Stevenson Cottage

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Stevenson Cottage
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LocationStevenson Ln., St. Armand / Saranac Lake, New York
Coordinates 44°20′30″N74°7′5″W / 44.34167°N 74.11806°W / 44.34167; -74.11806 Coordinates: 44°20′30″N74°7′5″W / 44.34167°N 74.11806°W / 44.34167; -74.11806
Arealess than one acre
Built1865
MPS Saranac Lake MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001441 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 06, 1992

Stevenson Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake,the town of St. Armand in Essex County, New York. It was built between 1865 and 1866 and is a 1+12-story, L-shaped wood-frame building on a fieldstone foundation with wood-frame siding. Built as a residence, it was later adapted for use as a cure cottage. Author Robert Louis Stevenson and his family occupied the west wing of the house from October 1887 to April 1888 while he was recovering from a lung ailment. The house was purchased in the 1920s by the Stevenson Society of America, which continues to operate it as a museum of the author's memorabilia. [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 A. Bonafide (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Denny Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-07-10.See also: "Accompanying two photos".