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ABOUT US

Historic Saranac Lake was founded in 1980. Accomplishments and ongoing projects include:
  • Restoring the Saranac Laboratory and opening the building as a museum interpreting Saranac Lake's unique role in history as a world-famous center for the fresh air treatment of tuberculosis.
  • Preserving the Bartók Cabin, with tours provided upon request.
  • Advocating for the preservation of Saranac Lake’s unique architecture. HSL has nominated and listed over 230 resources to the National Register of Historic Places. HSL Partnered on and administered the Union Depot preservation project. 
  • Caring for our museum collection of artifacts, photos and documents pertaining to Saranac Lake's history as a center for science and patient care.
  • Publishing books and pamphlets such as Cure Cottages of Saranac Lake by Phil Gallos, our Downtown Walking Tour brochure, and A Rare Romance in Medicine by Mary Hotaling.
  • Sponsoring educational activities such as a summer music series, walking tours, presentations for student groups, lectures, history days, and oral history projects.
  • Hosting temporary exhibits in the John Black Room library. 
  • Maintaining the HSL Wiki site, an innovative online encyclopedia of over 6,000 pages of local history.
  • Leading a growing Oral History Project and developing the Traveling Cure Porch.

Find out more about all of our current projects!
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Historic Saranac Lake at the Saranac Laboratory Museum
89 Church Street, Suite 2, Saranac Lake, New York 12983
(518) 891-4606   mail@historicsaranaclake.org ​
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To reserve the John Black Room for your gathering, download our Room Use Policy and Form. 
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Historic Saranac Lake is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization. Dues and other contributions are tax deductible as provided by law.
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© 2015 Historic Saranac Lake. All Rights Reserved. Historic photographs courtesy of the Adirondack Room, Saranac Lake Free Library, unless otherwise noted. Copy and reuse restrictions apply. Made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Also made possible, in part, by the Essex County Arts Council Cultural Assistance Program Grant supported by the Essex County Board of Supervisors.

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