Saratoga Springs: Enhancing the Values through Historic Preservation

Executive Summary: "Saratoga Springs has worked diligently and intentionally to recognize, protect, utilize, celebrate, and invest in its built heritage for over 40 years. As a result, the city, its residents, and its visitors have been reaping the benefits of these efforts for decades. This report is intended to assist elected officials, community leaders, and the public in understand the ways historic preservation contributes to the economic, social, and cultural life in Saratoga Springs. This report provides analytical data rather that recommendations. However, the findings may provide a foundation for Saratoga Springs' future historic preservation policies. Among the most significant findings are: Saratoga Springs has 8 local historic districts that collectively cover 6 percent of the land area and 9 percent of the properties within city limits; 11 percent of the population lives within a historic district; the 6 percent land area in historic districts contributes 14 percent of the total assessed value of the city; 22 percent of jobs in the city are located in historic districts; historic districts house 31 percent of all jobs at small firms and 46 percent of jobs at young firms; the historic districts are more racially and economically diverse than the city as a whole; and houses in local historic districts are more valuable per square foot and are increasing in value more rapidly than comparable properties not in historic districts." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the New York State Historic Preservation Office, Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P17AF00227).

Saratoga Springs: Enhancing the Values through Historic Preservation

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