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| Previously called the Raquette Pond House the building was meant to be a boarding house for the workers who were building John Hurd's Big Mill on Raquette Pond, hence the name Raquette Pond House. In 1900 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bruce bought the hotel from and renamed it to the American House which ran successfully for the next 75 years. By 1935 the hotel had expanded and was able to accommodate 200 guest in the dinning room |