SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Located on the south end of Congress Park, you’ll find the Katrina Trask Memorial Staircase. NEWS10's Cassie Hudson shares the hidden history behind the landmark.

Spencer and Katrina Trask are well known for being the founders of Yaddo. After his passing, Katrina married Spencer’s business partner, George Foster Peabody.

In 1922, Peabody installed a staircase from Congress Park up to the former “Katrina Trask House,” as a way of honoring her after her death, according to the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation. In 2019, the city of Saratoga Springs completed a renovation project of the staircase.

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