The Drinkhall | |
Location | 297 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°5′6″N 73°47′45″W / 43.08500°N 73.79583°W |
Built | 1915 |
Built by | James Gaffeney |
Architect | Ludlow and Peabody |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 74001302 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 20, 1974 |
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 1+1⁄2-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. [2]
The Drinkhall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]