The Bow Bridge in Hadley is one of only two parabolic or lenticular truss bridges in the region and one of only about fifty still remaining in the country. It was built over the Sacandaga River by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. in 1885.

In 2000, Saratoga County put off plans to demolish the bridge, hired an engineer to study its rehabilitation, and eventually received $1.2 million in federal funding to rehabilitate it. In August 2006, the rehabilitated bridge was opened to the public again with great fanfare. AARCH played a major role in saving the bridge both as advocates for its preservation and by working with the town and count to obtain the funding for the project.

Jay Covered Bridge

Thanks to a major federal grant to Essex County, the Jay Covered Bridge was restored and placed back over the Ausable River in its original location in 2006.

The Saranac Laboratory

The Saranac Laboratory, where Dr. Trudeau's pioneering work to treat tuberculosis took place, was for many years abused and detreriorating.

In 1992 the National Park Service listed Church Street Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places, of which the Saranac Laboratory is a contributing building. In 1998 it came under the ownership and management of Historic Saranac Lake (HSL) who took on the restoration project. Although restoration continues, HSL is headquartered there, as well as a museum pertaining to Dr. Trudeau's work.

Wellscroft

Wellscroft in Upper Jay, a Tudor Revival style house built in 1903 for Jean and Wallis Craig Smith of Saginaw, Michigan, included a 15,000 square foot main house, caretaker's house, children's playhouse, firehouse, powerhouse, and carriage house. Twice abandoned in the 1990s and extensively vandalized, Wellscroft appeared on AARCH's "Endangered Properties List" for several years. It has since been restored and operates as an inn.

Hubbard Hall

Hubbard Hall, Elizabethtown, the c. 1840 home of Congressman Orlando Kellogg, was extensively remodeled c. 1895 in the Queen Anne style by his son Judge Rowland Case Kellogg. The home later operated as the Elizabethtown Community Hospital under the ownership of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Hubbard.

Abandoned, by 1994 Hubbard Hall was condemned and scheduled to be demolished. It was placed on AARCH's "Endangered Properties." Subsequently, it was purchased by Darren Tracy of West Branch Inc., was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and through the use of federal tax credits, was rehabilitated.

Saranac Village at Will Rogers

Saranac Village at Will Rogers, a Tudor Revival style retirement community, was constructed in 1930 as a tuberculosis treatment facility for vaudeville performers, and originally named the National Vaudeville Artists (NVA) Lodge.

Due to the subsequent decline of vaudeville performers, and an eventual cure for tuberculosis, its doors closed in 1975. After sitting unused for twenty years, it was bought in 1998 by the Alpine Adirondack Association, LLC and reopened in January 2000 as a retirement community.

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