Seeley Cottage

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Seeley Cottage
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Seeley Cottage, September 2008
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Location27 Olive St., Saranac Lake, Harrietstown, New York, U.S.
Coordinates 44°19′41″N74°8′6″W / 44.32806°N 74.13500°W / 44.32806; -74.13500 Coordinates: 44°19′41″N74°8′6″W / 44.32806°N 74.13500°W / 44.32806; -74.13500
Arealess than one acre
Built1890
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne
MPS Saranac Lake MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001423 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 06, 1992

Seeley Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake in the town of Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York. It was built about 1890 and is a 2 12-story, side-gable-roofed, wood frame dwelling on a raised basement with clapboard, aluminum, and asbestos siding. There is a sizable 2-story rear wing. It features a large open verandah with two sizable cure porches on top. It operated for many years as a private sanatorium. [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: Seeley Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-07-10.See also: "Accompanying two photos".