Will Rogers Memorial Hospital
New York, United States
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Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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- +1 518 323 6250
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Will Rogers Memorial Hospital is a historic tuberculosis sanatorium in Saranac Lake, New York, built in 1928 as the National Vaudeville lodge by the National Vaudeville Artists Association. This three-story, T-shaped structure of steel frame and reinforced concrete features stucco and decorative half-timber facing in the Tudor Revival style, with distinctive asymmetrical massing, a polygonal tower crowned by a hexagonal roof, and sleeping porches across three pavilions. Originally named the National Vaudeville lodge, it was renamed in 1936 to honor entertainer Will Rogers and subsequently treated tuberculosis patients from the entertainment industry until 1975. The building later served variously as a night club and apartment house, stood abandoned for years, and was briefly repurposed as press headquarters during the 1980 Winter Olympics. Following extensive renovation, it now operates as Saranac Village at Will Rogers, an independent living facility. The hospital was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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- National Register of Historic Places listed place
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- New York, United States
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