Marvin Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake, town of

North Elba North Elba is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 8,957 at the 2010 census. North Elba is on the western edge of the county. It is by road southwest of Plattsburgh, south-southwest of Montreal, and north of ...

Essex County, New York Essex County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,381. Its county seat is the hamlet of Elizabethtown. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Essex is one of only 2 counties that are e ...

. It was built about 1900 and is a two-story wood frame dwelling with a gable roof that extends from the front of the house to create a

verandah A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure. Although the form ''vera ...

. It features a large, gabled cure porch dormer and a second floor

sleeping porch A sleeping porch is a deck or balcony, sometimes screened or otherwise enclosed with screened windows,sanatorium A sanatorium (from Latin '' sānāre'' 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, are antiquated names for specialised hospitals, for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments and convalescence. Sanatoriums are often ...

. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1992. It is located in the

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 ...

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Houses completed in 1900 Houses in Essex County, New York Bungalow architecture in New York (state) American Craftsman architecture in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, New York Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in New York (state) {{EssexCountyNY-NRHP-stub