Historic Plumbing Pioneer House in Saratoga 🏡
Richard Trethewey explores Saratoga's summer mansions, focusing on a historic house linked to a plumbing pioneer.
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41.4K views • Feb 16, 2026
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Saratoga is home to its fair share of summer mansions. Richard Trethewey finds out about several, but he has his eye on one in particular. A property on the main drag was once owned by the man who invented the valve used in most fire hydrants. Richard wants to find what else is hiding under the cabinets there.
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Historian: Samantha Bosshart [https://www.saratogapreservation.org/about-us/staff/]
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Historian: Samantha Bosshart [https://www.saratogapreservation.org/about-us/staff/]
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Duration
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Published
Feb 16, 2026
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