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[[File:Hopkins Cottage.jpg|right|thumb|Hopkins Cottage]] | [[File:Hopkins Cottage.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Hopkins Cottage]] | ||
'''Address:''' 58 Birch Street | [[File:5BirchHopkinsCottageFeb1989East.jpeg|thumb|400px||East elevation, c. February 1989. Taken for the state\national register nomination. By Barbara J. Parnass.]] | ||
[[File:5BirchHopkinsCottageFeb1989West.jpeg|thumb|400px||West elevation, c. February 1989. Taken for the state\national register nomination. By Barbara J. Parnass.]] | |||
'''Address:''' 58 [[Birch Street]] | |||
'''Old Address:''' 5 Birch Street | '''Old Address:''' 5 Birch Street | ||
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'''Year built:''' 1923 | '''Year built:''' 1923 | ||
'''Other information:''' The house is enclosed in [[ | '''Other information:''' The house is enclosed in [[cure porches]]; each of the four upstairs bedrooms has its own cure porch. The house could accommodate five patients. It was built by LPN [[Margaret Hopkins|Margaret Hopkins]], and used as a private nursing sanatorium for TB patients; she purchased the lot in February of 1923 and opened for business the following September. In 1931, patients were charged $40 to $45 per week, above average rates. | ||
The 1930 US Census lists the residents as | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|Margaret Hopkins | |||
|59 | |||
|Head | |||
|- | |||
|Jennie E Price | |||
|22 | |||
|Nurse | |||
|- | |||
|Elianor Ackerman | |||
|33 | |||
|Patient | |||
|- | |||
|Kathleen Mahoney | |||
|20 | |||
|Patient | |||
|- | |||
|Louise Jackson | |||
|22 | |||
|Patient | |||
|- | |||
|Isabel Feldman | |||
|28 | |||
|Patient | |||
|} | |||
The census gives the value of the house as $15,000 and notes the presence of a radio. | |||
Hopkins died sometime before 1940, and the house was sold in April. It has been used as a single-family residence ever since. | |||
Another place named the Hopkins Cottage was at [[ | Another place named the Hopkins Cottage was at [[102 Lake Flower Avenue]]. | ||
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''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', October 6, 1972 | ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', October 6, 1972 | ||
Due to illness, Mrs. [[ | Due to illness, Mrs. [[Mildred Lawrence]] of [[20 River Street]] is making her home with her son, [[Lyman Lawrence|Lyman]], and family at 5 Birch Street. Mrs. Lawrence opened her first cure cottage at [[74 Bloomingdale Avenue]] in 1929. From there she moved to [[Marshall Street]], the old Devreau [sic: [[8 Marshall Street|Devereau Cottage]]] home. Then on to [[74 Park Avenue]] and then to [[20 River Street]] in 1942. | ||
[[ | Among the guests Mrs. Lawrence has accommodated, [[Larry Doyle]] is once again occupying his former quarters at [[Northwoods]] where he lived for 16 years; [[Larry Block]] has gone to the [[Berkeley Hotel|Berkeley Hotel]], [[Olin Sweet]] to the [[Hotel Saranac]], Mr. Keji to [[89 Riverside Drive]], [[Melba Thompson|Melba Thompson]] and Mr. Lagoy to Mrs. Harvey's on [[Olive Street|Olive Street]], Miss [[Jean Conklin]] to [[110 Main Street]] and Mr. Salonkis to Tupper Lake. | ||
'''[[Other historic properties]]''' | '''[[Other historic properties]]''' | ||
'''Sources''' | '''Sources''' | ||
* [[ | * [[File:Hopkins Cottage NRHP.pdf|thumb]] | ||
===Comments=== | ===Comments=== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:03, 8 October 2026
Address: 58 Birch Street
Old Address: 5 Birch Street
Year built: 1923
Other information: The house is enclosed in cure porches; each of the four upstairs bedrooms has its own cure porch. The house could accommodate five patients. It was built by LPN Margaret Hopkins, and used as a private nursing sanatorium for TB patients; she purchased the lot in February of 1923 and opened for business the following September. In 1931, patients were charged $40 to $45 per week, above average rates.
The 1930 US Census lists the residents as
| Margaret Hopkins | 59 | Head |
| Jennie E Price | 22 | Nurse |
| Elianor Ackerman | 33 | Patient |
| Kathleen Mahoney | 20 | Patient |
| Louise Jackson | 22 | Patient |
| Isabel Feldman | 28 | Patient |
The census gives the value of the house as $15,000 and notes the presence of a radio.
Hopkins died sometime before 1940, and the house was sold in April. It has been used as a single-family residence ever since.
Another place named the Hopkins Cottage was at 102 Lake Flower Avenue.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, October 6, 1972
Due to illness, Mrs. Mildred Lawrence of 20 River Street is making her home with her son, Lyman, and family at 5 Birch Street. Mrs. Lawrence opened her first cure cottage at 74 Bloomingdale Avenue in 1929. From there she moved to Marshall Street, the old Devreau [sic: Devereau Cottage] home. Then on to 74 Park Avenue and then to 20 River Street in 1942.
Among the guests Mrs. Lawrence has accommodated, Larry Doyle is once again occupying his former quarters at Northwoods where he lived for 16 years; Larry Block has gone to the Berkeley Hotel, Olin Sweet to the Hotel Saranac, Mr. Keji to 89 Riverside Drive, Melba Thompson and Mr. Lagoy to Mrs. Harvey's on Olive Street, Miss Jean Conklin to 110 Main Street and Mr. Salonkis to Tupper Lake.
Sources