Distin Cottage
Distin Cottage | |
 Distin Cottage, September 2008 | |
  Location within New York  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 11 Kiwassa Rd., Saranac Lake, Harrietstown, New York, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 44°19′10″N 74°7′48″W / 44.31944°N 74.13000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| 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
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ Rachel Bliven and John A. Bonafide (September 1991). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Distin Cottage. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 29, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ↑ Historic Saranac Lake
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state)
- Houses completed in 1920
- Houses in Franklin County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, New York
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