Pinewoods Camp

Pinewoods Camp is a traditional dance and music camp located on 31 acres (13 ha) of woodland between Long Pond and Round Pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It is arguably the most popular and well-known camp of its type in the United States.

Pinewoods Camp
Newbiggin dance pavilion at Pinewoods
Location80 Cornish Field Rd., Plymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°51′0″N 70°36′0″W
Area32 acres (13 ha)
Built1919
Built byRaymond Bros.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.09001151[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 2009

History

Initially known as "Pine Tree Camp", Pinewoods was founded in 1919 by Helen Osborne Storrow as the first National Girl Scout Leadership Training School.[2] In 1933, the facility was converted for use as a dance camp. The name was changed to Pinewoods Camp in 1935.[3] Storrow died in 1944, and left the property to Lily and Rick Conant, who operated the property until 1976. At that time, the Conants transferred its ownership to a newly created nonprofit organization, Pinewoods Camp, Inc., that now runs the facility.[2][4] Pinewoods was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

Activities

Romanian dance instructors Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu review a dance in pavilion C# during the Folk Arts Center of New England session in 2015.

Each summer, Pinewoods Camp hosts over a dozen sessions, some of which are a week long, and others of which take place over a weekend. Each session features music and dancing educational programs for adults and is run by one of five Program Providers:

Grounds and Facilities

Pinewoods's facilities include four open-sided dance pavilions (C#, C# minor, Ampleforth and Newbiggin), a dining hall and kitchen, a camp house, and rustic cabins for up to 140 campers (plus offices, staff housing, and support facilities). Three of the pavilions and the dining hall were renovated as part of a recent capital campaign and are handicapped accessible, although some other facilities are not.

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