Hill Cottage (Saranac Lake, New York) Explained

Hill Cottage
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:36 Franklin Ave., Harrietstown / Saranac Lake, New York
Coordinates:44.3267°N -74.1256°W
Built:1913
Added:November 6, 1992
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:92001475

Hill Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake, town of Harrietstown in Essex and Franklin County, New York. It was built about 1913 and is a two to four story, shingled frame house on a stone foundation, with a jerkinhead gable roof and built into the side of a hill. It features an open first floor porch and second story cure porch on the front facade, four stories of cure porches in the rear, and prominent roof overhangs. It is in the American Craftsman style and designed specifically for use as a private sanatorium.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It is located in the Helen Hill Historic District.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hill Cottage . September 1991. 2010-06-26 . Rachel Bliven and John A. Bonafide. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying three photos.