturistMusings Blog review of Rock Lodge Club
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