Helen Hill Historic District

Helen Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Saranac Lake, Essex County and Franklin County, New York. It encompasses 77 contributing buildings and 38 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Saranac Lake. It developed between about 1856 and 1954, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. The district is characterized by many cottages retaining the "cure porches" that distinguished the area's early days as a sanitarium. Located in the district are the separately listed Bogie Cottage, Coulter Cottage, Fallon Cottage Annex, Hill Cottage, Hooey Cottage, Kennedy Cottage, Lent Cottage, Marvin Cottage, and Noyes Cottage. Other notable buildings include the Cure Cottage Museum (c. 1923) and Mary Prescott Reception Hospital (c. 1905).[2]

Helen Hill Historic District
Fallon Cottage Annex on Helen Hill
Helen Hill Historic District is located in New York
Helen Hill Historic District
Helen Hill Historic District is located in the United States
Helen Hill Historic District
LocationPrescott Place, Helen & Front Sts., Sheppard, Franklin & Clinton Aves., Saranac Lake, New York
Coordinates44°19′30″N 74°04′40″W
Area19.31 acres (7.81 ha)
Builtc. 1856 (1856)-1954
ArchitectCoulter, William; Scopes & Feustmann
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.15000754[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 2015

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/19/15 through 10/23/15. National Park Service. October 30, 2015.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Note: This includes Susan Arena and William E. Krattinger (April 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Helen Hill Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs


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