SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will host its 2026 Historic Homes Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9.
Julie Fureye will serve as honorary chair for the foundation’s largest annual event that offers the chance to peek inside the interiors of private historic homes and buildings. This year the tour will be of the East Side of Saratoga Springs and include a restored, grand Italianate, an early Greek Revival residence on Caroline Street and two buildings that have been adaptively reused into living spaces.
“The tour shows the varied architecture and history of our beautiful community that is worthy of preservation. I’m grateful each year for the owners who generously open their spaces to benefit our mission,” said Samantha Bosshart, executive director of the foundation in a press release.
In addition to the tour, the foundation will host two educational programs at the Saratoga Joinery at 69 Caroline St. At 9 a.m. will be the “Breakfast & Buildings” program titled “An Early History of Women’s Education in Saratoga Springs,” and features city historian Matthew Veitch who will share the story of the Temple Grove Seminary and the Young Women’s Industrial Club, today Skidmore College. At noon, Carol Godette will present the “Lunch & Learn” program, “On This Spot: 69 Caroline Street” that will explore the many incarnations of the 1880s brick duplex.
The Historic Homes Tour supports the foundation’s mission to promote the preservation and enhancement of the architectural, cultural and landscaped heritage of Saratoga Springs through educational programs, advocacy efforts, technical assistance and restoration projects.
Tickets for the tour are $40 for Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation members and $50 for nonmembers; day-of tickets can be purchased for $55. A virtual tour option, produced by Green River Pictures, is available for $20 and $25, respectively. Tickets for the educational programs are $35 each and must be purchased by May 6.