Seeley Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake in the town of Harrietstown,

Franklin County, New York Franklin County is a county on the northern border of the U.S. state of New York. To the north across the Canada–United States border are the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, from east to west. As of the 2020 census, the county popul ...

. It was built about 1890 and is a -story, side-gable-roofed, wood frame dwelling on a raised basement with clapboard, aluminum, and asbestos siding. There is a sizable 2-story rear wing. It features a large open

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 ''veran ...

with two sizable cure porches on top. It operated for many years as a private

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 v ...

in 1992.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Queen Anne architecture in New York (state) Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1890 Houses in Franklin County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, New York {{FranklinCountyNY-NRHP-stub