Yaddo
Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Its mission is "to nurture the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment." On March 11, 2013, it was designated a National Historic Landmark.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Saratoga Race Course and Saratoga Springs Public Library.
Saratoga Race Course
Stadium
Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting venue of any kind in the U.S.
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Library
Photo: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0.
Saratoga Springs Public Library, established in 1950, is a public library located in Saratoga Springs in the Capital District area of New York. SSPL serves the Saratoga Springs City School District. Saratoga Springs Public Library is situated 1½ miles northwest of Yaddo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saratoga Springs and Milton.
Saratoga Springs
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Saratoga Springs is just south of the Adirondacks in upstate New York. Long a vacation destination for New Yorkers, Saratoga Springs is a pleasant town filled with swanky shops, spas and horse racing.
Milton
Town
Milton is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 18,800 at the 2020 census. Some believe that the town was named after the poet, John Milton, while other sources state that it is a shortening of "Mill-town" for the early mill activity. Milton is situated 5 miles southwest of Yaddo.
North Ballston Spa
Hamlet
North Ballston Spa is a census-designated place within the town of Milton in Saratoga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,376. North Ballston Spa is situated 6 miles southwest of Yaddo.
Yaddo
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: estate, artist colony, and non-profit organization in the USA
- Categories: estate, nonprofit organization, art colony, creative residency, and locality
- Location: City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.06758° or 43° 4′ 3″ northLongitude
-73.75818° or 73° 45′ 29″ westElevation
315 feet (96 metres)Open location code
87M8369R+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 158826999OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Yaddo” goes by many names.
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