Ellwood Wilson Cottage

Located in the Highland Park Historic district and more commonly known today as the Park Avenue neighborhood, the Ellwood Wilson Cottage is a prominent Swiss Chalet style home built in 1904. Features include massive overhangs, formal dining and living areas, 2 fireplaces, and exceptional period lighting fixtures throughout. Very well maintained 4 bedrooms with 2 1/2 baths with detached garage and additional shed. Property borders both Park Avenue and Old Military Rd. Sprawling parcel well manicured. This is an excellent example of one of million dollar row’s original homes and part of Saranac Lake’s history attributed to Dr. Trudeau’s sanatorium. It is a beautiful cottage and location to settle in and call home!

$519,000

Ellwood Wilson was quite the individual as well. He was an engineer for Saranac Lake, and was first to have an automobile in the village. He ultimately became a known Canadian forester who incorporated the use of floatplanes to photograph and survey forestlands. Check him out here!

And a little back story on the Park Avenue neighborhood.