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	[[File:Steam press at Troy Laundry.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Steam press at the Troy Laundry, c.1910 ]]'''Address:''' Sumner Lane		[[File:Steam press at Troy Laundry.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Steam press at the Troy Laundry, c.1910 ]]

			'''Address:''' Sumner Lane

	'''Old Address:''' 15 [[Sumner Place\|Sumner Place]] (originally at [[11 River Street\|11 River Street]])		'''Old Address:''' 15 [[Sumner Place\|Sumner Place]] (originally at [[11 River Street\|11 River Street]])

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	[[File:National Door.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry building,<br>''\|Adirondack Enterprise'', January 12, 1991.]]''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', January 12, 1991		[[File:National Door.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry building,<br>''Adirondack Enterprise'', January 12, 1991.]]''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', January 12, 1991

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	[[File:Troy Laundry River St.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry's original location at 11 River Street (Undated clipping, probably c. 1948, ''\|Watertown Times''\|) ]]		[[File:Troy Laundry River St.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry's original location at 11 River Street (Undated clipping, probably c. 1948, ''Watertown Times''\|) ]]

	[[File:Steam press at Troy Laundry.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Steam press at the Troy Laundry, c.1910 ]]'''Address:''' Sumner Lane		[[File:Steam press at Troy Laundry.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Steam press at the Troy Laundry, c.1910 ]]'''Address:''' Sumner Lane

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	===Footnotes===		===Footnotes===

	1. ''Adirondack Enterprise'',11/30/1955, "Two Laundries Merged Here"<br>2. ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 23, 1979.		1. ''Adirondack Enterprise'',11/30/1955, "Two Laundries Merged Here"<br>2. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 23, 1979.

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	'''See also'''		'''See also'''
	* [[Laundries\|Laundries]]		* [[Laundries\|Laundries]]
	* [[~~Other historic properties\|~~Other historic properties]]		* [[Other historic properties]]

	===Comments===		===Comments===

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	[[File:Troy Laundry.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry ]] [[File:Troy Laundry River St.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry's original location at 11 River Street (Undated clipping, probably c. 1948, ''\|Watertown Times''\|) ]] [[File:Steam press at Troy Laundry.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Steam press at the Troy Laundry, c.1910 ]]'''Address:''' Sumner Lane		[[File:Troy Laundry.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry ]]

			[[File:Troy Laundry River St.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry's original location at 11 River Street (Undated clipping, probably c. 1948, ''\|Watertown Times''\|) ]]

			[[File:Steam press at Troy Laundry.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Steam press at the Troy Laundry, c.1910 ]]'''Address:''' Sumner Lane

	'''Old Address:''' 15 [[Sumner Place\|Sumner Place]] (originally at [[11 River Street\|11 River Street]])		'''Old Address:''' 15 [[Sumner Place\|Sumner Place]] (originally at [[11 River Street\|11 River Street]])

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	* [[Other historic properties\|Other historic properties]]		* [[Other historic properties\|Other historic properties]]

	## Comments		===Comments===

	===Footnotes===		===Footnotes===

	1. ''Adirondack Enterprise'',11/30/1955, "Two Laundries Merged Here"<br>2. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 23, 1979.		1. ''Adirondack Enterprise'',11/30/1955, "Two Laundries Merged Here"<br>2. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 23, 1979.

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	1. ''Adirondack Enterprise'',11/30/1955, "Two Laundries Merged Here"<br>2. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 23, 1979.		1. ''Adirondack Enterprise'',11/30/1955, "Two Laundries Merged Here"<br>2. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 23, 1979.

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	[[File:Troy~~%20Laundry~~.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry ]] [[File:Troy~~%20Laundry%20River%20St~~.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry's original location at 11 River Street (Undated clipping, probably c. 1948, ''\|Watertown Times''\|) ]] [[File:Steam~~%20press%20at%20Troy%20Laundry~~.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Steam press at the Troy Laundry, c.1910 ]]'''Address:''' Sumner Lane		[[File:Troy Laundry.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry ]] [[File:Troy Laundry River St.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry's original location at 11 River Street (Undated clipping, probably c. 1948, ''\|Watertown Times''\|) ]] [[File:Steam press at Troy Laundry.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Steam press at the Troy Laundry, c.1910 ]]'''Address:''' Sumner Lane

	'''Old Address:''' 15 [[Sumner~~%20Place~~\|Sumner Place]] (originally at [[11~~%20River%20Street~~\|11 River Street]])		'''Old Address:''' 15 [[Sumner Place\|Sumner Place]] (originally at [[11 River Street\|11 River Street]])

	'''Year built:''' 1917		'''Year built:''' 1917

	The '''Troy Laundry''' was established in 1909, the largest and longest lasting of at least three commercial laundries in the village that cleaned and sterilized linen for the local cure industry. It was founded by [[Lemuel~~%20B~~.~~%20Magill~~\|Lemuel B. Magill]] in 1909. See also the chapter on the [[Magill~~%20Cottage~~\|Magill Cottage]] in the book [[Cure~~%20Cottages%20of%20Saranac%20Lake~~\|Cure Cottages of Saranac Lake]] by Philip L. Gallos.		The '''Troy Laundry''' was established in 1909, the largest and longest lasting of at least three commercial laundries in the village that cleaned and sterilized linen for the local cure industry. It was founded by [[Lemuel B. Magill\|Lemuel B. Magill]] in 1909. See also the chapter on the [[Magill Cottage\|Magill Cottage]] in the book [[Cure Cottages of Saranac Lake\|Cure Cottages of Saranac Lake]] by Philip L. Gallos.

	When the [[Silver~~%20Laundry~~\|Silver Laundry]] burned to the ground in 1955, the Troy Laundry offered the use of their facilities to their competitors to get them through the crisis. Within a year, the Silver Laundry merged with the Troy Laundry; after the merger, the Troy was the only commercial laundry operating in the town. <sup>1</sup>		When the [[Silver Laundry\|Silver Laundry]] burned to the ground in 1955, the Troy Laundry offered the use of their facilities to their competitors to get them through the crisis. Within a year, the Silver Laundry merged with the Troy Laundry; after the merger, the Troy was the only commercial laundry operating in the town. <sup>1</sup>

	[[William~~%20Ames~~\|William Ames]] was president of the Troy Laundry.		[[William Ames\|William Ames]] was president of the Troy Laundry.

	It closed in the 1960s.		It closed in the 1960s.

	The building was purchased from the village in the 1970s by [[Charles~~%20Thew~~\|Charles Thew]]. In 1979, the building was purchased by the [[Saranac~~%20Lake%20Adult%20Center~~\|Saranac Lake Adult Center]] as its "permanent site". George Rosenvald of Plattsburgh was hired to plan the renovations to the building. <sup>2</sup> These plans did not come to fruition, however, and the Adult Center later located on Broadway. In 1983, it was purchased by [[Hank~~%20Stern~~\|Hank Stern]] of Gabriels, and then by [[Bruce~~%20Darring~~\|Bruce Darring]] of Lake Clear in 1985.		The building was purchased from the village in the 1970s by [[Charles Thew\|Charles Thew]]. In 1979, the building was purchased by the [[Saranac Lake Adult Center\|Saranac Lake Adult Center]] as its "permanent site". George Rosenvald of Plattsburgh was hired to plan the renovations to the building. <sup>2</sup> These plans did not come to fruition, however, and the Adult Center later located on Broadway. In 1983, it was purchased by [[Hank Stern\|Hank Stern]] of Gabriels, and then by [[Bruce Darring\|Bruce Darring]] of Lake Clear in 1985.
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	[[File:National~~%20Door~~.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry building,<br>''\|Adirondack Enterprise'', January 12, 1991.]]''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', January 12, 1991		[[File:National Door.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry building,<br>''\|Adirondack Enterprise'', January 12, 1991.]]''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', January 12, 1991

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	by Susan Colt, Weekender Editor		by Susan Colt, Weekender Editor

	. . . National Door Company of Saranac Lake . . . just closed its doors this week. National Door, the recipient of numerous grants, had been making their loan payments regularly. Bruce and Barbara Darring, the entrepreneurs who developed National Door, also rehabilitated the former [[Green's~~%20Market%20~~\|Green's Grocery Store ]]in Saranac Lake. The grocery store was open for a summer after being refurbished and then closed. David McDowell of the village community development office , was meeting this week with the owners to discuss the possible sale of the business. Although the door company imported much of their wood it did draw on the indigenous skills of its work force . . .		. . . National Door Company of Saranac Lake . . . just closed its doors this week. National Door, the recipient of numerous grants, had been making their loan payments regularly. Bruce and Barbara Darring, the entrepreneurs who developed National Door, also rehabilitated the former [[Green's Market \|Green's Grocery Store ]]in Saranac Lake. The grocery store was open for a summer after being refurbished and then closed. David McDowell of the village community development office , was meeting this week with the owners to discuss the possible sale of the business. Although the door company imported much of their wood it did draw on the indigenous skills of its work force . . .
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	'''See also'''		'''See also'''
	* [[Laundries\|Laundries]]		* [[Laundries\|Laundries]]
	* [[Other~~%20historic%20properties~~\|Other historic properties]]		* [[Other historic properties\|Other historic properties]]

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	1. ''Adirondack Enterprise'',11/30/1955, "Two Laundries Merged Here"<br>2. ''[[Adirondack~~%20Daily%20Enterprise~~\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 23, 1979.		1. ''Adirondack Enterprise'',11/30/1955, "Two Laundries Merged Here"<br>2. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 23, 1979.

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	~~<span>~~''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', June 14, 1955		''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', June 14, 1955

	'''~~<span>~~THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION'''		'''THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION'''

	~~<span>~~It's a wonderful thing! We can fight it out with our competitors year in and year out. And then, come a disaster, we can offer the helping hand of cooperation.		It's a wonderful thing! We can fight it out with our competitors year in and year out. And then, come a disaster, we can offer the helping hand of cooperation.

	~~<span>~~To use a rather ancient but pleasant cliche, the cockles of our heart were considerably warmed yesterday when we read that the Troy Laundry had offered the use of its facilities to Mrs. Edith Smith of the Silver Laundry following the disastrous fire on Sunday, and that Mrs. Smith had ''gratefully accepted."		To use a rather ancient but pleasant cliche, the cockles of our heart were considerably warmed yesterday when we read that the Troy Laundry had offered the use of its facilities to Mrs. Edith Smith of the Silver Laundry following the disastrous fire on Sunday, and that Mrs. Smith had ''gratefully accepted."

	~~<span>~~We congratulate Messers Oscar Jackson and Edward Mack of the Troy Laundry for their very generous gesture.		We congratulate Messers Oscar Jackson and Edward Mack of the Troy Laundry for their very generous gesture.

	~~<span>~~At the same time, we express our admiration for the determination of Mrs. Smith, in the face of this disaster, to plan a new building for her laundry.		At the same time, we express our admiration for the determination of Mrs. Smith, in the face of this disaster, to plan a new building for her laundry.

	~~<span>~~Finally, on behalf of everyone concerned, we commend the Fire Department and each of its volunteer members for a splendid job in preventing the extension of the fire. J.L.		Finally, on behalf of everyone concerned, we commend the Fire Department and each of its volunteer members for a splendid job in preventing the extension of the fire. J.L.
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	. . . National Door Company of Saranac Lake . . . just closed its doors this week. ~~<span>National~~ Door, the recipient of numerous grants, had been making their loan payments regularly. Bruce and Barbara Darring, the entrepreneurs who developed National Door, also rehabilitated the former [[Green's%20Market%20\|Green's Grocery Store ]]in Saranac Lake. The grocery store was open for a summer after being refurbished and then closed. David McDowell of the village community development office , was meeting this week with the owners to discuss the possible sale of the business. Although the door company imported much of their wood it did draw on the indigenous skills of its work force . . .		. . . National Door Company of Saranac Lake . . . just closed its doors this week. National Door, the recipient of numerous grants, had been making their loan payments regularly. Bruce and Barbara Darring, the entrepreneurs who developed National Door, also rehabilitated the former [[Green's%20Market%20\|Green's Grocery Store ]]in Saranac Lake. The grocery store was open for a summer after being refurbished and then closed. David McDowell of the village community development office , was meeting this week with the owners to discuss the possible sale of the business. Although the door company imported much of their wood it did draw on the indigenous skills of its work force . . .
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			'''Address:''' Sumner Lane

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	[[File:Troy Laundry.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry ]] [[File:Troy Laundry River St.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry's original location at 11 River Street (Undated clipping, probably c. 1948, ''\|Watertown Times''\|) ]] [[File:Steam press at Troy Laundry.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Steam press at the Troy Laundry, c.1910 ]]'''Address:''' Sumner Lane		[[File:Troy Laundry.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry ]]

			[[File:Troy Laundry River St.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Troy Laundry's original location at 11 River Street (Undated clipping, probably c. 1948, ''\|Watertown Times''\|) ]]

			[[File:Steam press at Troy Laundry.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Steam press at the Troy Laundry, c.1910 ]]'''Address:''' Sumner Lane

	'''Old Address:''' 15 [[Sumner Place\|Sumner Place]] (originally at [[11 River Street\|11 River Street]])		'''Old Address:''' 15 [[Sumner Place\|Sumner Place]] (originally at [[11 River Street\|11 River Street]])