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[[File:Newman and Holmes fire 1977.jpg|left|thumb|[[Newman and Holmes|Newman and Holmes]] fire, July 2, 2002. The house in the foreground is the Drury Cottage at 29 Bloomingdale Avenue. Courtesy of [[Mary | [[File:Newman and Holmes fire 1977.jpg|left|thumb|[[Newman and Holmes|Newman and Holmes]] fire, July 2, 2002. The house in the foreground is the Drury Cottage at 29 Bloomingdale Avenue. Courtesy of [[Mary Hotaling|Mary Hotaling]]. ]] '''Address:''' 52 [[Bloomingdale Avenue|Bloomingdale Avenue]] | ||
'''Old Address:''' 29 Bloomingdale Avenue | '''Old Address:''' 29 Bloomingdale Avenue | ||
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'''Year built:''' c. 1912 | '''Year built:''' c. 1912 | ||
'''Other information:''' The only residence in the village to feature a cobblestone cure porch, most likely the work of [[Pietro | '''Other information:''' The only residence in the village to feature a cobblestone cure porch, most likely the work of [[Pietro Tanzini|Pietro Tanzini]]. | ||
It was built by [[Merton | It was built by [[Merton Drury|Merton Drury]], a livery operator. The [[1917 health survey|1917 health survey]] lists it as having a tuberculous resident. By 1926, it was registered as a commercial private sanatorium, operated as a boarding cottage by Mrs. [[Theresa Kearney|Theresa Kearney]]. | ||
One patient who cured there was [[Frank | One patient who cured there was [[Frank G. Miller|Frank G. Miller]]. Later, [[Ed Worthington|Ed Worthington]] and his wife, Nita, lived in an apartment there, with their young daughter, Janet. | ||
[[File:29BloomingdaleDruryCottageFeb1989SouthEast.jpeg|left|thumb||Drury Cottage February 1989, South East]] | [[File:29BloomingdaleDruryCottageFeb1989SouthEast.jpeg|left|thumb||Drury Cottage February 1989, South East]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:41, 22 December 2025
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Address: 52 Bloomingdale Avenue
Old Address: 29 Bloomingdale Avenue
Year built: c. 1912
Other information: The only residence in the village to feature a cobblestone cure porch, most likely the work of Pietro Tanzini.
It was built by Merton Drury, a livery operator. The 1917 health survey lists it as having a tuberculous resident. By 1926, it was registered as a commercial private sanatorium, operated as a boarding cottage by Mrs. Theresa Kearney.
One patient who cured there was Frank G. Miller. Later, Ed Worthington and his wife, Nita, lived in an apartment there, with their young daughter, Janet.
Sources