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'''William R. Vosburgh''' was a businessman, justice of the peace, and proprietor of the [[Riverside%20garage|Riverside garage]].  He also served as supervisor of the [[Prospect%20Point%20Camp|Lewisohn camp]] on [[Upper%20Saranac%20Lake|Upper Saranac Lake]]. <sup>1</sup>  He owned the [[St.%20Armand%20Hotel|St. Armand Hotel]] when it burned to the ground the night of March 24, 1927. 
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''Malone Farmer'', January 17, 1917 

Saranac Lake is to have a new $20,000 fire-proof garage with a capacity of 40 cars. [[William%20R.%20Vosburgh|William R. Vosburgh]], the well-known garage man, is to build it on the [[River%20street|River street]] site near [[Riverside%20Inn|Riverside Inn]], occupied by his present establishment.  Architect [[Max%20Westhoff|Westhoff]] drew the plans and the contract has been let to [[Branch%20%26%20Callanan|Branch & Callanan]]. The new structure will be of concrete and brick, two stories high, the second floor being reached by a drive from the street with a 10 per cent grade. Floors will be of concrete and steel. The front will be of tapestry brick. It is expected that the building will be completed in May. 
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''Adirondack Record-Elizabethtown Post'', September 16, 1921 

'''W. R. VOSBURGH BUYS THE ST. ARMAND HOTEL TRACT''' 

William R. Vosburgh of Saranac Lake, a native Moriah Center boy, has purchased from [[James%20Mannix|James Mannix]] the [[Hotel%20St.%20Armand|Hotel St. Armand]], between Saranac Lake and [[Bloomingdale|Bloomingdale]] and has taken possession. Besides the hotel the deal includes 300 acres of fertile land and takes in the [[St.%20Armand%20race%20track|Mannix race track]], scene of many programs, horse races and field sports. Mr. Vosburgh plans numerous improvements to the hotel. The first building, a large farmhouse, was erected on the site by [[A.%20W.%20Morehouse|A. W. Morehouse]] 50 years ago. Mr. Mannix bought it in 1898 and improved it. In 1906 the building burned in a mysterious fire. Then the present hotel was erected. It is a four story building. 

## Comments 
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''2013-01-12 10:25:37''   I think the River Street garage (above) was in what is now Riverside Park, more or less where the bear statues are now. See Sanborns? —[[Users/MaryHotaling|MaryHotaling]] 
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''2013-01-13 08:59:44''   Yes, that sounds right.  You can also see its location in the photos at [[Riverside%20Garage|Riverside Garage]], especially the one at the bottom of the page. —[[Users/Mwanner|Mwanner]] 

## Footnotes

1. ''Essex County Republican'', January 11, 1907