Pomeroy Cottage
Why it's listed
Set at the top of a hill on Baker Street, at the foot of Mt. Pisgah on the northern edge of Saranac Lake, this cottage was built around 1910 as a home for people curing from tuberculosis. The two-and-a-half story house is square in form, with a steep gambrel roof, cedar shingles, a stone foundation and an enclosed entrance porch. A shed-roofed dormer marks a second-story cure porch large enough to turn a bed. A small wooden cabin perched on boulders behind the house also contributes. Directories list occupants in 1910-1911 and 1921, and the house may have been the work of local architect William G. Distin. Later, Mrs. M. J. Pomeroy ran it as a boarding house that became a registered private sanatorium, with space for five ambulatory patients around 1935. It was listed for its architecture and its role in the health and medicine history of Saranac Lake, and it retains a high degree of integrity.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the cottage is an intact, representative example of a house designed and built to house at least one person undergoing the tuberculosis cure. It later operated as a boarding house and registered private sanatorium. It retains a high degree of integrity in setting, location, materials, design and association.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 92001447, listed November 6, 1992. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 26 Baker St., Saranac Lake |
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| County | Franklin County |
| Listed | November 6, 1992 |
| Reference number | 92001447 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c.1910-c.1940 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Craftsman (Bungalow/Craftsman) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Health/Medicine, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Currently used as a single dwelling; the form describes it as retaining a high degree of architectural and historical integrity. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division Historic District |
| Coordinates | 44.32451, -74.13251 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 92001447.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7227284
- This listing as JSON
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