Two of these bedrooms are large, and two are very large. The foyer is quite impressive, spanning the width of the house and accented by a beamed ceiling and a triptych of Tudor arches.įrom the foyer, under one of these arches, a broad, ornate stairway leads to the second floor where there are fireplaces in three of the four bedrooms. In the dining room there is a small bay window (four feet by three feet) that contains 76 panes of glass. The pantry is average, but the kitchen is one of the largest rooms in the house, as a result of recent changes. The foyer, living room, dining room, and library all have fireplaces. Inside the house, one is immediately struck by the spaciousness of the rooms. At the north end of the building there is attached what was probably the gardener's workshop and tool shed. The house is punctuated by four cobblestone chimneys. The use of gables is liberal including a gabled porch over the handsome entryway and double gables at the north and south ends. Windows are not large but plentiful, and diamond panes abound. The building's exterior is cobblestone faced on the lower story, and its upper half is half-timber and stucco. Following the new plan, the unheated bedroom became a bathroom and one of the other bedrooms became two bathrooms, leaving a second floor with four bedrooms (all heated), four bathrooms, and the two-room servants' quarters. Originally, that floor rather peculiarly consisted of five bedrooms, one unheated bedroom, and a large bathroom beyond which were two more small bedrooms - presumably servants' quarters. Nichol's purchase of 127 Park Avenue, plans were completed to change the arrangement of the second floor. Joseph Nichols' wife, was a descendant of the Kirk silver family of Baltimore. Rookwood was the first true "art pottery" in America and by 1890 was being closely watched and even copied by such venerable European potteries as Sevres and Meissen. During that institution's golden years, the master potters at Rookwood produced some of the finest pieces of ceramic ware in the history of the craft in the United States. Nichol's mother, Maria Longworth Nichols (Storer), had founded Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati in 1880. Joseph Longworth Nichols, who was ill with tuberculosis and moved to Saranac Lake with his talented and considerably younger wife, Mary Morgan Nichols. 14, 1906, her estate sold the property to Dr. It was the second house to be erected in Highland Park, the first being 143 Park Avenue.Īgnes McIntosh, then Agnes Huggins, died some two years after her house was completed, and on Sept. The work was done by Branch and Callanan according to a design by the firm of Coulter and Westhoff. In 1904, she had the present main house built, reportedly for a cost of $10,000. The first purchasers of the lot at 127 Park Ave. Gallos, "Highland Park- Spanning decades of gracious living", that appeared in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, March 18, 1983. Gallos, Philip L., Cure Cottages of Saranac Lake, Historic Saranac Lake, 1985, pp. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Nichols' death, the house sold at auction for $14,000, and in 1987, it sold in a foreclosure auction for $35,000. The property was renowned for its gardens, created with the assistance of a young Danish gardener named Charles Anderson.Īfter Mrs. Nichols died in 1918 after his death Mary ("Mae" Nichols), who was eleven years younger than her husband, continued the reputation that they had established for hospitality for another 46 years. Joseph Nichols purchased the cottage on September 14, 1906. At the time it was built, the house and grounds had a sweeping view of the village, Saranac River, and the nearby mountains from east to southwest.ĭr. It was the second house built in Highland Park. Coulter, built by Branch and CallananĪ Tudor Revival-style house, it was built by Agnes S. Joseph Nichols CottageĪrchitect: William L. 1910 Highland Manor Carriage House Address: 286 Park Avenue
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