Ames Cottage

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Ames Cottage
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Location43 Church St., Saranac Lake, Harrietstown, New York, U.S.
Coordinates 44°19′29″N74°7′40″W / 44.32472°N 74.12778°W / 44.32472; -74.12778 Coordinates: 44°19′29″N74°7′40″W / 44.32472°N 74.12778°W / 44.32472; -74.12778
Arealess than one acre
Built1906
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Saranac Lake MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001458 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1992

Ames Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake in the town of Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York. It was built in 1906 and is a 2 12-story wood-frame structure in an asymmetrical cruciform plan. It has four gables off a central hipped roof, deep boxed overhanging eaves, and exposed rafter ends in the Queen Anne style. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Rachel Bliven and John Bonafide (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ames Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2010-01-01.See also: "Accompanying four photos".