A History of Homes: Saratoga Springs’ Beautiful Historic Homes
Saratoga Springs is an old city with a rich history. The springs attracted indigenous healers, revolutionary soldiers, and eventually pioneers of the tourism industry. When the local industries took off, newly affluent and established families moved in and built incredible homes and mansions. Take a look at 4 beautiful historic homes in Saratoga Springs.
#4 – 795 North Broadway:
This gorgeous three story home is known as ‘Redstone’ because of it’s stunning brick and terracotta features, giving it a red & pink glow. Redstone was built in 1886 by locally known architect S. Gifford Slocum, making it one of the oldest still standing homes in Saratoga. Eli Clinton Clark built the home for his wife and children, their family had made and then lost substantial wealth from the Albany lumber industry. Clark then went west to make back his fortunes, and once they were secured he moved back to Saratoga with his family and constructed this beautiful home. The last 139 years have treated this beautiful estate to many modern updates and countless family memories. This home will be featured in the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Historic Homes tour on Saturday, May 10th! Find more info here.
#3 – 605 North Broadway:
This stunning Queen Anne style home was built in 1885 by Edgar T. Brackett, a local attorney, who hired S. Gifford Slocum to build the home of his dreams. With a three story tower, and a unique half timber front façade, 605 North Broadway stands out from most Queen Anne homes both locally and across the country. Brackett lived in the home with his wife and two children, one of their sons went on to win an academy award for his work on The Titanic. After Brackett’s passing, the next owner, Mrs. Elizabeth Winde, transformed the home into the Beverly Manor Rooming & Tourist Home. In present day it has once again become a family home.
#2 – 688 North Broadway:
Built in 1877, our fourth oldest home is just one minute down the road from Redstone. Decorated with incredibly ornate and detailed historic pieces, this home was designed and built by Abram Viele and John Darrow most likely as a way to display their strong architectural skills. The home was sold two years after it was built to Carrie Hamilton, who worked at Dr. Hamilton’s Medical Institute. It’s amazing to imagine the different versions of the world this home as seen. For the first portion of it’s history, it was used as a summer home only. In 1915, it was winterized and since then has remained a year round home for countless families who have worked together to preserve is charm and history. This home will be featured in the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Historic Homes tour on Saturday, May 10th! Find more info here.
#1 – 36 Franklin Street
What is believed to be one of the oldest home in Saratoga Springs might not be what you expect! This humble one story revival style home was built in 1815 and has witnessed Saratoga Springs all the way from horse drawn carriages to today’s modern world. When this home feel into disarray in the 90’s, it was brought back to life by the Saratoga Preservation foundation and it’s now standing strong!
Saratoga Springs is a city rich with historic figures, stories of grand careers, and people making waves in their community. Throughout this history, these historic houses have served as family homes, bustling businesses, and now as reminders of a time before our own.
The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation website provided a lot of the historical information in this blog post, please visit their website to learn even more about our city and to support their efforts in preserving it.
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