Canfield Casino and Congress Park

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name = Canfield Casino and Congress Park
nrhp_type = nhl
locmapin = New York


caption = Front (south) elevation and west profile, 2008
location = Saratoga Springs, NY
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lat_degrees = 43| lat_minutes = 4| lat_seconds = 44.68 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 73| long_minutes = 46| long_seconds = 56.28| long_direction = W
area = convert|17|acre|ha
built = 1825
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architecture =
designated = February 27, 1987 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1994&ResourceType=District
title=Canfield Casino and Congress Park|date=2007-09-14|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = February 27, 1987 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
refnum = 87000904
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Canfield Casino and Congress Park is a convert|17|acre|ha|adj=on site in Saratoga Springs, New York. It was the site of the former Congress Spring Bottling Plant and the former Congress Hall, a large resort hotel, which together brought Saratoga Springs international fame as a health spa and gambling site. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.,citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/87000904.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Canfield Casino and Congress Park] |279 KB|author=James H. Charleton|date=November, 1985|publisher=National Park Service]

Congress Park is currently operated by the City of Saratoga Springs as a park, bounded by Broadway, Spring Street, and Circular Street in Saratoga Springs. The Canfield Casino building, built in 1870, houses the Saratoga Springs History Museum. Gambling was ended by reformers, however, in 1907.

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External links

* [http://www.saratogahistory.org/ Saratoga Springs History Museum]
* [http://www.saratogaspringsvisitorcenter.com/ Saratoga Springs Visitor Center]