Historic Saranac Lake Trudeau Building & Laboratory Museum Rehabilitation (DRI Anchor)

118 Main Street & Church Street Historic District, Saranac Lake, NY 12983

Completed

What is it? · Identity & scale

Project type: Adaptive Reuse
Review stage: Completed
Total sq ft: 12,500
Commercial sq ft: 12,500
Stories: 3
Acreage: 1 ac

Who & what? · Context & documents

Developer / applicant entity: Historic Saranac Lake
Estimated investment / project cost: $5M
Reviewing board: State Agency / ESD

Site notes

$4.5M historic acquisition and rehabilitation of the 1894 home and medical office of Dr. E.L. Trudeau to expand the neighboring Saranac Laboratory Museum in the Church Street Historic District; funded via a $325K Saranac Lake grant, $500K EPF grant, and historic tax credits, winning a 2026 NYS Historic Preservation Award.

Source

NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation· Apr 20, 2026

Public record & decisions

Applicant Claims

Preserves a landmark Adirondack medical history site while expanding downtown cultural heritage tourism.

Staff / Agency Concerns

Strict Secretary of the Interior Standards for Historic Rehabilitation and museum climate-control integration.

Public Testimony

Honored statewide in April 2026 with a NYS Historic Preservation Excellence Award.