The Universal Preservation Hall (UPH), located at 25 Washington Street in Saratoga Springs, New York is a year-round arts and community events venue.
The Hall hosts a wide range of events from music to theatre, lectures, weddings, conferences, classes, and exhibits.
All of the supports that define the balcony and the ceiling beams feature Gothic arches that echo those in the tall, abstract, Tiffany-inspired, stained-glass windows in the room.
Originally constructed for the Methodist church to host their annual regional meeting, the Hall has hosted politicians and activists including William Jennings Bryan, Henry Ward Beecher, Frederick Douglass, Senator Edgar T. Brackett and President William Howard Taft.
They formed a partnership to rebuild it as a performance and events center, while creating a separate worship space for the Baptists within the building.
In 2006, Universal Preservation Hall was named an "Official Project" of Save America’s Treasures and received nearly $200,000 from the U.S. Federal Government.