Stevenson Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at

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, town of St. Armand in

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. It was built between 1865 and 1866 and is a -story, L-shaped wood-frame building on a

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foundation with wood-frame siding. Built as a residence, it was later adapted for use as a cure cottage. Author

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and his family occupied the west wing of the house from October 1887 to April 1888 while he was recovering from a lung ailment. The house was purchased in the 1920s by the Stevenson Society of America, which continues to operate it as a museum of the author's

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

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in 1992.

References

External links

Stevenson Society of America Inc. website
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic house museums in New York (state) Houses completed in 1866 Literary museums in the United States Biographical museums in New York (state) Museums in Essex County, New York Houses in Essex County, New York 1866 establishments in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, New York {{NewYork-museum-stub