Colbath Cottage

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Colbath Cottage
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Location30 River St., Saranac Lake, Harrietstown, New York, U.S.
Coordinates 44°19′29″N74°07′45″W / 44.32485°N 74.12930°W / 44.32485; -74.12930 Coordinates: 44°19′29″N74°07′45″W / 44.32485°N 74.12930°W / 44.32485; -74.12930
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne
MPS Saranac Lake MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001433 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1992

Colbath Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake in the town of Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York. It was built in 1896 and is a 2+12-story, wood-frame building on a rubble stone foundation, clad in wooden clapboard and shingles in a staggered butt pattern, and covered by a multiple gable roof. [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: Colbath 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 five photos".