Friday, August 28, 2009

The Origin of the Adirondack Chair

The Adirondack chair is a staple in the outdoor furniture world. This chair has been around for over 100 years, and has become one of the most popular pieces of outdoor furniture. The first Adirondack chairs, called Westport chairs, were named after a small town by the Adirondack Mountains on the edge of Lake Champlain called Westport. In Blue Mountain Lake, New York, the Adirondack Museum proudly preserves the Adirondack chair's interesting history. A man named Thomas Lee used to spend his summers in Westport. His family’s large summer home, named Stony Sides, was for some reason lacking in patio furniture. So to solve this dilemma, Lee decided to design a brand new type of chair. This chair featured a slanted back and seat, and wide, spacious armrests. Today, we call this chair the Adirondack chair. However, when Lee first created the chair in 1903, he named it the Westport Chair, after the town in which he designed it. It is amazing that a chair invented by an everyday citizen became so popular and is so widely enjoyed today. The angled Adirondack chair is not only incredibly comfortable, but is also quite stylish and will add to the visual appeal of any yard or patio. These benefits are probably the reason why the Adirondack chair became so well-liked and is still enjoyed by many people today

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