Stereoview PHOTO Grand Union Hotel Dining Room Saratoga, NY Barker & Record OLD

Description: Stereoview PHOTO Grand Union Hotel Dining Room Saratoga NY Barker & Record OLDwear including chipping to image, soiling, staining and edge wear, standard size measuring approx. 3.5" x 7" -- see photos for exact condition!mailed inside plastic and boxed for protection, shipped fully insured! Below found online at the Saratoga Spring Preservation Foundation Site:Much to the surprise of those who had referred to Putnam’s Tavern and Boarding House as a folly, it was a success. Shortly after it opened, he expanded the hotel to include a parlor, dining room, and a ballroom. The hotel was expanded to more than twice its original size by the time of Putnam’s death in 1812, when he fell overseeing the construction of a second hotel, Congress Hall. Following his death, Putnam’s wife Doanda operated the boarding house. Prior to her death in 1836, it was renamed Union Hall. Putnam’s heirs operated Union Hall and continued to expand it. In 1864, the Leland Brothers purchased the hotel. They renamed it the Grand Union Hotel, dramatically changed its appearance to the popular at the time Second Empire architectural style with broad piazzas, and built a 1,600 seat opera house and private “cottages” for the wealthy on the hotel’s grounds. When the Leland Brothers defaulted on the mortgage, A. T. Stewart acquired it. Stewart’s desire was to make it the grandest and most complete summer hotel in the world. He purchased ten additional properties on the block to expand it. He built the north half of the front of the hotel to match the south half of the hotel to extend from Congress Street to Washington Street; constructed a 200’ north wing on the site of the cottages, and extended the south wing west to Federal Street for a length greater than 500’. “No expense was spared,” according to Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester’s “History of Saratoga County, New York.” By 1878, it could serve nearly 2,000 guests and was considered one of the largest hotels in the world. PAYMENT EXPECTED IN 48 hours! Contact me if you are bidding on another of my items. Then, please do not pay for any items until you are finished bidding so I can combine shipping costs for you! I NEVER charge more than actual shipping. If over more than $1, I will reimburse you the difference. If I receive an eBay shipping discount, I give that back to the buyer. US shipping only! We only ship to the address listed in your eBay information. Please feel free to email me with any questions and thanks for looking. We want every buyer to be completely happy. If for any reason we have missed capturing the condition accurately in the photos or description, please contact us. We will refund your money and pay the return shipping! Positive feedback means EVERYTHING to small sellers like us. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS AS I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING! I ALWAYS combine shipping when possible - even on “buy it now” items. With “buy it now” go ahead and pay and I will reimburse the difference in shipping.STOCK#Har.KY/7-12-24/An

Price: 16.95 USD

Location: Hillsboro, Ohio

End Time: 2025-02-07T12:01:57.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.75 USD