Dr. A. H. Allen Cottage

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Dr. A. H. Allen Cottage
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Dr. A. H. Allen Cottage, September 2008
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Location22 Catherine St.
Saranac Lake, New York, U.S.
Coordinates 44°19′53″N74°7′47″W / 44.33139°N 74.12972°W / 44.33139; -74.12972
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
ArchitectScopes & Feustmann
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS Saranac Lake MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001454 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1992

Dr. A. H. Allen Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake in Franklin County, New York. It was built in 1909 and is a two-story wood-frame structure clad in cedar shingles. It is a rectangular structure with a gabled roof, large shed roof dormer on the north end of the house, and non intersecting gables on the south end on both sides. It features a verandah and sleeping porch. [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: Dr. A. H. Allen Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2010.See also: "Accompanying four photos".