Distin Cottage | |
Location: | 11 Kiwassa Rd., Saranac Lake, Harrietstown, New York, U.S. |
Coordinates: | 44.3194°N -74.13°W |
Built: | 1920 |
Architect: | Distin, William G.; Branch & Callahan |
Architecture: | Colonial Revival |
Added: | November 6, 1992 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 92001416 |
Distin Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake in the town of Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York. It was built about 1920 and is a two-story, L-shaped wood frame single-family dwelling with Colonial Revival style details. It has a hipped roof with a clipped gable and dormers. It features a cure porch measuring 8 feet by 10 feet. It was designed by architect William G. Distin for his father, photographer William L. Distin.[1]
The cottage was rented by Albert Einstein when he first came to Saranac Lake the summers of 1936 and 1937.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.