Troy's oldest restaurant due for facelift

Manory's, the iconic 112-year-old downtown restaurant that is the oldest eatery in Troy, will be getting a facelift thanks to $50,000 from a national preservation grant program to help cover facility improvements and operational expenses.

Officials overseeing the program, run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express, named the establishment among 50 awardees in an announcement earlier this week. 

“It’s good for the city, good for the downtown area,” said Manory’s co-owner Connor McGrath. Approximately $40,000 can go toward building improvements; the rest can be used for general expenses. Recipients are required to complete projects before next spring. 

McGrath told the Times Union nothing for the project is set in stone. 

“We have paint where it needs to be painted, mortar work where it needs to be done, outdoor seating, furniture, maybe new outdoor lighting. We have things we know we’re going to do, but I don’t want to jump the gun and tell you we’re going to do something and have it not happen.” 

In 2018, Manory's was taken over by a partnership consisting of McGrath, Brendan Jones, Jack Engster and Anthony Marchese. Marchese's parents, Lou and Jen had owned the restaurant since the 1990s. Before them, the Manory family ran the restaurant at the corner of Fourth and Congress streets for decades, starting with Joseph Manory Sr. who founded it in 1913. 

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