Monthly Archives: August 2012
THIS PLACE MATTERS! 66 Franklin Street
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 architectural history! (If you are unable to attend, please see below what you can do to help.) After [...]
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Preservation Matters: Winans-Crippen House at 66 Franklin Street
The Winans-Crippen House: Saratoga’s Next Success Story? 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 [...]
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No Good Reason to Tear Down This Historic House
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 economically feasible to restore the house and applied for permission to tear it down. Nearly four [...]
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