Commercial Private Sanatoria - Historic Saranac Lake

The great majority of cure cottages in Saranac Lake were operated as commercial private sanatoria at one time or another, with the exception of those in the three wealthy, exclusive neighborhoods, Highland Park, Rockledge and Glenwood. That is, they were available for rent to those attempting to cure their tuberculosis. See Cure Cottages, Cottage Row, Helen Hill, French Hill and Church Street Historic District (not all places in those lists were commercial). There were also patient cottages at the not-for-profit Trudeau Sanatorium Historic District.

On January 16, 1925, a front page article in the Adirondack Enterprise was headlined: "Fire Escapes To Be Required For Sanatoria Here; State Public Health Law Compliance Demanded by Veterans Bureau; Health Board Acts; Survey Started to Make Enforcement Uniform on 3-Story Houses." The article begins, "Cottage sanatoria in Saranac Lake of 3 or more stories height will be required to construct iron stairway fire escapes under concurrent action being taken by local health authorities, county officers and the U.S. Veterans Bureau. . . . In order to make enforcement uniform throughout the village, the board of health is to make a survey of all nursing cottages, boarding houses and other buildings housing tuberculosis patients."

Old Address	Post-911 Address	Building Name/Notes	Cure Evidence
55 Riverside Drive	90 Riverside Drive	Spear Cottage, One of the cure cottage where the Norwegian Sailors cured.
10 Kiwassa Road	179 Kiwassa Road	Purported to be the oldest house in the village. Built in 1860. House was turned to face a different direction in the 1930s.
29 Church Street	45 Church Street	Howell Cottage, A very large cure cottage. One of its patients was Patrick Murphy, son of Gerald and Sara Murphy. Artist Fernand Léger was one of many visitors.
33 Ampersand Avenue	273 Ampersand Avenue	33 Ampersand Avenue	TBSWC
35 Ampersand Avenue	277 Ampersand Avenue	35 Ampersand Avenue	TBSBC

A pamphlet published in 1932 titled Saranac Lake and the Olympics carried a two-page listing headed "Sanatoria Directory: Following is a partial list of approved Private Sanatoria of Saranac Lake, among which the health seeker may find accommodations of various grades to suit the individual purse."

Bennett Cottage	14 Park Place	Capacity 10.	Rates $18 to $25	Ambulatory
Black Cottage	84 Park Avenue	Capacity 14.	Rates $25 to $45	Nursing
Bryant Cottage	52 Park Avenue	Capacity 18.	Rates $ 18 to $2 5	Ambulatory
Burke Cottage	9 Front Street	Capacity 15.	Rates $30 to $45	Nursing
Bush Cottages	44 and 46 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 9.	Rates $20 to $35.	Ambulatory
Buthe Cottage	66 Lake Flower Avenue	Capacity 10.	Rates $18 to $25	Ambulatory
Cavanaugh Cottage	49 Franklin Avenue	Manager, Mrs. Isabelle Masters
Clark Cottage	61 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 8.	Rates $21 to $28	Nursing
Collins & Low	7 Front Street	Capacity 10.	Rates $30 to $40	Nursing
Colon Cottage	86 Ampersand Avenue	Capacity 6.	Rates $25 to $30	Ambulatory
Crowe Cottage	25 Helen Street	Capacity 12.	Rates $25 to $50	Nursing
Dolan Cottage	20 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 7.	Rates $25 up	Ambulatory
Duerr Cottage	42 Baker Street	Capacity 8.	Rates $20 to $35	Ambulatory
Edelweiss Cottage	36 Baker Street	Capacity 6.	Rates $20 up	Nursing
Fallon Cottage	33 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 10.	Rates $20 to $30	Ambulatory
Fortune Cottage	71 Bloomingdale Avenue	Capacity 18.	Rates $20 to $30	Ambulatory
Franklin Manor	68 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 15.	Rates $30 to $55	Nursing
Fraser Cottage	51 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 8.	Rates $20 up	Ambulatory
Garwood Terrace	20 Front Street	Capacity 20.	Rates $17 to $25	Ambulatory
Gonzalez Cottage	93 Riverside Drive	Capacity 15.	Rates $ 15 to $30	Ambulatory (Spanish Guests)
Green Cottage	38 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 7.	Rates $22 to $35	Ambulatory
Griffo Cottage	24 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 10.	Rates $18 up	Ambulatory
Hamer Cottage	24 Helen Street	Capacity 9.	Rates $20 up	Ambulatory
Harrigan Cottage	37 Church Street	Capacity 7.	Rates $20 to $27	Ambulatory
Hewitt-Hinwood Cottage	38 Lake Flower Avenue	Capacity 19.	Rates $25 to $45	Nursing
Hickok's Beechwood Cottage.	56 Park Avenue	Capacity 10.	Rates $18 to $25	Ambulatory
Hill Cottage	36 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 12.	Rates $20 to $25	Ambulatory
Hillside Sanatorium (Mrs. Ida Fraser)	34 Baker Street	Capacity 25.	Rates $25 to $30	Nursing
Hoebling's Cottages	28 Front Street	Capacity 18.	Rates $26 to $28	Nursing
Hoepfner Cottage	10 Baker Street	Capacity 12.	Rates $ 18 to $ 20	Ambulatory
Jacobson Cottage	54 Park Avenue	Capacity 14.	Rates $18 up	Ambulatory (Jewish Guests)
Jackson Cottage	3 Park Place	Capacity 4.	Rates $21 to $33	Ambulatory
Lake Flower House	42 River Street	Capacity 7.	Rates $18 to $2?	Ambulatory
Lake View Cottage	64 Riverside Drive	Capacity 7.	Rates $20 up	Ambulatory
Leonard Cottage	15 Park Avenue	Capacity 6.	Rates $21 to $25	Ambulatory
Little Cottage	17 St. Bernard Street	Capacity 16.	Rates $25 up	Nursing and Ambulatory
Lynch Cottage	88 Riverside Drive	Capacity 11.	Rates $30 to $50	Nursing
McCabe Cottage	35 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 12.	Rates $28 to $60	Nursing
McNulty Cottage	14 Helen Street	Capacity 8.	Rates $20 up	Ambulatory
McParland Cottage	40 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 9.	Rates $25 up	Nursing
Maplehurst Cottage	36 Kiwassa Road	Capacity 7.	Rates $45 to $65	Nursing
Millbank Cottage	15 Riverside Drive	Capacity 9.	Rates $18 to $25	Ambulatory
Miller Cottage	8 Shepard Avenue	Capacity 10.	Rates $20 to $30	Ambulatory
Noyes Cottage	16 Helen Street	Capacity 10.	Rates $25 to $40	Ambulatory
Owens Cottage	75 Riverside Drive	Capacity 12.	Rates $25 to $45	Nursing
Platt Cottage	11 Park Place	Capacity 8.	Rates $28 to $40	Ambulatory
Pomeroy Cottage	26 Baker Street	Capacity 5.	Rates $18 to $32	Ambulatory
Robinson Cottage	45 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 12.	Rates $25 to $45	Ambulatory
Robinson Cottage	47 Franklin Avenue	Capacity 12.	Rates $28 to $50	Nursing
Rosemont Villa	7 Rosemont Avenue	Capacity 11.	Rates $22 to $25	Ambulatory
Sageman Cottage	32 Park Avenue	Capacity 14.	Rates $21 to $35	Ambulatory
Schreiner Cottage	44 Church Street	Capacity 7.	Rates $20 up	Ambulatory
St. Mary's Hospital	Ampersand Avenue	Capacity 30.	Rates $21 up	Ambulatory and Nursing
Signor Cottage	57 Bloomingdale Avenue	Capacity 25.	Rates $14 to $18	Semi-Nursing
Smith Cottage	54 Shepard Avenue	Capacity 25.	Rates $20 to $35	Ambulatory and Nursing
Smithwick Cottage	60 Park Avenue	Capacity 14.	Rates $21 to $40	Ambulatory
Spear Cottage	90 Riverside Drive	Capacity 15.	Rates $20 up	Ambulatory
Stone Cottage	17 Lake Street	Capacity 8.	Rates $15 to $20	Ambulatory
Turnbull Cottage	8 Forest Hill Avenue	Capacity 8.	Rates $25 to $35	Nursing
Turner Cottage	3 Forest Hill Avenue	Capacity 9.	Rates $20 to $25.	Ambulatory
Weimar Cottage	30 Shepard Avenue	Capacity 10.	Rates $20 up	Ambulatory
Werle Cottage	110 Main Street	Capacity 35.	Rates $25 to 45	Ambulatory

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