{"nrhp_refnum":"92001475","name":"Hill Cottage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"36 Franklin Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Saranac Lake","county":"Franklin County","state":"NY","lat":44.326706966000074,"lon":-74.12520637099993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-11-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Health/Medicine","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood-frame cure cottage at 36 Franklin Avenue in Saranac Lake (town of Harrietstown), Franklin County, New York, built around 1913 on a steep hillside lot of less than one acre.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an intact example of Craftsman-styled residential construction designed for curing tuberculosis patients. Its four-story bank of rear cure porches and later south-facing porches reflect long use as a private commercial sanatorium. It retains high integrity of setting, location, materials, design and association.","narrative":"Built around 1913 on a steeply sloping lot in Saranac Lake, this wood-frame house at 36 Franklin Avenue was designed for the outdoor treatment of tuberculosis patients. It has a fieldstone foundation, wood shingle siding, a jerkin-head gable roof, deep eaves with exposed rafters, and a massive cobblestone chimney, all showing Craftsman influence. A two-story facade faces the street, while the rear rises four full stories, each with two cure porches connected to bedrooms. Porches are enclosed with sliding glass panels or fitted with sash for ventilation. Records show a nurse operating the house as a private sanatorium in 1915. By 1923 it was registered as a boarding cottage, and by 1935 it could accommodate twelve patients paying $20 to $25 weekly. Cure porches on the south side were added between 1916 and 1931. The house is valued as a well-preserved example of the cure cottages that define Saranac Lake's history as a health resort, and for its architectural integrity.","period_of_significance":"1913-ca.1940","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Craftsman influence (no style formally listed in the form's classification)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Historic and current function are both listed as multiple dwelling; the form says the building retains high architectural integrity.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:46.214264-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/92001475.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001475/c8c8d3e326-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001475/c8c8d3e326-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mwanner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hill_Cottage,_Saranac_Lake,_NY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Mwanner</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hill_Cottage,_Saranac_Lake,_NY.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"93001451","name":"New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/new-york-central-railroad-adirondack-division-historic-district-93001451/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313062","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_Cottage_(Saranac_Lake,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5762076"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/franklin-county/hill-cottage-92001475/"}