2017 New Contextual Design Award
Architecturally appropriate design on new carriage house for 149 Grand Ave.
2017 New Contextual Design Award
Carriage House - historically accurate design for 55 Bryan St.
2017 New Contextual Design Award
Architecturally appropriate garage addition for 718 North Broadway
2017 Porch Restoration Award
Historically accurate porch addition for 136 Circular St.
2019 Porch Restoration Award
Batcheller Mansion Grand Front Porch
Bringing New Use to an Old Carriage House
In 2014, when new owners purchased one of the grand, 19th-century "summer cottages" that grace historic North Broadway in Saratoga Springs, Old Saratoga Restorations was already intimately acquainted with it. Year after year, the previous owner had hired OSR to work...
Aerial Man Lift
Where does he get those wonderful toys? At Old Saratoga Restorations, we are known for being down to earth and mastering the smallest details. We specialize in perfect replications of complicated structural components, cupolas, cornices, molding, soffits, etc. But we...
An old garage becomes a Trophy Cottage for Saratoga Rowing
Old Saratoga Restorations is starting this week on its part of an effort that will finally give the Saratoga Rowing Association a home worthy of the contribution it has made to the community for nearly two decades. The Saratoga Training and Regatta Center on Route 9P,...
New H.O.P.E. for Gideon Putnam
Restoring an historic building takes more than paint and muscle power. It takes a specialized knowledge that's hard to come by. At OSR, we have spent decades acquiring the skills that allow owners and historic preservation organizations to trust that their precious...
Broadway Historic District, Saratoga
For decades, Old Saratoga Restorations has had the privilege of participating in the restoration of historic properties throughout the New York and Capital Region areas. That mission has been especially rewarding in the city of Saratoga Springs, which would have lost...
Architectural Details
Picture the rotunda of the Pantheon, with its oculus peeking up at the sky through a concrete dome. The 28 sunken panels, molded into five rings, are called "coffers." Wooden - rather than concrete or plaster coffers - were used in the West during the Renaissance in...
Renovating an Attic with Style
If you need an extra bedroom or bath, a home office, art or craft studio, party or playroom, man cave, home gym, media lounge or apartment for a boomerang child, think about what can be done with the current unused areas of your home. Sometimes a little ingenuity and...
Preservation Matters: Foundation recognizes those who preserve
By Samantha Bosshart Originally printed in the The Saratogian. Reprinted with permission. POSTED: 06/06/15, 12:01 AM EDT | Each year in May, as part of National Historic Preservation Month, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation recognizes those who have...
2015 Adaptive Reuse Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
Preservation Matters
Preservation Matters: A North Broadway treat – Gage residence featured on the Candlelight House Tour Originally printed in The Saratogian. Reprinted here with permission By Samantha Bosshart POSTED: 12/07/14, 5:00 AM EST William B. Gage built a magnificent hotel, The...
Preservation Matters: An evolution of design: 658 North Broadway
Preservation Matters: An evolution of design: 658 North Broadway Reprinted with permission from The Saratogian Have you ever wondered about the house you lived in? When was it built? Who lived in it? How has it changed over time? As someone who loves history and...
2014 Preservation Recognition Awards
Preservation Matters: Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation honors commitment to local history with annual awards POSTED: 05/30/14, 3:50 PM EDT Originally published in The Saratogian. Reprinted here with permission. Each year the Saratoga Springs Preservation...
2014 Building Rehabilitation Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2014 Porch Restoration Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
How Saratoga Saved Itself
SARATOGA HERITAGE The old Pavilion Spring inspires the new Pavilion Grand Hotel on Lake Avenue. by Field Horne · Photos by Lawrence White Originally published in Saratoga Living Magazine. The historic preservation movement in the United States is often said to have...
Pre-Civil War House
In the light Windows the draw for owner of Spa City house By Leigh Hornbeck Originally published in The Times Union of Albany. Reprinted here with permission. Updated 5:14 pm, Thursday, August 15, 2013 It was not merely the historic nature of the pre-Civil War house...
History with an Urban Sensibility
In the Biz: Spa City's Lifestyles under new ownership By JENNIE GREY POSTED: 06/23/13, 12:01 AM EDT | Originally printed in the Saratogian. Reprinted here by permission. SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The belle of Saratoga's downtown retail world is turning over a new leaf....
OSR projects honored for historic initiative
Honoring stewardship: Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation presents Preservation Recognition Awards By Samantha Bosshart Originally printed in The Saratogian. Reprinted here with permission. POSTED: 06/01/13, 12:01 AM EDT Each year as part of National...
2013 Exterior Facade Initiative Award & Porch Initiative Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
Van Raalte Mill
Preservation Matters: Van Raalte Mill a significant panel in historic tapestry By SUSAN BOSSHART Originally published in The Saratogian. Reprinted here with permission. POSTED: 02/02/13, 12:01 AM EST Of the many success stories Saratoga Springs can take pride in, the...
2012 Paint Initiative & Window Initiative Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
Renovations at SPAC amphitheater
Renovations begin on SPAC's amphitheater By MICHAEL CIGNOLI POSTED: 02/20/12, 12:01 AM EST Originally printed in The Saratogian. Reprinted here with permission. SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Saratoga Performing Arts Center is getting a facelift. Renovation work on the...
2011 Building Rehabilitation Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
OSR joins Preservation Foundation Board
Preservation foundation welcomes members POSTED: 01/29/11, 12:01 AM EST | Originally printed in The Saratogian. Reprinted here with permission. SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Five new members were elected to the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation's board of directors at...
Exterior Facade Initiative Award
Local organization awards city preservationists Posted on May 20, 2010 | By Christen Gowan Originally published on Timesunion.com. Reprinted here with permission. In light of some controversial demolition in the city last week, here’s some happy new for...
2010 Exterior Facade Recognition Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2010 Exterior Facade Recognition Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2010 Exterior Facade Recognition Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2009 Restoring Wood Windows Initiative Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2009 Exterior Rehabilitation Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2008 Carriage House Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2007 Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2007 Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2007 Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
Other 2007 Award Winners
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2006 Rehabilitation & Adaptive Reuse Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2006 Preserve and Restore Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
Other 2006 Award Winners
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
APWA 2005 Project of the Year Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2005 Historical Restoration Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2005 Contextually Appropriate Addition Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
Other 2005 Award Winners
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
2004 Spirit of Preservation Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
Masonry work donated to Historical Society
Historical society to begin restoration Originally published on Glens Falls PostStar.com. Reprinted here with permission September 18, 2003 12:00 am BALLSTON SPA - The Saratoga County Historical Society will begin a much-anticipated restoration project. This...
2003 Preservation and Restoration of Buildings, Structures and Landscapes Award
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
"Restorers of Old / Builders of New"