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In 1924, the Arthur D. Crane Company, an innovative developer of lake communities in New Jersey, acquired 2,600 acres of farmland in the valley of the Wallkill River (also referred to as the Brogden Meadow) in Sussex County, NJ, mostly in Sparta with some acres in Byram Township. The Crane Company’s vision was to create a lake community that would be surrounded by Sussex County, a region of a rolling landscape, wooded hills, many lakes, farms, valleys and winding roads. The county was (and still is) a respite from urban living.

In 1926, Brogden Meadow was cleared and work started on the dam that would create Lake Mohawk. In August of the same year, the dam gate was closed and the stream overflowed its banks and began to flood the surrounding territory: Lake Mohawk had begun. In 1928, the first waters of the Lake Mohawk splashed over the dam and the Lake was full.

The Crane Company built a very well-planned community, including a village center, which they referred to as a “Reservation,” around the private lake.

The Crane Company needed to “market the Reservation” and stressed the individuality of Lake Mohawk homes. The marketing department featured an Indian spirit hovering over the Lake on all of their brochures. The Public Relations department had contacted Princess White Deer, a Princess of the Mohawk Tribe and a foremost authority of Indian ceremonies and dances to inaugurate Lake Mohawk.

Princess White Deer became interested in the development of the Lake Mohawk village community, and agreed to participate in the ceremonies that would name Lake Mohawk after her tribe. Today, the plaza adjacent to the Lake is named in her honor: White Deer Plaza.

The castle-like structure at the north end of Lake Mohawk is the Clubhouse. This historic Clubhouse, listed on the national and state registers of historic places, is the heart of the Lake Mohawk community. It provides a venue for social activities, dining and banquet events at the water’s edge. The emblem of Lake Mohawk on northern face of the Clubhouse showcases Princess White Deer’s spirit: the Indian spirit greeting visitors from near and afar.

In 1988, Frances Smith, former General Manager of the Lake Mohawk Country Club, in conjunction with local historian Wayne McCabe worked to get the Plaza and Clubhouse placed on the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places. The district qualified because of the uniqueness of the architecture, a style referred to as “Lake Mohawk Tudor” a blend of styles incorporating French Normandy, German Baronial, English Cottage and Tudor styles. The homes of yesteryear and today still reflect the unique features of slate roofs, gable roofs, timber/log, cedar, chestnut, stucco, stone and brick work. Interesting architectural elements also include window boxes, ornately designed shutters, leaded stained glass windows and some truly unique entry doors.

The Reservation today encompasses approximately 2,500 homes and membership lots, the main Lake (Lake Mohawk), the Upper Lake and the Alpine Pool. Located within the Lake Mohawk Reservation, but as private clubs, are: the Lake Mohawk Tennis Club, Lake Mohawk Golf Club and the Lake Mohawk Pool.

Now, almost 90 years later, the vision of the Founders is enjoyed by all who call Lake Mohawk home.

Large Colonial on a quiet cul-de-sac. Amenities include hard word floors, Master Bedroom suite, large Family Room, Living Room, outdoor deck to large fenced-in yard with above-ground pool. Move-in ready, bright & airy Colonial on a quiet cul-de-sac. Amenities include hardwood floors, spacious Master Bedroom suite with walk-in closet and private bath with skylights, formal Dining Room, large Family Room with sliders to the deck, a wood-burning fireplace in the Living Room, outdoor deck to large fenced-in yard with above-ground pool and shed. Home includes a partially finished basement with a home office, heated garage with a small workshop, and a finished attic which can be used as the 4th bedroom. Minutes drive to Lake Mohawk.

The buildings in the tiny town center resemble little castles, or reflect alpine architectural styles. This distinctive architecture in the town center and of many homes was a major aspect of the listing of Lake Mohawk on the National Register of Historic Places. The town center has restaurants, a post office, and limited shop, service, or professional space. This area is called White Deer Plaza after a native American who lent her name to the center. A tiered boardwalk was constructed along the northern edge of the lake where the town center exists. A country club dominates the boardwalk near the dam at the waterfall at the outlet which is the source of the Wallkill River that created the lake. The river flows out of the lake in a northerly direction. A landing was provided along the Lake Mohawk Boardwalk that Lake Mohawk residents may use to tie up to a dock while visiting the Country Club facilities. There is an outside restaurant that is open from Memorial day to Labor day for members of Lake Mohawk only. Special events are scheduled to keep the children and teens involved. Annual events the Beer and Wine Tasting, German Christmas Market, Holiday Tree Lighting, Easter and Mothers Day buffet, 4 July Buffet and Fireworks.

In the 1950s a movie theater, a stone’s throw beyond the main entrance to the lake, called Winona Parkway, was built along the adjacent county roadway, route 15, which leads to the Dutch colonial and revolutionary era mining town of Sparta. The Central Hotel in Sparta drew as many diners for its pizza as did Krogh’s Restaurant and the St. Moritz for its finer fare on the plaza overlooking the lake. Some residents would travel to Perona Farms in nearby Andover. Fresh vegetables were sold from the gardens of a nearby Abby that developed a white corn strain called, Luther Hill Corn, the likes of which were never sold in a grocery store. The cob was about six inches long with jagged rows of tiny kernels that needed no butter for full enjoyment.

Beaches are provided along the edge of the lakes, spaced to enable residents of Lake Mohawk to walk to the nearest one. Membership in the club is required for owners and renters alike. An issue of exclusion was raised at one point legally, but membership remains a requirement for residents. An attended gated area, resembling castle turrets, exists on the western “trail”, which leads to the homes on the islands and along the western shore. A golf course located along the western drive is part of the country club.

Except for the Alpine Pool and the main lake areas that are accessible from an entrance high in the mountains, all of the community is reached by descending from the surrounding mountains of Sussex County. Homes have been built up each face of the enclosing mountains, but the roads to them are accessed only from the main road around the lake. From the Alpine Pool, a panoramic view of the county is possible. On one side almost the entire stretch of the main lake is visible and on the other, the mountains that reach into the states of Pennsylvania and New York.

At the southern end of the lake is a swimming pool and tennis complex originally called the “Marine Pool”, that is constructed to resemble the deck of an ocean liner. It is modeled after the likes of SS Normandie, having all of the appointments of a cruise ship, with a galley motif for the restaurant and a great stand of stadium seating with colorful backs for the spectators at swimming events held at the facility. Through the seating is a stairway to the captain’s quarters where the managers and lifeguards have quarters and stow special equipment.

The pool is ozone filtered, without a drop of chlorine in the water, and was the first pool in the United States to use Corona Discharge (CD) Ozone to treat its water. The filter system, built in 1937, was designed to resemble the engine room of the ship. The pool is Olympic-size (50m, with eight lanes) and has a central tower for diving events. The depth of the pool at that portion is ten feet. Both ends of the pool are more shallow, with a kiddie section nearest the tennis courts. On the northern end of the pool near the galley, there used to be a giant water slide that had been featured in television commercials for Zest soap in the 1960s. Beyond the pool to the south are three asphalt tennis courts, with another set of three clay courts in the parking area.

Swimming events at the pool are AAU competitions in all aquatic categories. Celebrities such as Buster Crabbe and Esther Williams were normal fare at the events in the 1940s and 1950s. This was a time when the youngsters of the community could hitch-hike rides along the road from their neighbors without concern.

In the 1940s and 1950s there was an “Indian village” with a souvenir shop, located along the opposite shore of the southern end of the lake that added another attraction depicted in postcards of the day. [2] The development of Lake Mohawk was referred to as a “reservation” in most promotional materials to continue the Indian tribe imagery.

Many of the homes along the water have boathouses and docks. Sail boats and motor boats are a popular way to get around the lake. The “Marine Base”, a marina built in the style of the country club, is located at a midpoint along the lake on the eastern shore.

The community used to be composed of summer residences. Few lived there around the year. Many houses were not insulated, nor did they have heating beyond a fireplace for especially cool summer nights. Among those who stayed year-round, friends would be hosted for the snowy holidays and winter sports. Driving across the frozen lake was shorter and safer than trying to traverse the steep hills. Even delivery trucks would make the short trip across the ice.

The seasonal residents of the early years included many who showed horses in the English-style regional circuits. Hunters, open-jumpers, and three- and five-gated saddle horses competed in the events. The Lake Mohawk Horse Show drew competitors from New York and Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey. The professional photographer who traveled from show to show along with the competitors throughout the season, maintained his office in Lake Mohawk at a little castle structure opposite the club house. Photographs of the competitors, judges, and winners were available from his files, selected from proofs sent to the subjects or from displays he set up at later shows.

Before the community was created, the area that is today Lake Mohawk was known as “Brogden’s Meadow.” A 600-foot dam on the Wallkill River was begun in 1926. The lake was filled in 1928. The dam was privately constructed by the developers Arthur D. Crane and Herbert L. Closs. They controlled the development, sales, and rentals of the entire community.

Soon after the construction of the lake, in the mid- to late 1930s, one of the architects was staying with his family in a seaplane on the lake. A fire broke out on the seaplane. While they escaped by boat, the plane sank to the bottom of the lake. In the late 1990s an Italian team attempted salvage, but according to their reports, the wreck was too deteriorated to be recovered.

The route to Lake Mohawk was a winding drive up and down through a shady rural and mountainous roadside until after the completion of Interstate Highways connecting the area to the New Yorkmetropolitan area. After those high speed connections were established nearby into the county, the community took on a year-round population of entertainers, airline employees and pilots, as well as commuters.

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