Larom-Welles Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake in the town of North Elba, Essex and Franklin County, New York. It was built about 1905 and is a three-story wood-frame structure in the Shingle Style on a stone foundation and surmounted by a metal jerkin head gable roof. It has a two-story wing with a shed roof dormer. It has a two bay verandah and entrance porch with a second story sleeping porch. Also on the second floor is a cure porch. It was originally built for the priest of St. Lukes Episcopal Church, later the home of Dr. Edward Welles, a pioneer in thoracic surgery, who practiced at the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium. The house has been converted to six units.[2]
Larom-Welles Cottage | |
 Larom-Welles Cottage, September 2008 | |
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| Location | 110 Park Ave., Saranac Lake, North Elba, New York, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 44°20′2″N 74°7′45″W / 44.33389°N 74.12917°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| MPS | Saranac Lake MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001478[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 06, 1992 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References edit
- ^ 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: Larom-Welles Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-01-01. See also: "Accompanying three photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.