Hotel Saranac

The Hotel Saranac is a historic hotel in Saranac Lake, New York, a town served by the Adirondack Railway. Its full name is Hotel Saranac, Curio Collection by Hilton.

Hotel Saranac
Location in New York
Location in United States
Location100 Main St, Saranac Lake, New York
Coordinates44.326888°N 74.130495°W / 44.326888; -74.130495
Built1927
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.100003627[1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 2019

The hotel was designed by local architects William Scopes and Maurice Feustmann in an austere Colonial Revival (or Neo-Georgian) style and built in 1927.[2][3][4] 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.[2]

The hotel closed in 2013, underwent a $35-million renovation, and reopened in 2018.[5] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.[1]

It is a member of the Historic Hotels of America.[6]

It was asserted to have been the first fireproof hotel in the Adirondacks.[7]

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.[2][8]

References
  1. "Weekly listings". National Park Service. April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. "Draft National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Hotel Saranac" (PDF). Landmark Consulting, LLC. 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. "After Historic Hotel's 4-Year Restoration, the Social Heart of Saranac Lake, NY Beats Again". Roedel Companies. February 1, 2018.
  4. "Hotel Saranac: History". Hotel Saranac.
  5. "HOT SARA is back: Historic Adirondack hotel reopens". The Boston Globe. April 8, 2018.
  6. "Hotel Saranac, Curio Collection by Hilton". Historic Hotels of America.
  7. Keith Flanagan (August 27, 2018). "The 7 Most Beautiful Hotels in the Adirondacks". Architectural Digest. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  8. Jesse Adcock (February 23, 2019). "Climbing back to grandeur: A year into revival, Hotel Saranac business creeps toward its goal". Adirondack Daily Enterprise.
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