The Helen Hill Historic District straddles the boundary line between  Essex and Franklin counties. The district constitutes a distinctive  residential neighborhood within Saranac Lake and is composed principally of single-family  residences erected in  the later nineteenth and first decades of the twentieth century; some of these dwellings have since been  converted into multi-family housing. The nominated district’s building stock was constructed  in a variety of prevailing national architectural styles , among them the Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Craftsman modes  , with the bulk of the development occurring in the period from  1896 to 1930  . One dwelling, 54 Shepard Avenue, appears to predate the development of this area and is believed to date to the 1850s  . Otherwise the district’s architecture relates to the development of this area beginning in the later 1890s.  Many of the dwellings within the district retain porches that were used at one time as cure porches, a surviving legacy of Saranac Lake’s importance  as a center for  the treatment of  tuberculosis. Overall the nominated district retains a strong  sense of cohesion and remains a definable historic entity within the environs of Saranac Lake, with a relatively strong collection of domestic architecture expressive of this area’s period of development from the Late Victorian era to the immediate pre-Second World War period.

Building Old Address Post-911 Address Date Built Notes

Partridge Cottage

16 Clinton Avenue

30 Clinton Avenue

c. 1910

A tall, three story gambrel-roofed dwelling of Colonial Revival design. Windows facing Clinton Avenue are mostly paired and of the double-hung type; there is a projecting pedimented entry at the northwest corner and a pedimented porte cochere that projects from the west elevation.

This property includes a two-story carriage barn (contributing building) and a shed (non-contributing structure).

37 Clinton Avenue

37 Clinton Avenue

61 Clinton Avenue

between
1902 and
1910

A single-story cross-gabled cottage, the main section of which is oriented east-to-west with gabled projections to north and south. There is a full width and enclosed hipped-roof porch across the west-facing façade with transom window above. Cornice return on gable ends, wood shingle siding, mix of wood and vinyl windows including diamond-pane sash; asphalt roofing.  This property has a granite retaining wall (contributing structure) on its east side, in addition to a one-car garage (contributing building).

Adelaide Crapsey Cottage

39 Clinton Avenue

71 Clinton Avenue

1910

Adelaide Crapsey was a poet. She cured — unsuccessfully — in this cottage in a room overlooking Pine Ridge Cemetery; she wrote perhaps her best-known poem here.  A two story gable-front dwelling with pedimented and projecting entry porch and a fully pedimented gable; features include hipped-roof dormers on north and south elevations. Wood shingle siding; wood and vinyl windows; asphalt roofing. This property has a granite retaining wall (contributing structure) along its north and east sides.

 

3 Clinton Avenue

8 Fawn Street

c. 1920

A one and one-half story, cross-gambrel dwelling; there is vinyl siding at first-story level and wood shingles in the gable ends at half-story level. While alterations have been made at first story level, the building appears to retain its essential form and any number of character-defining features. Vinyl siding, replacement windows at first-story level; asphalt roofing.

Franklin Manor

68 Franklin Avenue

8 Franklin Avenue

c. 1890

Riddle Cottage/Carmelite Monastery/Franklin Manor.  A two and one-half story Colonial Revival-style dwelling of wood frame construction. The main block has a hiproof with two prominent intersecting gables over a full-width open porch facing Franklin Street. The intersecting gables feature cornice returns; the northern one has a corresponding bay window below while the southern one has an arched tripartite window below; a hip-roofed dormer is present between these gables. Notable decorative elements include curved glass and diamond-pane windows. This property has a retaining wall visible on its east side (contributing structure).

67 Franklin Avenue

65/67 Franklin Avenue

9 Franklin Avenue

c. 1900

A two story, gable-front dwelling of wood frame construction with a fully pedimented front-facing gable, open wrap around porch with turned posts, paired double-hung windows centered in gable field, and a tripartite band of 1/1 windows centered at second-story level, and another band of three below at first-story level. Wood clapboard siding; wood shingles in the gable; wood windows; asphalt roofing. This property has a one-bay wood frame automobile garage behind the house (contributing building).

Schilbury Cottage

66 Franklin Avenue

14 Franklin Avenue

c. 1900

A one and one-half story eaves-front cottage of wood frame construction with a complex roof plan. There is a partial-width, open one-story stone porch on the Franklin Avenue façade, above which is a shed dormer that partially obscures a central gabled wall dormer, and additionally a shed wall dormer to the north. Wood shingle siding; wood windows, with some diamond-pane sash; asphalt roofing.  This property has retaining walls on its north, south and west sides, formed of cobblestone with concrete copping (contributing structure)

63 Franklin Avenue

63 Franklin Avenue

15 Franklin Avenue

c. 1925

A one and one-half story Craftsman-inspired residence of wood frame construction with gable-front façade spanned by a full width gable-roofed porch which is open in front with windows on the ends, a shed wall dormer on north elevation, and a gable dormer on the south elevation. Wood shingle siding; wood 6/1 windows; asphalt roofing.

Bogie Cottage 59 Franklin Avenue 25 Franklin Avenue c. 1908 An expansive two-story Craftsman-inspired house of wood frame construction with complex intersecting roof plan with a multitude of cross gables, dormers and porches, including one with a jerkinhead. There is a wraparound porch on the east and south elevations that is partially enclosed by windows, and a cobblestone chimney on the Franklin Avenue facade. Wood clapboard siding; wood windows; asphalt roofing.

60 Franklin Avenue

60 Franklin Avenue

26 Franklin Avenue

c. 1897

A two story Tudor Revival-style dwelling, shingled at first-story level with faux half-timbering at second-story level, which extends into the gable fields. The house exhibits a cross-gable design and has an eaves-front orientation with two gable-roofed dormers and an open porch corresponding with the façade; there is a bay window at the southwest corner. Wood shingles on lower level; flat timbers with vertical clapboard infill above; diamond pane and 1/1 windows; asphalt roofingThis property has a retaining wall on its west side (contributing structure).

McParland Cottage

40 Franklin Avenue

68 Franklin Avenue

c. 1897

A two story Tudor Revival-style dwelling, shingled at first-story level with faux half-timbering at second-story level, which extends into the gable fields. The house exhibits a cross-gable design and has an eaves-front orientation with two gable-roofed dormers and an open porch corresponding with the façade; there is a bay window at the southwest corner. Wood shingles on lower level; flat timbers with vertical clapboard infill above; diamond pane and 1/1 windows; asphalt roofing.

This property has a stone retaining wall with concrete copping on its north and west sides which is tied into the house foundation on the north side (contributing structure).

Green Cottage

38 Franklin Avenue

72 Franklin Avenue

c. 1910

A two story, three-bay Colonial Revival-inspired Foursquare with hipped roof and hipped roof dormers on each roof facet. Features include a one-story partial-width open porch on the north and east elevations with square columns and an open porch on north elevation with Ionic columns. Wood clapboard siding; wood shingles on dormers; replacement windows; asphalt roofing. This property has a retaining wall on its north side (contributing structure), formed of granite block with concrete copping, and which is tied into the house foundation.

McCabe Cottage 35 Franklin Avenue 75 Franklin Avenue c. 1910 A two story, two-bay Foursquare with Colonial Revival-style detailing, this house has a hipped roof with hipped dormers on each of its four sides. There is a small open porch aligning the west side of façade and an open porch on the south elevation. Windows are mostly 3/1s ash, with diamond pane sash used in the dormers. Wood windows, wood clapboard siding; asphalt roofingThis property has retaining walls on its east and north sides (contributing structure), formed of granite blocks and tied into the house foundation, in addition to an automobile garage (contributing building).
Hill Cottage 36 Franklin Avenue 76 Franklin Avenue c. 1900 A two story, gable-front Craftsman type dwelling with jerkinhead-gabled porches and roofs. This house has a full width porch facing Franklin Avenue and a glass-enclosed porch over the entry at second-story level. Detailing includes exposed rafter tails and curved decorative brackets. Wood windows of mostly 6/1configuration, wood shingle siding; asphalt roofing.

Fallon Cottage

33 Franklin Avenue

79 Franklin Avenue

c. 1930

A two story gable-front Colonial Revival-style dwelling with a single story, full-width glazed porch facing Franklin Street, above which is a partial-width enclosed porch; a hip-roofed dormer is present on the north elevation. Wood windows, wood clapboard siding; asphalt roofing.

This property has low retaining walls (contributing structure) formed of granite block on its east and north sides.

34 Franklin Avenue

34 Franklin Avenue

80 Franklin Avenue

c. 1900

A two and one-half story Queen Anne-inspired dwelling with hipped roof, a square tower at its southwest corner, and gabled projections on the south and west elevations; the west-facing façade has a single-story glazed porch. Wood shingle siding,mix of wood and vinyl windows; asphalt roofing.

Fallon Cottage Annex 31 Franklin Avenue 83 Franklin Avenue c. 1910 A two and one-half dwelling of Queen Anne-style conception with a complex roof plan and porches corresponding with each of the house’s three levels on the façade. Wood shingle siding, wood windows; asphalt roofing.

32 Franklin Avenue

32 Franklin Avenue

84 Franklin Avenue

c. 1920

A two story, gable-front dwelling of Swiss chalet inspiration with wide overhanging front eaves supported by angled brackets; a one story cross-gabled ell extends from the main block on the north elevation. Wood clapboard siding with vertical wood siding at second-story level, wood windows; asphalt roofing.

30 Franklin Avenue

30 Franklin Avenue

86 Franklin Avenue

c. 1896

A one and one-half story dwelling of the Dutch Colonial type with gambrel roof, wood shingle siding, and an open, wraparound porch at the southwest corner; there is an enclosed second-story porch on south side which has ashed roof. Wood windows including many of the diamond-pane type; asphalt roofing.

 

 

88 Franklin Avenue

c. 1925

This two-story hipped roof residence is set back behind 86 Franklin Avenue. It is a raised one-story cottage on concrete block foundation and has a hipped roof, wood novelty siding, and a mix of double-hung vinyl and wood casement windows; asphalt roofing.

    97 Franklin Avenue c. 1950  A two story, eaves-front house with two car garage under the second story on the south side of the façade. residence with 2 car garage under second story on south end (non-contributing building).  This property has a retaining wall (contributing structure) on its east and north sides, consisting of cobblestone with concrete copping, and a section formed of concrete aligning the north side of the driveway

24 Franklin Avenue

22/24 Franklin Avenue

100 Franklin Avenue

c. 1920

A two and one-half story dwelling with cross-gambrel roof and a partially enclosed single-story wraparound porch at the southwest corner. Notable features include large multi-pane windows and there are two fully enclosed shed-roofed porches at second-story level. Asbestos siding, wood windows of mostly 6/1 configuration; asphalt roofingThis property has a retaining wall (contributing structure) formed of cobblestone with concrete copping on
its south and east sides, and an attached shed-roofed two-bay automobile garage on the house’s north side (non-contributing building).

21 Franklin Avenue

21 Franklin Avenue

103 Franklin Avenue

c. 1930

A one and one-half story eaves-front bungalow with large dormer corresponding with the façade and a sloping roof which forms a partially enclosed porch. Vinyl siding, wood windows of mostly 6/1 configuration; asphalt roofing.

19 Franklin Avenue

19 Franklin Avenue

107 Franklin Avenue

c. 1920

A two story, cross-gabled dwelling of Arts & Crafts conception with central entrance flanked by two-tiered glazed porches partially enclosed at first-story level and fully enclosed at second-story level. Character-defining features include a cobblestone chimney, which is centered on the south elevation.Asbestos siding, wood windows; asphalt roofing.

Dolan Cottage

20 Franklin Avenue

108 Franklin Avenue

c. 1930

A two story, gable-front house with intersecting roof plan, a projecting gabled entrance porch on the north side of the façade and, on the north elevation, a small gable-roofed projection and a gable-roofed dormer.Asphalt shingle siding, vinyl windows; asphalt roofing.

This property has a two-car automobile garage with exposed rafter tails (contributing building).

 

 

113 Franklin Avenue

c. 1910

A one and one-half story eaves front, gambrel-roofed dwelling of the Colonial Dutch type with a partial width, shed-roofed dormer facing Franklin Ave and a single story, shed-roofed extension on the south elevation. Wood shingle siding, vinyl windows; asphalt roofing.

This property has a one-car automobile garage (contributing building).

Lent Cottage 18 Franklin Avenue 114 Franklin Avenue c. 1920 A two and one-half story U-plan dwelling consisting of a main block and two-story hipped roof projections. Vinyl siding, wood windows of mostly 6/1 configuration; asphalt roofing.
Marvin Cottage 15 Franklin Avenue 119 Franklin Avenue c. 1900 A one and one-half story eaves front bungalow with a full width,partially enclosed porch at first story level and a gabled dormer above facing Franklin Avenue. Wood clapboard siding on first story with wood shingles at second-story level, wood windows with diamond pane in upper sash; asphalt roofing.

Reception Hospital

5 Franklin Avenue

129 Franklin Avenue

c. 1905

A two and one-half story building of brick construction with a hipped roof and high-style Neoclassical style detailing, built to the designs of the architectural office of Scopes & Feustmann. This building was erected as a hospital but currently functions as apartments. There is a two-tiered, open porch that spans two-thirds of the façade, the central third of which is occupied by a monumental portico. Notable features include a Palladian window in the gable over the porch, extensive dentil work, Ionic columns and small gabled dormers. Wood windows in mostly a 6/1 configuration; asphalt roofing.

Flint Cottage 18 Helen Street 39 Helen Street c. 1898 A two-story Late Victorian-era residence of wood-frame construction with a cross-gabled roof. An open wraparound porch occupies the first story on the house’s southwest corner; turned post sand original windows are present on the north elevation. Aluminum siding with wood shingles on the second floor enclosed porch; mix of wood and vinyl windows; asphalt roof. The property has a retaining wall on its south and east sides (contributing structure) in addition to a one-car garage behind the house (contributing building).

Gray Homestead

18 Front Street

40 Front Street

c. 1910

A two story wood-frame house erected on a rectangular footprint, this building is gable fronted and has a two story cross-gabled addition on the rear forming an ell. Notable features include a full width single-story open porch across principal elevation. Wood clapboard siding; mix of wood and replacement windows; asphalt roofing.
This property has a retaining wall on its north, west and south sides, comprised of both original and replacement material (contributing structure).

Munson Cottage

5 Front Street

55 Front Street

c. 1920

A two story hipped-roof dwelling of wood-frame construction which is fronted by two nearly full-width enclosed cure porches. Entrances to each floor are located on the south elevation. Aluminum siding; wood windows; asphalt roofing.

Noyes Cottage 16 Helen Street 35 Helen Street c. 1898 A three-story wood-frame Queen Anne-influenced residence erected above an irregular footprint, this building is distinctive for its multiple cure porches -at least 4 total, including a large wraparound on the southwest corner, which is now open. Building retains original windows, including large multi-pane vertical sliders on the porches. Vinyl siding, wood windows and asphalt roof.

Flint Cottage

18 Helen Street

39 Helen Street

c. 1898

A two-story Late Victorian-era residence of wood-frame construction with a cross-gabled roof. An open wraparound porch occupies the first story on the house’s southwest corner;turned posts and original windows are present on the north elevation. Aluminum siding with wood shingles on the second floor enclosed porch; mix of wood and vinyl windows; asphalt roof.

20 Helen Street

20 Helen Street

43 Helen Street

c. 1907

A two-story wood-frame residence erected on rectangular footprint and covered by a hipped roof. Asymmetrical fenestration includes a “Chicago stylewindow to the west of the entrance and a box bay window at the southeast corner. Alterations include the removal of a Palladian window and porches; wood clapboard siding, mix of original and replacement wood windows, asphalt roof. The property has a cobblestone retaining wall on its south and east sides (contributing structure) in addition to a barn/garage behind the house (contributing building). This building has a gambrel roof, a lean-to addition and overhead doors.

24 Helen Street

24 Helen Street

51 Helen Street

c. 1910

This two story eaves-front Colonial Revival-style dwelling of wood-frame construction has two recessed hipped-roof dormers on the Helen Street side and two story full-width porches on each end which have been partially enclosed. Symmetrical façade; small entry porch flanked by paired windows on both levels. Vinyl siding, mostly vinyl windows, and wood windows corresponding with the porches; asphalt roof. The overall massing, form and fenestration pattern remain intact.

33 Helen Street

33 Helen Street

68 Helen Street

c. 1908

A two-story Foursquare of wood frame construction with a hipped roof and exposed rafter tails. Building exhibits an enclosed one-story porch across the principal elevation with stone column bases, and a narrow open porch on eastern elevation. Paired 6/1 windows upstairs, 6-by-6 vertical sliding windows on porch. Wood clapboard on first story with wood shingles above; wood windows, mostly 6/1; asphalt roof.

32 Helen Street

32 Helen Street

71 Helen Street

c. 1910

A one-and-one-half story wood-frame dwelling with asymmetrical gable roof intersecting with a gambrel roof in the rear. The front porch has been removed and second story southeast corner porch has been enclosed and otherwise altered. Irregular fenestration, vinyl siding, mix of vinyl and wood windows, mostly 6/1; asphalt roof.

The property has retaining walls along its south and east sides, the south being concrete block and the east being granite (contributing structure).

Senn Cottage

35 Helen Street

72 Helen Street

c. 1898

A two story, cross-gabled dwelling of wood frame construction erected above an irregular footprint. It has an enclosed one-story wraparound porch on north and west elevations with a mix of 4, 6 and 8-pane vertical sliding windows, and an additional cure porch on second story of the west elevation. Aluminum siding and wood windows, mostly 1/1; corrugated and stamped metal roofing.

39 Helen Street

39 Helen Street

84 Helen Street

c. 1900

A two-story wood frame dwelling built above a rectangular footprint; this building has a hipped roof with wide overhang on eaves and a hipped-roof dormer flush with the Helen Street façade. There is an open, one-story porch along two-thirds of northern elevation which projects beyond the house to the east, and a cure porch on second story over the porch. Wood clapboard siding, wood windows, asphalt roof.

40 Helen Street

40 Helen Street

87 Helen Street

c. 1920

A one and one-half story wood frame dwelling with cross-gambrel roofed with stepped overhang. The building has a tripartite window at half-story level on its Helen Street elevation, flanked by small pointed-arch windows. Ashed addition has been made to the Helen Street façade but the building otherwise retains any number of character-defining features.Vinyl siding, mix of wood and vinyl windows; asphalt roof.
This property has retaining walls on its south, east and west sides (non-contributing structure) and an automobile garage behind the house (contributing building).

43 Helen Street

43 Helen Street

90 Helen Street

c. 1920

A two story wood-frame house with gambrel roof covering its western section. There are two tiered cure porches on eastern elevation; a gable-roofed addition spans the elevation opposite Helen Street. The basement level is exposed and accessible on eastern elevation. Asphalt shingles, wood windows, aluminum siding and concrete-block foundation.

The property has a cobblestone retaining wall on its south and east sides (contributing structure) in addition to a barn/garage behind the house (contributing building). This building has a gambrel roof, a lean-to addition and overhead doors.

44 Helen Street

44 Helen Street

95 Helen Street

c. 1910

A one and one-half story Shingle style dwelling of wood frame construction with cross-gable roof; there are open one-story porch across the front façade with enclosed shed-roofed projections above, centered under the gable. Wood shingle siding, vinyl windows, asphalt roof.

47 Helen Street

47 Helen Street

96 Helen Street

c. 1900

A two-story wood frame Craftsman-type dwelling with an open full-width porch on the principal elevation, large multi-pane windows on the eastern elevation and an off-center gable shielding the porch steps. Character-defining features include decorative knee braces, exposed rafter tails and paired windows. Wood shingle siding; vinyl and wood windows; asphalt roofing. The property has stone retaining walls on its north and east sides (contributing structure) and an attached stone-walled garage on the east side (contributing building)

49 Helen Street

49 Helen Street

102 Helen Street

c. 1910

A two story, eaves-front dwelling of wood-frame construction built above a rectangular footprint, this building has a rear wing under a cross gable. Open full-width porch with center gable; 2/2 wood windows; vinyl siding; asphalt roof.

Daigneau Cottage Annex

48 Helen Street

103 Helen Street

c. 1923

A two story cross-gabled residence of wood-frame construction, this building has a partially enclosed wraparound first floor porch and two enclosed porches at second-story level. This house retains a high level of physical integrity with its original massing, fenestrations scheme, siding, and windows. The upstairs bedroom and porch have been outfitted as a cure cottage museum. Wood siding; wood windows; asphalt roofing. This property has a retaining wall of granite blocks on its east side (contributing structure) and a one-bay automobile garage (non-contributing).

Hooey Cottage

24 Park Place

4 Prescott Place

c. 1916

A two story cross-gabled dwelling of wood frame construction, this building has a full width one-story recessed porch on its Prescott Place façade and an enclosed shed-roofed porch at its east corner. Wood shingle siding; mix of diamond-pane and 1/1 windows; asphalt roofing.

11 Park Place

11 Park Place

9 Prescott Place

c. 1920

A two story cross-gabled residence with multiple and varied additions, porches and dormers. The principal block has a hipped roof and there is a gable-roofed ell to southwest; one story shed-roofed projections are present on the Prescott Place elevation, allowing for three entrances, with an enclosed porch above. Wood clapboard siding; wood windows with aluminum storms; asphalt roofing.

12 Park Place

12 Park Place

12 Prescott Place

c. 1910

A one and one-half story cross-gambrel roofed house of masonry and wood-frame construction, this building has a center entrance with three windows above. Wood clapboard siding on first story with wood shingles above; mix of wood and vinyl windows; asphalt roofing.

7 Park Place 17 Prescott Place c. 1900 A two story gable-front residence with full width shed-roofed addition on the west side at second-story level,above a screened porch. New stained clapboard siding; replacement windows; asphalt roofing.Recent alterations appear wholly inconsistent with the historic design intent.  (Non-contributing)

8 Park Place

8 Park Place

18 Prescott Place

c. 1910

A two story hipped-roof Foursquare house with pedimented dormer corresponding with each roof plane. This building has an enclosed full-width entrance porch at first-story level on the Prescott Street elevation and a half-width enclosed cure porch above. Wood clapboard siding; vinyl windows; asphalt roofing.

Williams Cottage 2

6 Park Place

20 Prescott Place

1920

A one and one-half story cross-gabled dwelling with a one story shed-roofed addition on northeast elevation; this building has a shed-roofed wall dormer over an open shed-roofed porch that fronts on Prescott Place. Wood clapboard and wood shake siding; wood windows; asphalt roofing.

  3 Park Place 23 Prescott Place c. 1980 A two story gable-front house with low-pitched roof and garrison-like second floor overhang on its Prescott Place elevation. New stained clapboard siding; vinyl windows; asphalt roofing. (non-contributing)
This property has a retaining wall on its north side (contributing structure).

4 Park Place

24 Prescott Place

c. 1910

A one and one-half story eaves front gambrel-roofed residence with two-story gable roofed ell onits southwest elevation, which is fronted by a one story, hipped-roofed entry. A pair of shed dormers are present on thePrescott Place facade with a shed-wall dormer in between. Wood clapboard siding; wood windows; asphalt roofing.

1 Park Place

1 Park Place

29 Prescott Place

c. 1906

A two story wood-frame dwelling with gable-roofed main block with cornice returns oriented towards Front Street and a two-story polygonal bay on the Prescott Place elevation. The building has an enclosed wraparound porch at its south corner and open porches on the east and north corners. Vinyl siding; wood shingle siding under gables;wood windows; stamped-metal roof.  This property has a retaining wall on its north side (contributing structure) and a frame automobile garage with lean-to (contributing building)

2 Park Place

2 Park Place

30 Prescott Place

c. 1910

A one and one-half story eaves-front bungalow-type house with a polygonal dormer centered on the Prescott Place façade. Wood frame construction. The sloping roof extends forward on the façade to cover a full-width porch that is two-thirds screened-in and one-third enclosed. Aluminum siding; wood windows; asphalt roofing.

This property has a retaining wall on its north side (contributing structure).

54 Shepard Avenue

54 Shepard Avenue

32 Shepard Avenue

c. 1856

A two story gable-front dwelling of wood frame construction with a one-story enclosed wraparound porch on the west and south elevations. Features include a projecting one-bay gable front addition that extends over the porch,above the entrance. Wood clapboard and shingle siding; replacement windows; asphalt roofing.

This property has a low concrete retaining wall on its west side (contributing structure)

    34 Shepard Avenue   A single story eaves-front cottage with painted wood shingle siding, decorative diamond-pattern transoms over picture windows, and asphalt roofing. (non-contributing)

50 Shepard Avenue

50 Shepard Avenue

44 Shepard Avenue

c. 1900

A two story hipped-roof house of wood frame construction with a one story gable-roofed wing on the rear elevation. Hipped-roof dormers are present on all sides, and there is a one story, recessed and open porch at the northwest corner. Decorative scrollwork in south gable; wood clapboard siding; mix of wood and replacement windows; metal shingle roof.

This property has a low concrete retaining wall on its west side (contributing structure)

46 Shepard Avenue

46 Shepard Avenue

50 Shepard Avenue

c. 1910

A two story wood-frame dwelling with asymmetrical gable-front roof line and rear cross gable; there are enclosed porches on both levels along the south elevation, an open entrance porch at the northwest corner, and a bay window centered on facade. Wood clapboard and shingle siding; decorative shingles in the gable; wood windows; replacements windows on the south porches; asphalt roofing.

42 Shepard Avenue

42 Shepard Avenue

60 Shepard Avenue

c. 1940

A two story eaves-front residence with one story full-width enclosed porches along the west and south elevations which have large vertical-sliding wood windows. Other features include sets of paired windows at second-floor level facing Shepard Avenue. Wood shingle siding; vinyl windows;asphalt roofing.

40 Shepard Avenue

40 Shepard Avenue

64 Shepard Avenue

c. 1910

A two and one-half story eaves front gambrel-roofed dwelling of Colonial Revival style conception. This building is of wood frame construction and has a full width addition front on Shepard Avenue that appears to be former porches that have been enclosed. Character-defining elements include a hipped-roof dormer flanked by two gabled dormers, decorative brackets at eaves level, and a bay window on north elevation. Aluminum siding; mix of wood and vinyl windows; asphalt roofing.

38 Shepard Avenue

38 Shepard Avenue

74 Shepard Avenue

c. 1905

A two story eaves-front Colonial Revival-style house with an open, full-width porch on the west elevation and part of the south and north elevations. A pair of pyramidal-roofed dormers face Shepard Avenue and there is an closed exterior staircase on the north elevation. Vinyl siding and windows; asphalt roofing.

This property has a retaining wall on its west side (contributing structure).

Coulter Cottage 34 Shepard Avenue 82 Shepard Avenue c. 1897-99 A two and one-half story Shingle style dwelling of light-frame construction with a cross-gambrel roof and multiple porches and dormers. There is an enclosed wraparound porch at first-story level on the west and south elevations and an enclosed and projecting second-story porch under a shed roof on south elevation. Fenestration includes diamond-pane sash windows and there is a polygonal third-story turret. Wood shingle siding; wood windows; asphalt roofing. This property has a retaining wall on its west side (contributing structure) in addition to an automobile garage (contributing building).

26 Front Street

26 Front Street

83 Shepard Avenue

c.1916-1924

.A two story hipped-roof Craftsman house of wood-frame construction erected above a rectangular footprint. This house is recessed on its lot, with one elevation facing Front Street. There are full width glass-enclosed cure porches on both the first and second stories on the Front Street elevation, and a full-width glazed cure porch at second story level on the Shepard Avenue elevation, with an entrance and picture window below. Wood clapboard siding at first story level and wood shingle siding above; wood windows; asphalt roofing. This property has a retaining wall on its east side (contributing structure).

24 Front Street

24 Front Street

85 Shepard Avenue

c. 1910

A two story,hipped-roof Queen Anne house with flush gable dormers on the south and west elevations, this building is recessed on its corresponding lot with its principal elevation oriented towards Front Street. The house has a one bay, two-story gable roofed ell and a full width open porch, and an asymmetrical, full-width gabled extension with recessed entrance porch at the southeast corner. Wood clapboard siding; decorative wood shingles in gables; wood windows; asphalt roofing.

30 Shepard Avenue

30 Shepard Avenue

90 Shepard Avenue

c. 1875

A two and one-half story gable-front dwelling of wood frame construction with extensive cure porches, the Shepard Avenue façade of this building features a full-width open porch which is extended by an enclosed section that forms an ell. The second story has a full-width enclosed porch with symmetrical stepped window pattern, and a band of three windows in the gable. On the southern elevation there is a shed-roofed dormer and a cobblestone chimney. Wood clapboard siding; wood windows; asphalt roofingThis property has a retaining wall on its west side (contributing structure) and an automobile garage (contributing building)
25 Shepard Avenue 25 Shepard Avenue

93 Shepard Avenue

c. 1925 A two-story dwelling of wood frame construction with a complex roof system over three blocks. The front block is contained under a cross-gable with decorative gable details while the center block is surmounted by a hipped roof; a shed roof covers the rear section. All of the house’s original porches have been enclosed. Vinyl siding; replacement windows; asphalt roofing. (non-contributing)

28 Shepard Avenue

28 Shepard Avenue

94 Shepard Avenue

c. 1905

A two story, eaves-front house with a full width one-story open porch with shed roof across the façade. The first-story is three bays wide with a center entrance, and there are two evenly spaced double-hung windows at second story level above which is an intersecting gable with an attic window. The building has a two-story ell with second-story enclosed cure porch. Wood clapboard siding; mix of wood 2/2 and 1/2 replacement windows; asphalt roofing. This property has a retaining wall on its west side (contributing structure) and an automobile garage (contributing building).

24 Shepard Avenue

24 Shepard Avenue

96 Shepard Avenue

c. 1900

A narrow two-story, cross-gabled dwelling of wood-frame construction set back on the lot behind Kennedy Cottage. This house has a full-width screened entrance porch facing Helen Street with a gable centered over the entrance, and a cobblestone chimney on the west elevation at its junction with the rear ell. Asbestos shingle siding; wood windows; asphalt roofing. This property has a retaining wall on its north side (contributing structure) and an automobile garage (contributing building).

Kennedy Cottage 26 Shepard Avenue 98 Shepard Avenue c. 1895 A two and one-half story Late Victorian-era wood frame dwelling located on a corner lot, the main block of this building has a cross-gabled roof and a square, three-story tower set at a 45-degree angle at the northwest corner. Features include three cure porches, a glazed and enclosed wraparound porch with entrance on northwest corner, a rear screened-in porch on the north elevation, where there is additionally a second-story glazed and enclosed porch. Wood clapboard and shingle siding; wood windows;asphalt roofingThis property has low cobblestone retaining walls on its north and west sides (contributing structure) and an
automobile garage (contributing building).

Jackson Cottage 2

17 Shepard Avenue

113 Shepard Avenue

c. 1920

A two story gable-front dwelling of wood frame construction with a two-bay wide facade, this building has a gabled dormer on each pitch of its gable roof. The façade has two sets of paired windows and an entrance located under a projecting gable-roofed porch at the north corner. The double-hung windows are wood with diamond-pane sash above single-pane sash; aluminum siding; asphalt roofing.

This property has a low retaining wall on its east side (contributing structure).

18 Shepard Avenue

18 Shepard Avenue

118 Shepard Avenue

c. 1900

A two-story house of wood-frame construction with a steeply pitched gambrel roof over the main block and corresponding intersecting gables on the north and south elevations. Character-defining features include a band of four windows on the south elevation and a stone chimney that rises just north of center on the façade. Wood shingle siding; multi-pane divided-light wood windows with some vinyl replacements; asphalt roofing.
This property has a low retaining wall on its west side (contributing structure).

  15 Shepard Avenue 121 Shepard Avenue c. 1910 A two story, cross-gabled house with bay window facing Prescott Place and an open deck in front of the Shepard Avenue entrance. Multiple alterations have largely obscured or otherwise changed the original design intent. (non-contributing building)

16 Shepard Avenue

16 Shepard Avenue

122 Shepard Avenue

c. 1900

A one and one-half story dwelling of Stick-style conception and wood frame construction, the exterior finish consists of wood clapboard divided geometrically by flat boards. This building has a projecting gabled and enclosed entrance at the northwest corner, which is fitted with diamond-pane windows, and a three-part picture window centered at first-story level; most of the remaining windows are 8/1 or 12/1 double-hung wood sash. Other features include exposed rafter tails and decorative brackets. Wood siding; wood windows; asphalt roofingThis property has a low concrete retaining wall (contributing structure).

12 Shepard Avenue

12 Shepard Avenue

128 Shepard Avenue

c. 1910

A two story, cross-gabled residence of wood frame construction with a projecting open porch at the southwest corner, above which is an enclosed cure porch above, and an open entrance porch at the northwest corner. Notable elements include exposed rafter tails and decorative brackets. Asbestos siding; wood windows (mostly 12/1 double-hung) with vinyl replacements on side porch; asphalt roofing.

1 Shepard Avenue

1 Shepard Avenue

137 Shepard Avenue

c. 1905

A one and one-half story Dutch Colonial-style dwelling of wood frame construction with a gambrel roof over the main block, this house has an attached single-car garage on the south elevation which may have originally been a cure porch, with a hip-roofed cure porch above. Character-defining features include a decorative arched diamond-pane window in the gambrel. Wood clapboard and shake siding; wood windows; asphalt roofing.

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