The Saratoga Springs Visitor Center, located at 297 Broadway in

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, 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 Ludlow and Peabody was an American architectural firm with offices in New York City formed by partners Charles S. Peabody and William Orr Ludlow in 1909. The firm continued in practice under that name until 1935. Peabody graduated from Harvard in ...

in the

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. The building consists of four sections. The three-bay,

stucco Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and ...

ed 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

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hipped roof. The building features a decorative

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with arrowhead motifs and decorative panels in the Beaux-Arts style. The interior of the central block features a high barrel vault ceiling. ''See also:'' The Drinkhall was listed on the

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in 1974.

References

External links

Saratoga Springs Visitor Center website
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Beaux-Arts architecture in New York (state) Buildings and structures completed in 1915 Buildings and structures in Saratoga Springs, New York National Register of Historic Places in Saratoga County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1915 Former railway stations in New York (state) {{SaratogaCountyNY-NRHP-stub