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.