Historic Saranac Lake
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Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac Lake is a village located in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,406. The village is named after Upper, Middle, and Lower Saranac Lakes, which are nearby....
area of New York State in the Adirondacks.
History
Founded on 15 January 1980, the organization has successfully nominated over 170 properties for listing on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. Since 1987, Historic Saranac Lake has also hosted lectures on local history and concerts of traditional Adirondack music. They have joined with other organizations in preserving the 1894 laboratory of Edward Livingston Trudeau
Edward Livingston Trudeau
Edward Livingston Trudeau, M.D., M.S., D. Hon., was an American physician who established the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium at Saranac Lake for treatment of tuberculosis.-Biography:...
, the 1904 Union Depot of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad/New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
and the cottage where, in 1945, Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók
Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...
spent his last summer writing his Third Piano Concerto and Viola Concerto. They have also removed several historic houses that were in danger of being torn down.
Programs
The organization offers walking tours of the village, and produces educational events that feature historic sites and lectures on the unique history of the region, from its popularity among sportsmen and nature lovers starting in the mid-18th century to its pre-eminence in the treatment of tuberculosisTuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
from 1890 to 1950. They have published a number of articles and books focused on the lives and architecture of the region, including Cure Cottages of Saranac Lake by Philip L. Gallos.
See also
- Adirondack Scenic RailroadAdirondack Scenic RailroadThe Adirondack Scenic Railroad is a tourist railway located in Adirondack Park that runs during the summer months from Utica to Thendara, and from Saranac Lake to Lake Placid...
- Adirondack Cottage SanitariumAdirondack Cottage SanitariumThe Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium was a tuberculosis sanatorium established in Saranac Lake, New York in 1885 by Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau. After Trudeau's death in 1915, the institution's name was changed to the Trudeau Sanatorium, following changes in conventional usage...
- Church Street Historic DistrictChurch Street Historic District (Saranac Lake, New York)The Church Street Historic District is a national historic district located in Saranac Lake in Franklin County, New York. It extends roughly along Church Street from Main Street to St. Bernard Street...
- Cure Cottages of Saranac LakeCure Cottages of Saranac LakeBetween 1873 and 1945, Saranac Lake, New York became a world renowned center for the treatment of tuberculosis, using a treatment that involved exposing patients to as much fresh air as possible under conditions of complete bed-rest...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County
- Saranac Lake Union DepotSaranac Lake Union DepotSaranac Lake Union Depot is a former New York Central Railroad station in Saranac Lake, New York. It was built in 1904 by the Delaware and Hudson Railway, and is now served by the Adirondack Scenic Railroad Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness Line tourist train to Lake Placid Station...