Brookside | |
 East elevation and south profile, 2008 | |
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| Location | Ballston Spa, New York |
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| Nearest city | Saratoga Springs |
| Coordinates | 43°0′7″N 73°51′18″W / 43.00194°N 73.85500°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (6,100 m2) |
| Built | 1793[2] |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001223[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 1975 |
Brookside Museum, sometimes known as the Aldridge House, is located on the western edge of downtown Ballston Spa, New York, United States. It is a wooden house built in 1792, one of the oldest in the village, but modified since then.
It was originally used as an inn for visitors to the spring waters that gave the village its name, very near its location. The inn had several famous guests; for example, James Fenimore Cooper is said to have written some of The Last of the Mohicans during his stay.[3] The building has been a boys' school, a private residence, a boarding house, a sanatorium, and apartments. In 1970, the Saratoga County Historical Society purchased the building and opened it as a museum.
In 1975 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[4] the first of four properties in the village to be listed.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Manley, Doris. "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Brookside". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ "Ballston Spa Film Festival 2008". Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association. 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
The Alldridge hotel (which is today the Brookside Museum and an alternate screening location for our festival) was home to James Fenimore Cooper as he wrote portions of his novel Last of the Mohicans.
- ^ "National Register". Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2011-07-29.