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Canfield Casino and Congress Park is a 17-acre (6.9 ha) site in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States.It was formerly the site of the Congress Hotel (also called Congress Hall), a large resort hotel, and the Congress Spring Bottling Plant, as well as Canfield Casino, which together brought Saratoga Springs international fame as a health spa and gambling site.
This loss created a major economic loss for the city of Saratoga and for the Grand Union Hotel. The future of the hotel was foreshadowed by the demolition of Congress Hall Hotel in 1913. Frank's father Henry H. Hathorn previously owned and rebuilt the Congress Hall Hotel.
Union Avenue Historic District is a historic district in Saratoga Springs, New York.It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]It includes at least the Congress Park portion of the Canfield Casino and Congress Park, a U.S. National Historic Landmark District.
Congress Spring pavilion in 2013. Clarke built a doric pavilion to cover Congress Spring, which was torn down in 1876 when Frederick Law Olmsted redesigned the park and reconstructed in the 1970s. [3] Clarke planned and named Circular Street in Saratoga Springs, [1] and in 1832 he built a Greek Revival mansion there overlooking Congress Park. [4]
Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States.The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. [4] The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over 200 years.
Gideon Putnam (April 17, 1763 – December 1, 1812) [1] was an entrepreneur and a founder of Saratoga Springs, New York. He also worked as a miller and built the city's Grand Union and Congress Hotels. The Gideon Putnam Hotel in the Saratoga Spa State Park is named after Putnam.
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The Saratoga Springs History Museum was founded in October 1883 [3] as "The Historical Society of Saratoga, including the Upper Hudson, Lake George and Lake Champlain." The first president was Joseph William Drexel [4] The museum has been located in the Casino, built in 1870, since 1911 and is open to visitors year round.