Distin Cottage
Distin Cottage | |
Distin Cottage, September 2008 | |
44°19′10″N 74°7′48″W / 44.31944°N 74.13000°W / 44.31944; -74.13000 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1920 |
Architect | Distin, William G.; Branch & Callahan |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | Saranac Lake MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92001416[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 6, 1992 |
Distin Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake in the town of Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York. It was built about 1920 and is a two-story, L-shaped wood frame single-family dwelling with Colonial Revival style details. It has a hipped roof with a clipped gable and dormers. It features a cure porch measuring 8 feet by 10 feet. It was designed by architect William G. Distin for his father, photographer William L. Distin.[2]
The cottage was rented by Albert Einstein when he first came to Saranac Lake the summers of 1936 and 1937.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Rachel Bliven and John Bonafide (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Distin Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-01. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
- ^ Historic Saranac Lake
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