Welcome to the Annex! 

 

Come summer in Saratoga and all year 'round! Circa 1872 brick Italianate Victorian, was built by, and became the residence of, famed architect George Washington Ainsworth. He is noted for several of the grand houses in Saratoga’s Eastside Golden Rectangle.

 

This glorious house was a private residence until Skidmore College acquired it as their Dance Studio and physical education annex, hence it's name. It was sold to Verazano College in the early 70's, but was re-sold to investors and converted to apartments, when the college went bankrupt.

 

 

 It is registered with the Saratoga  Springs Preservation Foundation and received the Historical Beautification Award in 2000.

Recently returned to a single family home and restored to its beautiful Victorian splendor, it has all of the necessary modern conveniences.
 

 Painted lady exterior colors frame the front porch's  grand entrance into a marble foyer and side sweeping staircase with hand painted faux textured walls, original hanging light fixture, and pattern stair carpet. 

 A coat closet is tucked artfully under the stairs for your convenience. 

 Enter into the main floor, thru double French doors, into a large living room dining area which boasts fireplace and gabled windows with western light and clear maple hardwood floors. 

 Intricate crown molding and medallions, with antique brass fixtures, soar overhead in the high ceilings, with built in bookcases next to the gas marble fireplace.  

 Dining area has second set of gabled windows with Southern exposure. 

 Gourmet kitchen is a chef’s delight. This hexagonal room offers custom- made cherry cabinets with stainless steel appliances by Liebherr, Bosch, & dual-fuel Jenn-Air range with hanging pot rack.  

 Double Kohler sinks with single handed faucet spray, water filter dispenser, and garbage disposal, along with curved, beveled counter, creates ease in cooking your masterpieces. The parquet wood floor blends perfectly with the warm cherry of the cabinets and the golden sunlight of the surrounding southern exposure windows.  

 

 

 

 Breakfast counter with garden window overlooks side deck and patio.

 

 French door accesses side yard with manufactured wood decking, gas grill, and perennial gardens with underground sprinkler system.
 

 

Library, off the dining area, has floor to ceiling, custom-made bookcases, simple crown molding, track lighting, and ceiling fan. An additional door to entrance hall, lends this room as a perfect office. 

Down the hallway is a Victorian bathroom with Jacuzzi tub and cleverly hidden washer and dryer closet. Cabinetry is artfully designed around mirrors, perfect for quick makeup checks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second bathroom boasts a 3 ft by 5 ft floor to ceiling steam shower, linen closet, and more mirrors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first floor bedroom is a 12 ft by 16 ft space, with recessed lighting fixtures,  framing the bed for convenient night time reading. 

 Across the room are wall to wall closets with mirrored French sliding doors and window seat overlooking side gardens.

       

 In the rear of the house, is a television sitting room with disguised Murphy bed.  

 

 

An adjoining fully functional office has computer hidden in cherry cabinetry with ceiling fan.  There is access to the full basement and the rear Adirondack room, along with additional closets.    

   

 The Adirondack room porch has half wall wainscoting, ceiling fan, gas fireplace, mahogany floors, and 3 walls of windows overlooking rear courtyard.

 

Basement has large cedar closet with two storage rooms, large workshop area and utility room with three furnaces, one with attached hot water tank, and an additional hot water tank. House has two unit central air and 150 amp electrical entrance.