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William G. Distin (1884–1970) an architect of Saranac Lake New York was an early associate of Great Camp designer William L. Coulter who went on to design a number of Adirondack Great Camps. Born in Plattsburgh his family moved to Saranac Lake in 1889. After graduation from Saranac Lake High School in 1900 he was hired by William Coulter as a draftsman; his apprenticeship lasted six or seven years. After Coulter’s death in 1907 Distin attended Columbia University graduating in 1910.
