Saratoga Springs Visitor Center Explained

The Drinkhall
Location:297 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York
Coordinates:43.085°N -73.7958°W
Built:1915
Architect:Ludlow and Peabody
Builder:James Gaffeney
Architecture:Beaux Arts
Added:November 20, 1974
Refnum:74001302

The Saratoga Springs Visitor Center, located at 297 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, in the building known historically as "The Drinkhall", was built in 1915 as a trolley station by the Hudson Valley Railroad. It was designed by Ludlow and Peabody in the Beaux Arts style.

The building consists of four sections. The three-bay, stuccoed central block is flanked by lower -story, three-bay wings. The rear section has an open porch that served as the trolley platform. It is constructed of hollow red clay tile and topped by a slate hipped roof. The building features a decorative frieze with arrowhead motifs and decorative panels in the Beaux-Arts style. The interior of the central block features a high barrel vault ceiling.[1]

The Drinkhall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Drinkhall. n.d.. 2010-12-12 . Doris Manley. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying three photos.