Distin Cottage

	Distin Cottage
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Distin Cottage, September 2008
Location	11 Kiwassa Rd., Saranac Lake, Harrietstown, New York, U.S.
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
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

^ ^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: Distin Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-01. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
^ Historic Saranac Lake

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Rachel Bliven and John Bonafide (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Distin Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-01. See also: "Accompanying four photos".

[3] Historic Saranac Lake

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