A long and interesting history at.....

        The Saratoga Farmstead Bed & Breakfast

The Saratoga Farmstead has had a very long history, having been built at the   time of the Civil War.  Ownership has been traced to Benjamin Dyer and     Clarrisa Speare Dyer, natives of Vermont.

The Dyers had both been reared on farms and chose to settle on one of the     richest farms they could find in beautiful upstate New York.  The farm was    named "The Vermont Farm", in honor of their home state. 

Shortly thereafter, they began building a boarding house in downtown        Saratoga Springs and named it "The Vermont House".  It was at the site of the present day civic center.  Here, "visitors were accommodated with simple and   genial sociality in a quiet and homelike retreat".

Although in the political minority at that time, both the Dyers were reformers    and firm believers in the evils of slavery.  They held strong beliefs and spoke fervently for the abolition of war and the settlement of all national and international disputes by diplomacy or arbitration.  

The Dyers were rumored to have harbored escaped slaves at the farmstead as    part of the Underground Railroad.  Mr. Dyer also traveled throughout New England lecturing on the abolishment of slavery.  Upon her husband's death, Mrs. Dyer continued to run the hotel and the farm.  She is known to have funded the building of the first church in Saratoga for people of African decent, many who had been in here with their wealthy Southern masters prior to the Civil War and and gravitated to Saratoga after escaping or being freed.

After their passing, the Dyers' former home and farm fell into great disrepair, the pastureland divided into lots and sold.  Along with the 10 remaining acres, the home and outbuildings were purchased in the early 1980's by Dr. Vincent and Kathleen Lombardi.  It was in a state of complete collapse and ruin.  The Lombardi's and their family lovingly commenced the repair and restoration of the farmhouse, eventually opening what was one of the first bed & breakfast in the Saratoga area.

The restoration project has been in the hands of owners Mariana DiToro and Rosemary Jensen since 2002. Both are experienced in renovation, decorating, gardening and innkeeping. Both are professionally trained chefs.  They decided to offer what the farm's founders did....simple and genial sociality in a quiet and homelike setting.

The Saratoga Farmstead B&B has recently been recognized for its Green  Initiatives by Audubon International and New York State. 

                41 Locust Grove Road, Saratoga Springs, NY  12866                

                       Phone: (518) 587-2074   Email: information@saratogafarmstead.com