Saratoga Spa State Park District

Saratoga Spa State Park occupies the foothills of the Adirondacks south of downtown Saratoga Springs, New York. The nominated district covers 970 acres of the state-owned land as it stood in 1934 and holds 44 contributing features. They include bathhouses, pump houses, mineral water fountains, geysers, picnic shelters and planted landscapes. Its three main areas are Lincoln Park, Geyser Creek and the central Spa Complex. Lincoln Park has the half-timbered Washington Bathhouse and the Neoclassical Lincoln Baths. Geyser Creek has rustic stone fountains and ravine trails. The Spa Complex follows a formal cruciform plan by landscape architect A.H. Brinckerhoff, with red brick Georgian Revival buildings such as the Hall of Springs and the Gideon Putnam Hotel. Most features date from about 1910 to 1935. The ca. 1835 Patrick-Latour farmhouse is the only older building. Later additions, including the 1966 performing arts amphitheatre, are described as sensitively placed, and the park retains strong integrity.