Franklin Square was one of the city’s most desirable neighborhoods at the time local merchant David Winans commissioned noted architect J.D. Stevens, who had designed the United States and Grand Union Hotels on Broadway, to design his new home he would build in 1871...
THIS PLACE MATTERS! Important Public Hearing on the Fate of Winans-Crippen House – 66 Franklin Street Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 15 at 7pm City Council Chambers, City Hall Please attend and show your support for preserving Saratoga Springs’ rich...
In recent weeks, I have shared with you several of this city’s most important and inspiring preservation success stories: the Adelphi Hotel, the Batcheller Mansion Inn, and the Adirondack Train Station. These architectural landmarks are with us today because caring...
Opinion, Editorial, in the Daily Gazette, August 8, 2012 In December 2008, four month after he bought the Winans-Crippen House in his City’s Franklin Square Historic District, Saratoga Springs real estate developer Joseph Boff decided that it wouldn’t be...
Walking along Broadway in the summertime is one of my favorite things about living in Saratoga Springs. Broadway is a playground, a place to have fun and to see and be seen. People watching here is as much a sport as horse racing. I like to imagine what...
Each year in May, as part of National Historic Preservation Month, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation recognizes those who have preserved the architectural heritage of Saratoga Springs. Award recipients were honored at a public ceremony with Mayor Scott...
