This wonderfully clear William Henry Jackson photograph of Saranac Lake in about 1902 appears to have been taken from Mount Pisgah looking south toward Lake Flower. Compare it to the very similar view of Saranac Lake Village, c. 1895.
Saranac Lake, c. 1902 from Mt. Pisgah. 1-Harrietstown Town Hall, 2-Riverside Inn, 3-Spaulding Block, 4-Linwood Cottage, 6-Berkeley House , 7-Saranac Lake High School, 8-The original First United Methodist Church , 9-The original St. Bernard's Church , 12-St. Luke's Church, 13-Ensine Miller's Sunnyside, 14-Grand Union Hotel , 15-Charles M. Lea House, 16-A. Fortune & Company , 17-Villa Dorsey (far right, to the right of the footbridge), 18-Branch and Callanan, 19-Stark's Hardware, 20-Saranac Lake Baptist Church, 21-4 Bloomingdale Avenue (No. 1 Chinese), 22-Arlington Hotel, 23-Hotel St. Regis, 24-Leis Block, 25-Coulter Block. (Library of Congress - Click to enlarge)
1 | Harrietstown Town Hall | 15 | Charles M. Lea House |
2 | Riverside Inn | 16 | A. Fortune & Company |
3 | Spaulding Block | 17 | Villa Dorsey (far right, to the right of the footbridge) |
4 | Linwood Cottage | 18 | Branch and Callanan |
6 | Berkeley House | 19 | Starks Hardware |
7 | Saranac Lake High School | 20 | Saranac Lake Baptist Church |
8 | The original First United Methodist Church | 21 | 4 Bloomingdale Avenue (No. 1 Chinese) |
9 | The original St. Bernard's Church | 22 | Arlington Hotel |
12 | St. Luke's Church | 23 | Hotel St. Regis |
13 | Ensine Miller's Sunnyside | 24 | Leis Block |
14 | Grand Union Hotel | 25 | Coulter Block |