Broadway Historic District (Boundary Increase II)
Also known as: See Also:Broadway Historic District; Broadway Historic Distri
Why it's listed
This boundary increase extends Saratoga Springs' Broadway Historic District into the northwest, where wealthy visitors and residents built summer houses at the turn of the century. Much of the added land was once "Woodlawn," a large country seat established by Henry Walton and later enlarged by Judge Henry Hilton, owner of the United States Hotel. Houses were built around its entrances and southern edge so owners could look over its parkland. Three groups of houses appeared along Clement Avenue, Clinton Street and State Street, including Shingle Style mansions and the Queen Anne house "Annandale," many with carriage houses. The estate was cleared in the 1970s and is now Skidmore College's campus, but the houses and lots remain largely intact. The increase also adds smaller summer houses on Woodlawn and Greenfield Avenues and four nineteenth-century stables and liveries on Long Alley that served Broadway businesses. It adds 34 contributing and 7 noncontributing properties.
Significance in brief: The added properties are argued to contribute to the district's significance in architecture, commerce and resort history. They include large turn-of-the-century summer houses grouped around the former "Woodlawn" estate, plus stables and liveries that served Broadway businesses. The houses and their lots survive largely intact with their spatial relationship to the former estate grounds.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 94000049, listed February 25, 1994. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by Woodlawn, Greenfield, Clement, Carriage House, Latrobe, Clinton, State and First, Saratoga Springs |
|---|---|
| County | Saratoga County |
| Listed | February 25, 1994 |
| Reference number | 94000049 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals (including Shingle Style, Queen Anne, Second Empire, Colonial Revival and Dutch Revival houses) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The Hilton estate buildings are gone; the land was cleared in the 1970s and is now part of the Skidmore College campus. The added houses survive essentially intact, with some converted to apartments. |
| Acreage | 137 |
| Coordinates | 43.08987, -73.78661 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 94000049.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4972456
- This listing as JSON
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