Wealth and Wellness: Franklin Square
Our final Summer Sunday Stroll of the season is this weekend, the 19th, at 10:30 am. Join the Foundation and docent Carrie Woerner as we learn about the history of beautiful Franklin Square and its structures. Meet at the Northwest corner of Division Street and...
Built in 1812, and once endangered, the Plumb-Bronson House may soon be reborn
This is a story about a house, a very fine house, built by Samuel Plumb, a businessman who owned a fleet of tugboats on the Hudson River. In 1812, he commissioned an architect-builder to design a home in Hudson, N.Y. Plumb had an eye for the dramatic, as evidenced by...
Boo! Get in touch with your spooky side this Sunday at our tour of the Gideon Putnam Cemetery
On Sunday, September 12th the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation presents “Pay Your Respects: Gideon Putnam Cemetery,” the tenth in a series of eleven walking tours of historic Saratoga Springs. Stroll with local historian Mary Jane Pelzer as she discusses the...
Honoring Slaves By Sleeping In Their Cabins
News of this interesting preservation effort came across my desk today and I wanted to share it with you all. I think you'll find it a neat way to educate the public on how important our nation's historic structures are. Imagine doing something like this in...
2010 SARATOGA SPRINGS SUMMER SUNDAY STROLLS
On SUNDAY AUGUST 22nd the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation presents GOING DOWNTOWN: BROADWAY IN 1874, the seventh in a series of eleven walking tours of historic Saratoga Springs. Stroll with Gloria May as she leads a tour of Broadway, focusing on how it would...
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Hosts A Tour of World Race Courses
[Saratoga Springs, NY] On Thursday, August 5, 2010, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will present “England to Dubai: A World Race Course Tour” in conjunction with a silent auction, at 7:00 p.m. at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion on East Avenue. Paul Roberts of...