Marvin Cottage

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Marvin Cottage
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Marvin Cottage, September 2008
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Location15 Franklin St., North Elba / Saranac Lake, New York
Coordinates 44°19′43″N74°7′36″W / 44.32861°N 74.12667°W / 44.32861; -74.12667 Coordinates: 44°19′43″N74°7′36″W / 44.32861°N 74.12667°W / 44.32861; -74.12667
Arealess than one acre
Built1900
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS Saranac Lake MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001461 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1992

Marvin Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake, town of North Elba in Essex County, New York. It was built about 1900 and is a two-story wood frame dwelling with a gable roof that extends from the front of the house to create a verandah. It features a large, gabled cure porch dormer and a second floor sleeping porch. It was operated as a private, non-nursing sanatorium. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1] It is located in the Helen Hill Historic District.

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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: Marvin Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-07-10.See also: "Accompanying photo".