Newman and Holmes fire, July 2, 2002. The house in the foreground is the Drury Cottage at 29 Bloomingdale Avenue. Courtesy of Mary Hotaling. 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.
Drury Cottage February 1989, South East
Drury Cottage February 1989, North West
February 1989, North
Drury Cottage February 1989, Porch interior
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