Preservation Matters: Winans-Crippen House at 66 Franklin Street
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...
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...
Preservation Matters: Horse Haven, Where It All Began
Saratoga’s first thoroughbred horse race took place on August 3, 1863. That’s the date Saratoga Springs will celebrate next year in observing the Saratoga Race Course’s 150th anniversary. What you may not know, however, is that the first race took place not on the...
Lecture: Race Tracks of New York
The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is proud to present, a lecture on the RACE TRACKS OF NEW YORK, with Paul Roberts of Turnberry Consulting, London and Strategic Development Consultant to NYRA. This lecture will take place on Thursday, August 2 at the...
TRASK – Thank You
The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is grateful to all of those who contributed to making TRASK: Preserving Saratoga Springs Through Art a huge success on the night of June 28, 2012. The historic Canfield Casino was filled with over 360 people, and despite...
TRASK: Winners Announced & Many Thanks
The eight month long partnership between Saratoga Springboard and Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation culminated on June 28, 2012 at the Canfield Casino during TRASK: Saratoga Springs Through Art, an art show and fundraiser to benefit the Saratoga Springs...