William Cavanaugh in the 1928 Canaras."
Address: 43 Franklin Avenue
Old Address: 49 Franklin Avenue
Other names: Hilliard Cottage (1911); Prall Cottage (1911), Dolan Cottage (1913), Cavanaugh Cottage (1928), Diver Cottage (1928), Masters Cottage (1932), Mead Cottage (1933); DIS
Year built: before 1911
Other information: According to the 1916 TB Directory, the Dolan Cottage, run by Mrs. N.A. Dolan, had room for nine patients, had four cure porches and charged $15-20 per week.
The 1948 Telephone Directory lists it as Hillsboro Sanatorium, H. Milbern Taylor, RN, and Mrs. Irene D. Taylor, proprietors.
It was the home of Ernie Burnett from 1948 to 1954, and Hannah A Moyer lived there from 1954 to 1969.
There was another Dolan Cottage at 20 Franklin Avenue.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 29, 1952
The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary, edited by Daniel L. McNamara and published by Crowell lists two composers who give their homes as Saranac Lake— Ernie Burnett, of 49 Franklin avenue, and Jerome Jerome.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, February 15, 1954
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Passantino, of New York City, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Burnett, of 49 Franklin ave.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, February 10, 1956
Ex-Navy Pilot Credits G O C For Saving Life
James Shapiro, of 49 Franklin ave., Saranac Lake, former Navy pilot now associated with North Country Airlines, has the Ground Observer Corps to thank for setting rescue operations in motion after he ditched the Navy plane he was flying in Long Island Sound.
Shapiro gave this account of the incident to Air Force officials after signing up for local Ground Observer Corps duty.
On the night of Dec. 3, 1953, Shortly before 8 p.m. Shapiro was flying a routine submarine patrol mission out of Quonset, R.I., with his radarman. Suddenly the engines went out in total blackness over the widest expanse of the Sound At the time, he was midway over the area, heading down toward the Connecticut coastline. Shapiro tried to circle back without success and minutes later crash-landed in rough, windswept seas.
From the Branford Observation Post on the Connecticut coast, three young observers watched the powerless aircraft descend towards the water until it disappeared in a low-hanging fog bank. Immediately they reported the incident to the New Haven Filter Center who in turn notified Navy rescue operations.
Within minutes search planes were airborne and over the area where the plane was last seen. Because of the low and heavy blanket of fog, Shapiro and his crewman were not spotted until the following morning. Both men were located on their rafts and were pulled from the water in good condition.
Shapiro and his radarman returned to the Branford Post and thanked the three observers for for their alertness and vigilance. They praised the work being dane by the Ground Observer Corps and said that the incident involving their rescue was one of many in the long list of valuable efforts put forth by the group throughout the nation.
Shapiro was commended by naval officers for his outstanding techniques in the successful ditching of the plane in such adverse conditions.
