National Register of Historic Places

Hotel Saranac

Saranac Lake, Franklin County, New York
Listed
April 5, 2019
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100003627

About this property

The Hotel Saranac is a historic hotel in Saranac Lake, New York, a town formerly served by the Adirondack Railway. Its full name is Hotel Saranac, Curio Collection by Hilton. The hotel has 102 rooms and 20 suites. It was designed by local architects William Scopes and Maurice Feustmann in an austere Colonial Revival (or Neo-Georgian) style and built in 1927. The hotel is a symmetrically arranged, six-story building clad in brick veneer. In order to ensure fire safety, the hotel was built with steel framing and concrete floors. The large lobby on the second floor was modeled after the Grand Salon of the Davanzati Palace in Florence. The hotel closed in 2013, underwent a $35-million renovation, and reopened in 2018. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. It claimed when opened to have been the first fireproof hotel in the Adirondacks. It was owned and operated by Paul Smith's College from 1962 to 2006. It was used by the college for on-the-job training as part of its hotel, resort, and culinary management program.

Location

100 Main St.
Saranac Lake, Franklin County, New York
44.32687, -74.13047

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Hotel Saranac listed on the National Register?

Hotel Saranac was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 2019.

What type of historic resource is Hotel Saranac?

Hotel Saranac is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hotel Saranac?

The period of significance for Hotel Saranac is recorded as the industrial era.

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