The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is disappointed with the Appellate Court decision that upheld the December 5, 2012 decision of the Design Review Commission (DRC) to permit the demolition of the Winans-Crippen house at 66 Franklin Street. While the...
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...
State Supreme Court Justice Thomas D. Nolan Jr. denied in all respects an application for demolition of historic 66 Franklin Street brought by the owner Joseph Boff. In his March 22, 2012 decision, Justice Nolan found that Mr. Boff’s claims had previously been denied...
The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation (SSPF) announced that it will award a $50,000 grant to encourage the successful rehabilitation of the historic Winans-Crippen House located at 66 Franklin Street, which has been put up for sale by its current owner. On...
Many may have read the article that was featured in the Saratogian on Monday, August 22nd regarding the demolition of 172 Ballston Avenue. This letter was submitted to the Saratogian’s Reader’s View to provide perspective. August 26, 2011 NEGLECT IS...
