Walker Cottage

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Walker Cottage
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Walker Cottage, November 2007
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Location67 Park Ave., Saranac Lake, Harrietstown, New York, U.S.
Coordinates 44°19′57″N74°8′1″W / 44.33250°N 74.13361°W / 44.33250; -74.13361 Coordinates: 44°19′57″N74°8′1″W / 44.33250°N 74.13361°W / 44.33250; -74.13361
Arealess than one acre
Built1904
ArchitectDurgan, Robert; Durgan, David
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Saranac Lake MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001424 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1992

Walker Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake in the town of Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York. It was built in 1904 and is a 2 12-story, rectangular wood-frame dwelling with front and rear additions. It features a total of eight cure porches. An open verandah across the front facade with three sleeping porches above. A small gabled portico extends out from the front of the verandah. [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: Walker Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-07-10.See also: "Accompanying six photos".