Dr. Henry Leetch House Explained

Dr. Henry Leetch House
Location:3 Johnson Rd., North Elba / Saranac Lake, New York
Coordinates:44.3264°N -74.1333°W
Built:1931
Architect:Distin, William G.; Branch & Callanan
Architecture:Tudor Revival
Added:November 6, 1992
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:92001471

Dr. Henry Leetch House is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake, town of North Elba in Essex County, New York. It was built between 1931 and 1932 and is a two-story, wood-frame structure on a fieldstone foundation with a gable roof in the Tudor Revival style. It features cure porch built over the garage and another at the rear of the house. It was designed by noted local architect William L. Distin for Dr. Henry Leetch, who specialized in treating tuberculosis, and who had the disease himself.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dr. Henry Leetch House. September 1991. 2010-07-10 . Rachel Bliven and John A. Bonafide. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying two photos.