Jennings Cottage

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Jennings Cottage
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Location16 Marshall St., Saranac Lake, Harrietstown, New York, U.S.
Coordinates 44°19′51″N74°7′50″W / 44.33083°N 74.13056°W / 44.33083; -74.13056 Coordinates: 44°19′51″N74°7′50″W / 44.33083°N 74.13056°W / 44.33083; -74.13056
Arealess than one acre
Built1897
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS Saranac Lake MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001419 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1992

Jennings Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake in the town of Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York. It was built about 1897 and modified in 1923 to its present form. It is a bungalow style dwelling with a broad, low pitched gable roof with exposed rasters and a large cobblestone chimney. It features a large two story gable roof dormer over a full inset front verandah supported by Doric order columns. It was operated as a commercial boarding cottage. [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: Jennings Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-01-01.See also: "Accompanying four photos".