Knowledge

Center Square/Hudson–Park Historic District

Source 📝

1011: 934: 747: 954: 942:
its members in preserving the neighborhood's high property values at the expense of the city as a whole. Specifically, when organized opposition by the CSNA and other groups in the city prevented the construction of another proposed parking garage in the late 1980s, some residents of adjacent blocks complained that they had been open to the plan as long as it could be amended to show more sensitivity to the historic character of the neighborhood. They pointed out that residents often competed for parking with state workers in the buildings at Empire State Plaza, and that older residents and those with small children had considered moving to the suburbs due to the parking problem. Others have complained that the CSNA's opposition to
1231: 690: 627: 1294: 453: 841: 1058: 794: 75: 2568: 1302: 99: 124: 2473: 3074: 879:. In the 1930s, cash-strapped landlords began pressuring their city tenants to either buy the properties outright or move. With the advent of the automobile, commuting to work in the city from outlying locations had become easier, and many of those wealthy residents faced with that choice took the latter route, taking up full-time residence in what had up to then been their summer homes, and beginning the 758:, architect of many of those prominent buildings from this era, would become popular with the district's longtime residents as they aged. Nine years after its 1915 construction, in one of the city's greatest engineering feats, the Fort Frederick was moved, intact and with furnishings, to its present location at 248 State from Washington and Swan, in order to make way for what was eventually built as the 2461: 3094: 3084: 2575: 131: 106: 1330:, founded in the 1820s, bought this land in 1842. Their first church burned down two years later, and in 1854 they built the current structure from a design by the pastor, The Rev. Thomas Jackson. The interior was remodeled in the 1880s, and at some point later during many renovations to the exterior the steeple was removed. In 1952 the entire building was refaced in synthetic stone. 2449: 1371:, then newly built. Jews, who had helped develop the surrounding blocks by moving to them in the years after the temple was built, later moved to the suburbs like other city residents, where they built a new temple. Their former building was sold to a Christian church and became Wilborn Temple First Church of God in Christ. 1315:, lifted it up two feet (50 cm) and put it on railroad tracks. Two teams of horses hauled it 350 feet (110 m) to its current location. All the furnishings remained inside and intact; no glass was broken. The only negative effect was that the building's original main entrance now faces an alley on the east.} 429:, so the boundary turns east again, excluding the two lots just east of the intersection. It then follows rear lot lines through the middle of the next three blocks to Spring Street, where it turns east. From there it follows Spring east for a thousand feet (300 m), abutting two more Register-listed properties, the 413:
The boundary continues two blocks west to Delaware Avenue, where it turns north along that street for one block. Then it turns west at Myrtle Avenue, avoiding a large modern building on the intersection's southwest corner, to follow it west for one block. It then turns north along Lark Street for two
1318:
Hudson Theater Apartments, 270 Hudson Street. This five-story, nine-bay brick building was built as a warehouse in 1872. It is the only remnant of the Albany Card and Paper Company complex that occupied this portion of the block between Hudson and Hamilton. In the 1890s some production work was done
1088:
209 Lancaster Street: Originally built around 1863, this ornate brick structure was remodeled into a double house with a projecting bay over the front door a decade later. Alexander Selkirk, architect of several houses in the district and buildings elsewhere in the city, lived here early in the 20th
941:
The neighborhood association's success in getting its way with city politicians has been attributed to its membership including many lawyers, civil servants and other well-connected present and former residents. It has sometimes drawn criticism as an elite group that represents the interests of only
717:
While the rest of the neighborhood grew, the blocks south of Elm Street remained largely undeveloped during this early period. The Hinckel brewery had been located at Park and South Swan since 1855. But for residents, those blocks were too far from downtown Albany and the riverfront to walk to work
448:
a half-mile (1 km) to the east. It generally slopes slightly in that direction. There is a more pronounced dip centered on Hudson Avenue in the eastern (Center Square) portion, where one of the ravines that characterized the area before the city was developed was filled in. A similar depression
697:
In the early 1850s the Israel AME Church finally rebuilt, allegedly from a design by its pastor, The Rev. Thomas Jackson. It is the oldest church building in the district. The State Street Presbyterian Church at 260 State Street, today the Westminster Presbyterian Church, was next in 1862, followed
645:
of the Hudson. To better connect the growing city's neighborhoods, they were filled in over time. One such filling, the Ruttenkill Creek, made possible the development of the future historic district in 1845. The new area, between Hawk, State, Lark and Madison, attracted builders very quickly. Fire
499:
at the northeast corner and the brick structures of the former Hinckel Brewery on Park Avenue to the six churches, most notably the Wilborn Temple on Lancaster Street, whose tower is a secondary focal point of the district after the Smith Building. Although most commercial use in the district is of
340:
Development of the neighborhood began in the 1840s, when the Ruttenkill Creek ravine was filled in. In those early years, houses built there reflected the socioeconomic diversity of the residents. Some were large, high style buildings, the homes of wealthy city residents; others were smaller, more
1208:
352 and 355 State Street: The 1905 construction of these two apartment houses, almost facing each other, signaled the beginning of a change to that type of housing not just in the district but the city as a whole. Morris Ryder built both; Reynolds is known to have designed at least 355. Currently
1247:
Eighth Tabernacle Temple Beth El, 151 Jay Street. When built in 1873, this brick Italianate structure was the Holland Reformed Church. A sympathetic residence was attached to it in the 1880s. It was acquired by the Italian Christian Church in 1946, and by 1993 it was the Eighth Tabernacle of the
922:
As it had been when the area was first developed, Center Square and Hudson/Park were socioeconomically diverse at the time the neighborhood associations were established. Over the course of the 1980s, that changed in Center Square as the CSNA's success began to make that neighborhood a desirable
520:
on Delaware Square where Delaware Avenue and Lark merge at Madison. However, many of the houses in the district have large backyards. Vacant lots, not all of which have been converted into parking lots, also provide breaks in development. Many streets have been lined with mature trees to further
1333:
Trinity United Methodist Church, Lark and Lancaster streets. A 1932 fire destroyed the church that replaced one on this site after a 1901 fire. The church responded later that year by building one of the largest religious building complexes in the city. Philadelphia architects Sunndt and Wenner
1345:
Welcome Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 124 Chestnut Street. This site has been used for religious purposes by both black and white congregations since at least 1876, when an atlas indicated there was a "colored Baptist church" there. A white congregation, the Second Congregational Christian
1358:
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 260 State Street. Built in 1862 as the State Street Presbyterian Church, this is one of the district's most significant buildings. It was designed either by William Hodgins or Nichols and Brown. It was one of the first building projects for mason Eaton, later
1310:
Fort Federick Apartments, 248 State Street. This eight-story brick structure with stone-faced bay windows on either side was originally located at the corner of Washington Avenue and South Swan in 1915. Nine years later, the Smith Building was due to be built on the site. A Pittsburgh-based
1239:
Brides' Row, 144–170 Chestnut Street. These 12 yellow brick houses, one of the longest rows in the Center Square portion of the district, were built in 1899. Originally called Myers' Row or even Poverty Row, they soon got the name that persists from the newlywed couples they were sold to.
537:. Development accelerated after Ruttenkill Creek ravine was filled in 1845. By the end of the century the area was one of the city's most prestigious addresses, but change began slowly in the early 20th century, with more non-residential use creeping in. Later in the century, the 1359:
supervising architect of the new state capitol and a major developer of today's district. In 1919 the church was renamed following a merger with the Second Street Presbyterian Church. Nine years later, in 1928, a fire started accidentally during roof repairs ravaged the interior.
978:
to use Lark Street as a location. The story takes place in Albany during the Depression, which did not need to be recreated as many buildings from that era still stood. "The trolley came back to Lark Street in Albany," recalled Kennedy, "on a block where it had never run."
1175:
317 State Street: Morris Ryder, a major developer of the district, built this home in 1898 and lived in it the rest of his life. Its ornamentation is meant to recall the Dutch Colonial past, the remnants of which had been mostly eliminated by that time, to residents'
3118: 1002:
that has worked to develop an arts community centered on Lark Street. It hosts several annual festivals, including Art on Lark, Winter WonderLark, its Champagne on the Park annual fundraiser and LarkFEST, said to be the largest single-day open-air street festival in
1362:
Wilborn Temple, South Swan and Lancaster streets. When built in 1885, this stone Richardsonian Romanesque house of worship was Temple Beth Emeth, the home of two Jewish congregations that had been bitter enemies over doctrinal issues when founded. State architect
729:
was gradually acquired and developed. The streets around it became the city's newest desirable addresses, with their wealthy residents building newer, larger houses. The spillover effect on property values on the streets to the east was enhanced when the new
2896: 2891: 2979: 2974: 3044: 1073:
182–216 Elm Street: These 18 brick Italianate houses are the longest row in the district. Developer George Martin built them in 1871 and sold them to both new residents looking to live in the neighborhood and longtime residents looking for smaller
1753: 670:, often demolishing any earlier structures on the property, changing the character of the district. Their models ranged from simple buildings for working-class families to high-end houses for affluent buyers. Judge William Learned commissioned 374:
south of Madison Avenue) on the west. Dove Street transects the district longitudinally. Center Square, the northern section, is considered to be those six blocks between Lark, State, South Swan and Jay streets. South of that is Hudson–Park.
2836: 1354:
Westminster Church Education Building, 85 Chestnut Street. This three-story brick structure was built in 1928 after the fire that severely damaged the interior of the Westminster Presbyterian Church a block away. It is used as a parish
1319:
here as well. A toy company bought the building and, from 1916 to 1932, showed silent movies in a domed arena where the building's central courtyard is now. In 1984 the long-vacant structure was gutted and converted to its current use.
2984: 2886: 2816: 2611: 2969: 2876: 2796: 2731: 2716: 2621: 504:
character, occurring in the basements and at street level of otherwise residential rowhouses, there are some historic commercial buildings, as well as larger modern, non-contributing development like supermarkets and gas stations.
2821: 2701: 766:
appearing more and more likely, the former Amsdell Brewery at 175 Jay Street was also converted into apartments. The vacant Albany Card and Paper Company plant at 270–76 Hudson Street was converted into a movie theater in 1916.
2861: 2851: 2826: 2811: 2806: 2756: 2696: 2691: 2671: 2656: 2651: 2646: 2641: 2631: 2596: 2505: 1411:
originally described the properties as being in Center Square, only to correct it after a reader told them Madison is considered to be in the southern neighborhood, citing as proof the maps on the websites of the neighborhood
1193:
342–44 State Street: State capitol supervising architect James Eaton built these two when he was living in the area during the construction of that building in the 1870s. They both have granite trim similar to the capitol and
2903: 2846: 2841: 2771: 2761: 2746: 2721: 2681: 2636: 2626: 1134:
293–329 Hudson Avenue: One of the longest rows in the district, these eight two-story two-bay restrained brick Italianate houses were built on speculation by local firm John Kennedy and Son for lawyer Charles Lansing in the
662:
service, was introduced along a route following Hamilton Street to Lark and then south to Madison Avenue in the 1860s. An 1890s-vintage electric pole for the system, one of two left in the city, is in front of 401 Hamilton.
2998: 2871: 2866: 2831: 2786: 2781: 2776: 2766: 2751: 2736: 2726: 2686: 2676: 2616: 2606: 2591: 863:, which followed, had an effect on the district. Since the 1890s the wealthy families that lived there had often merely rented their rowhouses while owning summer residences outside the city, in then-rural communities like 1350:
building. It is unclear whether any aspects of the original building survive in the present one. After that congregation merged with one on Quail Street and moved to its building, the Welcome Chapel purchased this one in
3008: 2936: 2908: 2881: 2856: 2711: 2666: 361:
The district is a roughly rectangular area with a regular boundary on the east and an irregular one on the west, roughly bounded by Spring Street on the north, South Swan Street on the east, Park Avenue on the south and
2661: 2989: 3018: 3013: 3003: 3023: 1138:
298 Hudson Avenue: One of the few gabled frame houses in the district, this features a storefront. It was built in 1848, one of the last built before that year's fire led to a ban on new wooden buildings in the
856:, who had grown rich partly through sales of illegal liquor, was shot dead in his hideout on the upper floor of 67 Dove Street as he slept off a party the night before. The killing officially remains unsolved. 3028: 2931: 836:
brick house for the fire department, ending its 23-year quest for a new central signaling location in a fireproof building at an isolated location to replace the one at headquarters damaged in an 1894 fire.
3133: 3077: 2954: 2926: 2791: 1381: 1746: 698:
by the Emanuel Baptist Church at 275 State seven years later Other socially prominent residents who moved into the area at that time include Anthony Bleecker Banks, who served as state legislator and
2959: 2801: 2498: 754:
In the first decades of the 20th century the neighborhood began to change slightly. Large apartment houses were built, such as the buildings at 352 and 355 State Street. The latter, designed by
1131:
worked into the bay window's stained glass to reflect his descent from the city's early settlers. In the 1920s, the house was home to the Candlelight Tea Room, a popular restaurant of the time.
2964: 2944: 2741: 2601: 1476:, built a few years further south on Delaware. It continued in its original use until the 1960s. In 1976 a modern wing was attached to it to create the Louise Corning Senior Citizens Center. 3087: 2949: 2706: 2491: 1085:
brownstones in the late 1880s. One of his last projects in the neighborhood, the stone used was reportedly that salvaged from the former state capitol building after its 1883 demolition.
633: 168: 484:, high and low. They are often grouped in similar clusters due to simultaneous development, although no one style predominates over a single street or block. There are a few older 418:
on the north side of the street, it follows the lot lines off the street to the middle of the block, turning west to take in all the buildings on the south side of Madison Avenue (
2371: 3052: 1439: 1259:
structure was the Baptists' response to Westminster Presbyterian, across the street. The main church was finished in 1871, with the tower added 12 years later as a memorial to
726: 426: 263: 2557: 2547: 2402: 1723: 1116: 683: 123: 674:
to design homes for his family at 298–300 State Street in 1873, one of only two buildings Sturgis designed in the city. Originally architects and builders worked in the
626: 341:
vernacular interpretations built in groups for lower-income buyers. Later, in the last decades of the 19th century, it became a more desirable neighborhood after the
98: 545:
the area finally gave their name to both neighborhoods,. as well as guiding their development into, once again, an affluent and desirable area of Albany to live in.
3057: 398:, also on the Register. From there the district's eastern boundary runs straight south along South Swan for one-half mile (1 km), past the modern buildings of 714:
that had once been bitter rivals, was completed at the corner of South Swan and Lancaster. The nearby blocks soon attracted the city's wealthiest Jewish families.
460:
The 99 acres (40 ha) of the district are urban and densely developed. The majority of its approximately 1,200 buildings are two-to-four-story attached brick
2203: 779: 1266:, a three-term mayor. It is one of the few surviving works by partners William Woollett and Edward Ogden.It was redecorated and reroofed in 1928. The original 1115:
292–294 State Street: Among the oldest in the entire district, these were built around 1846 for two local plumbers. Both have since been upgraded slightly. A
395: 930:
in the late 1980s that many of them believed had singled out their neighborhood. It also successfully opposed another parking garage proposal at that time.
554: 3097: 2477: 1070:
brick building with a brownstone-trimmed entryway is the largest house on its block. It was built around 1876 for Charles Knowles, a local insurance agent.
1010: 899:(CSNA), Albany's oldest such organization, which ultimately lent its name to their neighborhood. By the late 1960s it had played a key role in the city's 3128: 441:, to Dove Street. It continues along the lot lines to the west side of the Smith Building lot, where it turns to Washington to take in that building. 923:
place for the young professionals of the era to live. By 1990 it had the highest rents in the city. The CSNA helped residents fight the city over a
809:
was erected by members of the Dana Natural History Society, the oldest women's science organization in the country, eight years after his death, in
782:
at 387 feet (118 m) instantly became the district's largest building. As subsequent office buildings in the district were not architecturally
521:
provide shade and calm traffic. Some retain their original cobblestone or brick pavement, and crosswalks have been paved with them in other areas.
297:
Most of its buildings were constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with some dating as far back as the 1830s, in a diverse array of
2542: 734:
was built just to the east. By 1896, two years before the capitol was complete, every street in the district had at least one address on Albany's
61: 813:
where Lark Street and Delaware Avenue merge at Madison Avenue, had this granite memorial erected to recognize the scientific accomplishments of
2304: 1680: 933: 512:
in the district is limited to the small Hudson–Jay Park between those two streets near South Swan and the loop at the aborted stub end of the
759: 496: 318: 2514: 1502: 1096:
and pressed brick was one of Albert Fuller's first projects in Albany. Unlike most of his other work from that time, it makes heavy use of
650:, was built at South Swan and Jefferson streets in the 1860s. In 1867 Lydius Street was renamed Madison Avenue after former U.S. President 291: 52: 950:
on the Lark Street end of the neighborhood, restricts the area's growth by keeping out businesses essential to a desirable urban setting.
1213:, at that time the last remaining large industrial facility in the Center Square area. Across the street, Reynolds' original seven-story 529:
Center Square and Hudson–Park have four distinct historical periods. During the city's colonial period and even after the opening of the
2334: 1962: 1169: 833: 566: 607:
cornices added in the 1850s. Nearby, and with no later additions or changes, is the 1837 house at 321 State Street. In 1842 the Israel
1323: 1249: 699: 608: 2240: 2180: 2072: 1956: 1900: 1435: 1386: 903:
overhaul. In the early 1970s it successfully opposed both a plan to demolish four buildings for a parking garage, and an attempt by
534: 287: 279: 275: 915:
freeway west along Jay Street, spurred the creation of the Hudson/Park Neighborhood Association in the 1970s. It succeeded both in
722:
lines reached them. In 1886 the ravine to the south was filled and Lincoln Park created. Development there remained slow, however.
953: 438: 2394: 994:. They formed the Lark Street Revitalization Committee and were able to secure approximately half a million dollars in grants to 1713: 615:
in the city, bought land at its present site at 381 Hamilton Street. It built a church there which burned down two years later.
488:
houses, mainly in the south end on Myrtle and Park avenues. Many properties have detached garages in the rear, either converted
407: 852:
was heralded by one of the most notorious events in the district's history. In the early hours of December 12, 1931, gangster
573:
a decade later, and its aftermath, had limited the city's growth. The land where the district would later stand was known as
1230: 599:
Several houses were built on State and Lydius (today's Madison Avenue) streets during the 1830s. These were generally small
1278: 1195: 1180: 999: 481: 1603: 1218: 452: 1164:
shortly after it was built. It was later owned by several other local businessmen, eventually becoming the property of
2361: 1581: 1281:
rebuilt the exterior. It has been closed since 1986; the roof partially collapsed in 2011 from heavy rains brought by
900: 719: 659: 2207: 2117: 1186:
341 State Street: In 1896, Fuller renovated this two-story yellow brick house into contemporary styles, keeping the
2439: 1498:"National Register Information System – Center Square/Hudson-Park Historic District (#80002578)" 1301: 1187: 1082: 679: 570: 391: 1633: 1273:
Fire Station No. 6, 125 Jefferson Street. Built in 1860, it was home to Americus Engine Co. No. 13, Albany's last
1405:
The exact boundaries between the two are debated. After a 2017 fire destroyed four houses on Madison Avenue, the
1286: 1274: 1157: 647: 434: 419: 326: 317:, giving it a predominantly residential character even today, it also includes churches, two small parks and the 2260: 641:
Just to the west of the city at that time rose sharp bluffs penetrated by the ravines carved by the small local
1128: 1078: 1022:
had been centered on Lark Street. As gay visibility increased in the 1990s, Lark became identified as Albany's
969: 896: 829:
depicted on the water basin, which also served as Albany's last public horse trough, were accurately depicted.
707: 603:
buildings, a few of which remain, mostly small cottages, such as the 1831 houses at 334–336 State Street, with
592:, where the land was level. A few residents ventured to the west. Some of those early houses, such as the 1827 538: 383: 371: 346: 345:
and Washington Park were built. It continues to remain so, although it did not get its current names until two
2095: 725:
Another park helped transform the district into a more upscale enclave. Over the course of the 1870s and 80s,
495:
Scattered around the district are other building types, primarily institutional. They range from the 34-story
907:
to open a restaurant in the neighborhood. The later condemnation of the neighborhoods east of South Swan for
2465: 1975:
By 1990 the highest rents in Albany were in this neighborhood ... this is a relatively affluent neighborhood
1948: 1067: 853: 675: 604: 334: 1293: 710:
Temple Beth Emeth (today known as the Wilborn Temple, and used as a church), formed from the merger of two
17: 3123: 2537: 1577: 1282: 1097: 868: 731: 703: 387: 379: 342: 1042:
While no building in the district is currently listed individually on the National Register, many of its
2552: 2532: 2483: 1992: 1658: 1507: 1473: 1043: 961: 864: 849: 840: 787: 562: 542: 501: 430: 403: 310: 2330: 2308: 2366: 995: 895:
In 1958 residents of the six blocks between State, South Swan, Jay and Lark formed the Center Square
1057: 422:) to just opposite the intersection with Willet Street, at the southeast corner of Washington Park. 2453: 2064: 1687: 1241: 1160:
house was originally home to another member of the Ten Eyck family, a lawyer who lived here during
912: 689: 513: 473: 330: 298: 3093: 1127:
renovated 294 extensively for a college classmate. The owner, Gerrit Lansing, had the seal of the
2013: 1718: 1407: 1347: 1165: 1124: 1054:
These were all built as single-family residences, although their use may changed over the years.
908: 872: 755: 469: 399: 302: 259: 83: 1574:"National Register of Historic Places Registration: Center Square/Hudson-Park Historic District" 584:
Even when the city began to grow again significantly after becoming the eastern terminus of the
2168:
Explorer's Guide Hudson Valley & Catskill Mountains: Includes Saratoga Springs & Albany
2007: 1747:"National Register of Historic Places nomination, Washington Avenue Corridor Historic District" 746: 2236: 2230: 2176: 2068: 2058: 1952: 1896: 1890: 1077:
204–220 Lancaster Street: James Eaton, supervising architect of the state capitol, built this
876: 814: 806: 654:, a move that was attacked as an effort to further cleanse Albany of its Dutch colonial past. 1988: 1938: 1244:, mayor of Albany for a 40-year period in the 20th century, was born at 156 Chestnut in 1909. 1201:
343–351 State Street: These four 1890s rowhouses, featuring extensive experimentation in the
2518: 2172: 1368: 1221:
building, a popular place for many of the neighborhood's elderly to spend their later years.
1179:
319 State Street: The unrestrained Dutch touches of Ryder's house are balanced by this 1904
1109: 1031: 1004: 974: 860: 578: 509: 267: 156: 152: 817:, who had died eight years prior. The society raised the money itself and ensured that the 1143: 965: 880: 671: 593: 306: 2035: 1456: 1150: 1019: 927: 916: 600: 489: 485: 1497: 449:
occurs, for the same reason, in the district's southeast corner next to Lincoln Park.
238: 3112: 1431: 1367:
collaborated with a congregant, Adolph Fleischmann, on a design that echoed Albany's
1312: 1267: 1209:
called Capital Hill Apartments, 352 is a six-story structure on the site of a former
943: 904: 801:
Elsewhere in the district during the first three decades of the new century, in 1903
771: 651: 477: 367: 350: 2282: 848:
As Prohibition had been anticipated by the conversion of a brewery into apartments,
1944: 1327: 1030:
Center of the Capital Region has its office on Hudson near Lark. The city's annual
924: 884: 612: 589: 445: 322: 3119:
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
783: 2166: 1364: 1342:, the latter incorporating parts of a 1926 building that survived the 1932 fire. 1339: 1161: 1147: 1023: 987: 983: 947: 763: 363: 283: 793: 1335: 1120: 1093: 826: 818: 585: 530: 271: 1607: 227:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
183: 170: 1460: 1452: 1263: 1256: 1210: 1202: 1027: 991: 832:
Nearby, at 25 Delaware Avenue 14 years later, in 1917, Morris Ryder built a
810: 802: 711: 642: 517: 465: 79: 2574: 1573: 1205:
patterns on the facade, typical of the era, are attributed to Fuller. They
986:
Merchants Association began working together in response to early signs of
774:
culminated with the completion of the Smith Building in 1928. The 34-story
74: 2121: 762:. Existing houses were subdivided into apartments as well. In 1913, with 1101: 786:
with the rowhouses around them, it is considered the district's youngest
775: 667: 655: 574: 558: 461: 415: 314: 2448: 1629: 1214: 1105: 822: 561:
to its present downtown. It had come down after British victory in the
382:) and South Swan Street. On the intersection's southwest corner is the 309:, have extant work in the district. Only 22 buildings are more modern, 1606:. Center Square Neighborhood Association. May 18, 2012. Archived from 2256: 1940:
Community Builders: A Tale of Neighborhood Mobilization in Two Cities
1260: 472:
wide, built in the late 19th or early 20th centuries, in a range of
2091: 1034:
has followed a route that includes Lark between State and Madison.
706:, who developed many of the homes in the area as well. In 1889 the 130: 105: 1300: 1292: 1229: 1056: 1009: 952: 932: 839: 792: 745: 688: 451: 2427: 1382:
National Register of Historic Places listings in Albany, New York
1338:
and Art Deco aspects. Elsewhere on the property is a chapel and
2487: 2086: 2084: 588:
in 1825, its expansion was primarily north and south along the
414:
blocks, turning west again at Dana Avenue. After taking in two
378:
The boundary begins at the intersection of Washington Avenue (
2432: 2143: 2338: 678:
style, but later projects used contemporary styles like the
666:
Builders almost exclusively put up groups of attached brick
333:, was born in a house on Chestnut Street; another, gangster 151:
Roughly bounded by Park Ave., State, Lark and S. Swan Sts.,
2206:. Lark Street Business Improvement District. Archived from 2120:. Lark Street Business Improvement District. Archived from 444:
Topographically the district reflects the proximity of the
2307:. Pride Center of the Capital Region. 2012. Archived from 1255:
Emanuel Baptist Church, 275 State Street. This rusticated
577:
Hill, since the annual spring festival held by the area's
1217:-style building was scaled down to this four-story brick 3134:
National Register of Historic Places in Albany, New York
1714:"After blaze: So was that Center Square or Hudson/Park?" 1884: 1882: 1880: 1878: 1876: 1874: 1872: 1870: 1868: 1866: 1864: 1862: 1860: 1858: 1856: 1854: 1852: 1850: 1848: 1846: 1844: 1842: 1840: 1838: 1836: 1834: 1832: 1830: 1828: 1826: 1824: 1822: 1820: 1818: 1816: 1814: 1812: 1810: 1808: 1806: 1804: 1802: 1800: 1798: 1796: 1794: 1932: 1792: 1790: 1788: 1786: 1784: 1782: 1780: 1778: 1776: 1774: 1686:. Hudson/Park Neighborhood Association. Archived from 301:
from those eras. Many prominent architects, including
2437: 1930: 1928: 1926: 1924: 1922: 1920: 1918: 1916: 1914: 1912: 1156:
315 State Street: Built in 1914, this dark red brick
883:
of the Albany area, a process that accelerated after
1092:
281 State Street: When built in 1881, this house of
596:
House at 353 Madison Avenue, the district's oldest.
329:. One of Albany's legendary figures, longtime mayor 3037: 2917: 2582: 2548:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
2525: 1889:Gilder, Cornelia Brooke (1993). Diana Waite (ed.). 244: 231: 223: 215: 207: 199: 162: 147: 646:Station No. 6, home to the city's last company of 581:, both slave and free, was held there until 1822. 998:and redevelop the area. Eventually they formed a 557:, Albany had been confined by a defensive wooden 313:. While 80 percent of its buildings are attached 27:Residential neighborhood in Albany, New York, USA 1442:and west. That service was discontinued in 1946. 702:, and James Eaton, supervising architect of the 2360:Carleo-Evangelist, Jordan (September 8, 2011). 770:This trend toward larger buildings and greater 274:, 99-acre (40 ha) area taking in both the 2395:"New owner, new vision for troubled firehouse" 2393:Carleo-Evangelist, Jordan (October 25, 2011). 2038:. Center Square Neighborhood Association. 2021 1653: 1651: 1632:. Hudson/Park Neighborhood Association. 2012. 2499: 1659:"Center Square/Hudson–Park Historic District" 1572:T. Robins Brown and E. Spencer-Ralph (1976). 1567: 1565: 1563: 1561: 1559: 1557: 1555: 1553: 1551: 1549: 1547: 1545: 1289:. There are plans to repair and redevelop it. 1198:columns similar to those on 298 State Street. 1183:facade designed by Reynolds for a renovation. 8: 2259:. Pride Center of the Capital Region. 2012. 1543: 1541: 1539: 1537: 1535: 1533: 1531: 1529: 1527: 1525: 1334:designed this large limestone building with 1311:engineering firm put the entire building on 439:Washington Avenue Corridor Historic District 286:on the west. In 1980 it was recognized as a 3098:National Register of Historic Places Portal 256:Center Square/Hudson–Park Historic District 18:Center Square/Hudson-Park Historic District 3083: 2506: 2492: 2484: 2283:"Capital Pride Parade & Festival 2019" 2060:Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson 1014:Gay pride decorations on Lark Street, 2006 964:of the neighborhoods led the producers of 937:Center Square seen from the Smith Building 73: 2515:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 919:, and giving a name to its neighborhood. 492:or built as garages in the 20th century. 53:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 1892:Albany Architecture: A Guide to the City 1123:was added to 292 in the 1880s. In 1899, 425:The buildings on Willet are part of the 2444: 1489: 1421:Its third story was added in the 1920s. 1398: 1153:home for Judge William Learned in 1873. 891:1958–present: Neighborhood associations 658:service, later replaced by electrified 325:and the firehouse that housed its last 2362:"Ex-firehouse likely damaged by rains" 2232:Looking Back on Tomorrow: A Life Story 1965:from the original on February 15, 2017 1745:Brazee, Christopher (September 2018). 1681:"Hudson/Park Neighborhood Association" 1451:He is believed to have been the first 1326:, 381 Hamilton Street. Albany's first 406:, to Park Avenue at the north edge of 337:, was murdered in one on Dove Street. 270:, New York, United States. It is a 27- 34: 2405:from the original on November 3, 2012 1759:from the original on January 12, 2021 760:Alfred E. Smith State Office Building 533:, it was little-used and remote from 319:Alfred E. Smith State Office Building 7: 2478:National Register of Historic Places 2433:Hudson/Park Neighborhood Association 2374:from the original on August 31, 2021 2098:from the original on August 21, 2016 1584:from the original on January 8, 2021 1503:National Register of Historic Places 1066:148 Lancaster Street: This five-bay 1018:Since at least the 1970s the city's 321:. Among those are the city's oldest 292:National Register of Historic Places 2335:New York State Republican Committee 1726:from the original on April 25, 2021 1170:New York State Republican Committee 1046:are noteworthy within its context. 1038:Significant contributing properties 569:, but the tensions that led to the 396:State Education Department Building 386:, the district's largest, near the 2263:from the original on July 22, 2012 1987:Munsell, Joel (October 14, 2013). 1636:from the original on March 8, 2012 1324:African Methodist Episcopal Church 1250:Church of God and Saints of Christ 811:the small park now named after him 609:African Methodist Episcopal Church 25: 3129:Neighborhoods in Albany, New York 2165:Michaels, Joanne (June 3, 2013). 1387:Neighborhoods of Albany, New York 1050:Properties known by their address 780:second tallest building in Albany 619:1845–1899: Growth and development 427:Washington Park Historic District 3092: 3082: 3073: 3072: 2573: 2566: 2471: 2459: 2447: 2235:. AuthorHouse. pp. 166–67. 1190:features from the earlier house. 625: 129: 122: 104: 97: 1895:. Albany, NY: Mount Ida Press. 1712:Seiler, Casey (July 19, 2017). 1305:Westminster Presbyterian Church 1172:, and it remains their offices. 1752:. Historic Albany. p. 6. 982:In the 1990s the CSNA and the 957:Restored houses on Lark Street 911:, and the plans to extend the 233: 1: 1279:Works Progress Administration 1000:business improvement district 138:Show map of the United States 3049:National Historic Landmarks 2118:"Arts & Culture on Lark" 2057:McGilligan, Patrick (1995). 1989:"The City's Ancient Ravines" 1937:Rabrenovic, Gordana (1996). 1434:for the line that went from 1100:detailing, such as scrolled 917:stopping the highway project 750:The Alfred E. Smith Building 32:United States historic place 803:a granite memorial fountain 311:non-contributing properties 3150: 2229:Casidy, Edward F. (2011). 1472:Its stepped gable recalls 1346:Church, built the current 1270:was replaced in the 1960s. 1146:designed this large brick 946:near residences, and some 549:1664–1845: Pre-development 392:National Historic Landmark 3068: 2564: 2428:Center Square Association 2094:. Lark Street BID. 2016. 1459:in proposing a theory of 1297:Fort Frederick Apartments 1275:volunteer fire department 990:brought on by that era's 539:neighborhood associations 435:Harmanus Bleecker Library 347:neighborhood associations 327:volunteer fire department 232:NRHP reference  91: 72: 68: 59: 50: 43:Center Square/Hudson–Park 41: 37: 2802:Richmond (Staten Island) 1226:Properties known by name 1129:Dutch East India Company 1079:Richardsonian Romanesque 897:Neighborhood Association 742:1900–1957: Consolidation 708:Richardsonian Romanesque 384:Alfred E. Smith Building 372:New York State Route 443 224:Architectural style 82:on Hamilton Street with 2305:"Parade & Festival" 2036:"About the Association" 1949:Temple University Press 1168:. He donated it to the 1061:Rowhouses on Elm Street 1044:contributing properties 693:Hinckel Brewery complex 353:in the 1960s and '70s. 2538:Keeper of the Register 2006:Munsell, Joel (1849). 1578:U.S. National Archives 1306: 1298: 1235: 1142:298–300 State Street: 1062: 1015: 958: 938: 845: 834:Dutch Colonial Revival 798: 797:Dana Memorial Fountain 751: 694: 565:ended any threat from 464:, or similar detached 457: 388:New York State Capitol 380:New York State Route 5 349:were formed to resist 62:U.S. Historic district 3058:Outside New York City 2553:National Park Service 2533:Contributing property 1993:New York State Museum 1508:National Park Service 1474:Hook and Ladder No. 4 1304: 1296: 1233: 1060: 1013: 962:Historic preservation 956: 936: 843: 796: 788:contributing property 749: 692: 563:French and Indian War 516:, and the very small 455: 431:Walter Merchant House 404:New York State Museum 366:and Delaware Avenue ( 343:current state capitol 203:99 acres (40 ha) 184:42.65222°N 73.76528°W 2742:New York (Manhattan) 2210:on November 29, 2021 2124:on November 29, 2021 2065:W.W. Norton & Co 2009:The Annals of Albany 474:architectural styles 299:architectural styles 113:Show map of New York 3045:Bridges and tunnels 2146:. Art on Lark. 2021 1242:Erastus Corning 2nd 1196:Egyptian-influenced 966:the film adaptation 913:South Mall Arterial 514:South Mall Arterial 456:Map of the district 331:Erastus Corning 2nd 282:neighborhoods, and 258:is located between 189:42.65222; -73.76528 180: /  86:in background, 2009 2311:on August 26, 2012 2285:. Albany.com. 2021 2014:Harvard University 1719:Albany Times-Union 1408:Albany Times-Union 1348:Romanesque Revival 1307: 1299: 1287:Tropical Storm Lee 1236: 1166:Nelson Rockefeller 1125:Marcus T. Reynolds 1063: 1016: 959: 939: 909:Empire State Plaza 846: 799: 756:Marcus T. Reynolds 752: 695: 636:Trolley-wire tower 458: 400:Empire State Plaza 303:Marcus T. Reynolds 290:and listed on the 260:Empire State Plaza 84:Empire State Plaza 3106: 3105: 2543:Historic district 2016:. pp. 174–76 1610:on August 1, 2012 1430:It supported the 815:James Dwight Dana 807:James Dwight Dana 704:new state capitol 579:African Americans 571:Revolutionary War 288:historic district 252: 251: 45:Historic District 16:(Redirected from 3141: 3096: 3086: 3085: 3076: 3075: 2707:Kings (Brooklyn) 2577: 2570: 2569: 2508: 2501: 2494: 2485: 2476: 2475: 2474: 2466:New York (state) 2464: 2463: 2462: 2452: 2451: 2443: 2415: 2414: 2412: 2410: 2390: 2384: 2383: 2381: 2379: 2357: 2351: 2350: 2348: 2346: 2337:. Archived from 2327: 2321: 2320: 2318: 2316: 2301: 2295: 2294: 2292: 2290: 2279: 2273: 2272: 2270: 2268: 2253: 2247: 2246: 2226: 2220: 2219: 2217: 2215: 2200: 2194: 2193: 2191: 2189: 2173:Countryman Press 2171:(8th ed.). 2162: 2156: 2155: 2153: 2151: 2140: 2134: 2133: 2131: 2129: 2114: 2108: 2107: 2105: 2103: 2088: 2079: 2078: 2054: 2048: 2047: 2045: 2043: 2032: 2026: 2025: 2023: 2021: 2003: 2001: 1999: 1984: 1978: 1977: 1972: 1970: 1934: 1907: 1906: 1886: 1769: 1768: 1766: 1764: 1758: 1751: 1742: 1736: 1735: 1733: 1731: 1709: 1703: 1702: 1700: 1698: 1693:on April 1, 2016 1692: 1685: 1677: 1671: 1670: 1668: 1666: 1661:. City of Albany 1655: 1646: 1645: 1643: 1641: 1626: 1620: 1619: 1617: 1615: 1600: 1594: 1593: 1591: 1589: 1569: 1520: 1519: 1517: 1515: 1510:. March 13, 2009 1494: 1477: 1470: 1464: 1449: 1443: 1428: 1422: 1419: 1413: 1403: 1181:Colonial Revival 1117:Queen Anne Style 1032:gay pride parade 1005:upstate New York 861:Great Depression 778:skyscraper, the 629: 555:the colonial era 482:Colonial Revival 468:, usually three 235: 195: 194: 192: 191: 190: 185: 181: 178: 177: 176: 173: 139: 133: 132: 126: 114: 108: 107: 101: 77: 35: 21: 3149: 3148: 3144: 3143: 3142: 3140: 3139: 3138: 3109: 3108: 3107: 3102: 3064: 3033: 2985:Above 110th St. 2919: 2913: 2584: 2578: 2572: 2571: 2567: 2562: 2521: 2512: 2482: 2472: 2470: 2460: 2458: 2446: 2438: 2424: 2419: 2418: 2408: 2406: 2392: 2391: 2387: 2377: 2375: 2359: 2358: 2354: 2344: 2342: 2341:on May 14, 2010 2329: 2328: 2324: 2314: 2312: 2303: 2302: 2298: 2288: 2286: 2281: 2280: 2276: 2266: 2264: 2255: 2254: 2250: 2243: 2228: 2227: 2223: 2213: 2211: 2202: 2201: 2197: 2187: 2185: 2183: 2175:. p. 279. 2164: 2163: 2159: 2149: 2147: 2142: 2141: 2137: 2127: 2125: 2116: 2115: 2111: 2101: 2099: 2090: 2089: 2082: 2075: 2067:. p. 356. 2056: 2055: 2051: 2041: 2039: 2034: 2033: 2029: 2019: 2017: 2012:. Vol. 8. 2005: 1997: 1995: 1986: 1985: 1981: 1968: 1966: 1959: 1936: 1935: 1910: 1903: 1888: 1887: 1772: 1762: 1760: 1756: 1749: 1744: 1743: 1739: 1729: 1727: 1711: 1710: 1706: 1696: 1694: 1690: 1683: 1679: 1678: 1674: 1664: 1662: 1657: 1656: 1649: 1639: 1637: 1628: 1627: 1623: 1613: 1611: 1602: 1601: 1597: 1587: 1585: 1571: 1570: 1523: 1513: 1511: 1496: 1495: 1491: 1486: 1481: 1480: 1471: 1467: 1450: 1446: 1440:Washington Park 1429: 1425: 1420: 1416: 1404: 1400: 1395: 1378: 1283:Hurricane Irene 1228: 1219:Baroque Revival 1144:Russell Sturgis 1052: 1040: 970:William Kennedy 893: 881:suburbanization 744: 727:Washington Park 672:Russell Sturgis 639: 638: 637: 635: 630: 621: 594:Alfred Conkling 551: 527: 490:carriage houses 359: 307:Russell Sturgis 264:Washington Park 188: 186: 182: 179: 174: 171: 169: 167: 166: 143: 142: 141: 140: 137: 136: 135: 134: 117: 116: 115: 112: 111: 110: 109: 87: 64: 55: 46: 44: 33: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3147: 3145: 3137: 3136: 3131: 3126: 3121: 3111: 3110: 3104: 3103: 3101: 3100: 3090: 3080: 3069: 3066: 3065: 3063: 3062: 3061: 3060: 3055: 3047: 3041: 3039: 3035: 3034: 3032: 3031: 3026: 3021: 3016: 3011: 3006: 3001: 2996: 2995: 2994: 2993: 2992: 2987: 2982: 2980:59th–110th St. 2977: 2972: 2970:Below 14th St. 2962: 2957: 2952: 2947: 2941:New York City 2939: 2934: 2929: 2923: 2921: 2915: 2914: 2912: 2911: 2906: 2901: 2900: 2899: 2894: 2884: 2879: 2874: 2869: 2864: 2859: 2854: 2849: 2844: 2839: 2834: 2829: 2824: 2819: 2814: 2809: 2804: 2799: 2794: 2789: 2784: 2779: 2774: 2769: 2764: 2759: 2754: 2749: 2744: 2739: 2734: 2729: 2724: 2719: 2714: 2709: 2704: 2699: 2694: 2689: 2684: 2679: 2674: 2669: 2664: 2659: 2654: 2649: 2644: 2639: 2634: 2629: 2624: 2619: 2614: 2609: 2604: 2599: 2594: 2588: 2586: 2580: 2579: 2565: 2563: 2561: 2560: 2558:Property types 2555: 2550: 2545: 2540: 2535: 2529: 2527: 2523: 2522: 2513: 2511: 2510: 2503: 2496: 2488: 2481: 2480: 2468: 2456: 2436: 2435: 2430: 2423: 2422:External links 2420: 2417: 2416: 2385: 2352: 2322: 2296: 2274: 2248: 2241: 2221: 2195: 2181: 2157: 2135: 2109: 2080: 2073: 2049: 2027: 1979: 1957: 1908: 1901: 1770: 1737: 1704: 1672: 1647: 1621: 1595: 1521: 1488: 1487: 1485: 1482: 1479: 1478: 1465: 1457:Charles Darwin 1444: 1423: 1414: 1397: 1396: 1394: 1391: 1390: 1389: 1384: 1377: 1374: 1373: 1372: 1360: 1356: 1352: 1343: 1331: 1320: 1316: 1291: 1290: 1277:. In 1938 the 1271: 1253: 1245: 1227: 1224: 1223: 1222: 1206: 1199: 1191: 1184: 1177: 1173: 1154: 1140: 1136: 1132: 1113: 1090: 1086: 1075: 1071: 1051: 1048: 1039: 1036: 944:sidewalk cafes 892: 889: 844:67 Dove Street 743: 740: 718:there, and no 632: 631: 624: 623: 622: 620: 617: 550: 547: 526: 523: 497:Smith Building 437:, part of the 358: 355: 250: 249: 248:March 18, 1980 246: 242: 241: 236: 229: 228: 225: 221: 220: 217: 213: 212: 209: 205: 204: 201: 197: 196: 164: 160: 159: 149: 145: 144: 128: 127: 121: 120: 119: 118: 103: 102: 96: 95: 94: 93: 92: 89: 88: 78: 70: 69: 66: 65: 60: 57: 56: 51: 48: 47: 42: 39: 38: 31: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3146: 3135: 3132: 3130: 3127: 3125: 3124:U.S. Route 20 3122: 3120: 3117: 3116: 3114: 3099: 3095: 3091: 3089: 3081: 3079: 3071: 3070: 3067: 3059: 3056: 3054: 3053:New York City 3051: 3050: 3048: 3046: 3043: 3042: 3040: 3036: 3030: 3027: 3025: 3022: 3020: 3017: 3015: 3012: 3010: 3007: 3005: 3002: 3000: 2999:Niagara Falls 2997: 2991: 2990:Minor islands 2988: 2986: 2983: 2981: 2978: 2976: 2975:14th–59th St. 2973: 2971: 2968: 2967: 2966: 2963: 2961: 2960:Staten Island 2958: 2956: 2953: 2951: 2948: 2946: 2943: 2942: 2940: 2938: 2935: 2933: 2930: 2928: 2925: 2924: 2922: 2916: 2910: 2907: 2905: 2902: 2898: 2895: 2893: 2890: 2889: 2888: 2885: 2883: 2880: 2878: 2875: 2873: 2870: 2868: 2865: 2863: 2860: 2858: 2855: 2853: 2850: 2848: 2845: 2843: 2840: 2838: 2835: 2833: 2830: 2828: 2825: 2823: 2820: 2818: 2815: 2813: 2810: 2808: 2805: 2803: 2800: 2798: 2795: 2793: 2790: 2788: 2785: 2783: 2780: 2778: 2775: 2773: 2770: 2768: 2765: 2763: 2760: 2758: 2755: 2753: 2750: 2748: 2745: 2743: 2740: 2738: 2735: 2733: 2730: 2728: 2725: 2723: 2720: 2718: 2715: 2713: 2710: 2708: 2705: 2703: 2700: 2698: 2695: 2693: 2690: 2688: 2685: 2683: 2680: 2678: 2675: 2673: 2670: 2668: 2665: 2663: 2660: 2658: 2655: 2653: 2650: 2648: 2645: 2643: 2640: 2638: 2635: 2633: 2630: 2628: 2625: 2623: 2620: 2618: 2615: 2613: 2610: 2608: 2605: 2603: 2600: 2598: 2595: 2593: 2590: 2589: 2587: 2581: 2576: 2559: 2556: 2554: 2551: 2549: 2546: 2544: 2541: 2539: 2536: 2534: 2531: 2530: 2528: 2524: 2520: 2516: 2509: 2504: 2502: 2497: 2495: 2490: 2489: 2486: 2479: 2469: 2467: 2457: 2455: 2450: 2445: 2441: 2434: 2431: 2429: 2426: 2425: 2421: 2404: 2400: 2396: 2389: 2386: 2373: 2369: 2368: 2363: 2356: 2353: 2340: 2336: 2332: 2326: 2323: 2310: 2306: 2300: 2297: 2284: 2278: 2275: 2262: 2258: 2257:"Our Mission" 2252: 2249: 2244: 2242:9781467054454 2238: 2234: 2233: 2225: 2222: 2209: 2205: 2199: 2196: 2184: 2182:9781581577211 2178: 2174: 2170: 2169: 2161: 2158: 2145: 2144:"Art on Lark" 2139: 2136: 2123: 2119: 2113: 2110: 2097: 2093: 2087: 2085: 2081: 2076: 2074:9780393313789 2070: 2066: 2062: 2061: 2053: 2050: 2037: 2031: 2028: 2015: 2011: 2010: 2004:Adapted from 1994: 1990: 1983: 1980: 1976: 1964: 1960: 1958:9781566394109 1954: 1950: 1946: 1942: 1941: 1933: 1931: 1929: 1927: 1925: 1923: 1921: 1919: 1917: 1915: 1913: 1909: 1904: 1902:9780962536816 1898: 1894: 1893: 1885: 1883: 1881: 1879: 1877: 1875: 1873: 1871: 1869: 1867: 1865: 1863: 1861: 1859: 1857: 1855: 1853: 1851: 1849: 1847: 1845: 1843: 1841: 1839: 1837: 1835: 1833: 1831: 1829: 1827: 1825: 1823: 1821: 1819: 1817: 1815: 1813: 1811: 1809: 1807: 1805: 1803: 1801: 1799: 1797: 1795: 1793: 1791: 1789: 1787: 1785: 1783: 1781: 1779: 1777: 1775: 1771: 1755: 1748: 1741: 1738: 1725: 1721: 1720: 1715: 1708: 1705: 1689: 1682: 1676: 1673: 1660: 1654: 1652: 1648: 1635: 1631: 1625: 1622: 1609: 1605: 1599: 1596: 1583: 1579: 1575: 1568: 1566: 1564: 1562: 1560: 1558: 1556: 1554: 1552: 1550: 1548: 1546: 1544: 1542: 1540: 1538: 1536: 1534: 1532: 1530: 1528: 1526: 1522: 1509: 1505: 1504: 1499: 1493: 1490: 1483: 1475: 1469: 1466: 1462: 1458: 1455:and preceded 1454: 1448: 1445: 1441: 1437: 1433: 1432:overhead wire 1427: 1424: 1418: 1415: 1412:associations. 1410: 1409: 1402: 1399: 1392: 1388: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1379: 1375: 1370: 1366: 1361: 1357: 1353: 1349: 1344: 1341: 1337: 1332: 1329: 1325: 1321: 1317: 1314: 1309: 1308: 1303: 1295: 1288: 1284: 1280: 1276: 1272: 1269: 1268:stained glass 1265: 1262: 1258: 1254: 1251: 1246: 1243: 1238: 1237: 1232: 1225: 1220: 1216: 1212: 1207: 1204: 1200: 1197: 1192: 1189: 1188:Greek Revival 1185: 1182: 1178: 1174: 1171: 1167: 1163: 1159: 1155: 1152: 1149: 1145: 1141: 1137: 1133: 1130: 1126: 1122: 1118: 1114: 1111: 1107: 1103: 1099: 1095: 1091: 1087: 1084: 1080: 1076: 1072: 1069: 1065: 1064: 1059: 1055: 1049: 1047: 1045: 1037: 1035: 1033: 1029: 1025: 1021: 1020:gay community 1012: 1008: 1006: 1001: 997: 993: 989: 985: 980: 977: 976: 971: 967: 963: 955: 951: 949: 948:art galleries 945: 935: 931: 929: 926: 920: 918: 914: 910: 906: 902: 898: 890: 888: 886: 882: 878: 874: 870: 866: 862: 857: 855: 851: 842: 838: 835: 830: 828: 824: 820: 816: 812: 808: 805:to geologist 804: 795: 791: 789: 785: 781: 777: 773: 768: 765: 761: 757: 748: 741: 739: 737: 733: 732:state capitol 728: 723: 721: 715: 713: 709: 705: 701: 691: 687: 685: 681: 680:Second Empire 677: 673: 669: 664: 661: 657: 653: 652:James Madison 649: 644: 634: 628: 618: 616: 614: 611:, the oldest 610: 606: 602: 597: 595: 591: 587: 582: 580: 576: 572: 568: 564: 560: 556: 548: 546: 544: 540: 536: 532: 524: 522: 519: 515: 511: 506: 503: 498: 493: 491: 487: 483: 479: 475: 471: 467: 463: 454: 450: 447: 442: 440: 436: 432: 428: 423: 421: 420:U.S. Route 20 417: 411: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 376: 373: 369: 368:U.S. Route 9W 365: 356: 354: 352: 351:urban renewal 348: 344: 338: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 295: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 276:Center Square 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 247: 245:Added to NRHP 243: 240: 237: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 193: 165: 161: 158: 154: 150: 146: 125: 100: 90: 85: 81: 76: 71: 67: 63: 58: 54: 49: 40: 36: 30: 19: 3009:Poughkeepsie 2937:New Rochelle 2837:St. Lawrence 2454:Architecture 2407:. Retrieved 2398: 2388: 2376:. Retrieved 2365: 2355: 2343:. Retrieved 2339:the original 2325: 2313:. Retrieved 2309:the original 2299: 2289:November 30, 2287:. Retrieved 2277: 2265:. Retrieved 2251: 2231: 2224: 2214:November 29, 2212:. Retrieved 2208:the original 2198: 2188:November 29, 2186:. Retrieved 2167: 2160: 2150:November 29, 2148:. Retrieved 2138: 2128:November 29, 2126:. Retrieved 2122:the original 2112: 2100:. Retrieved 2059: 2052: 2042:November 30, 2040:. Retrieved 2030: 2020:November 29, 2018:. Retrieved 2008: 1998:November 30, 1996:. Retrieved 1982: 1974: 1967:. Retrieved 1945:Philadelphia 1939: 1891: 1761:. Retrieved 1740: 1728:. Retrieved 1717: 1707: 1695:. Retrieved 1688:the original 1675: 1665:November 29, 1663:. Retrieved 1638:. Retrieved 1624: 1612:. Retrieved 1608:the original 1598: 1586:. Retrieved 1514:November 29, 1512:. Retrieved 1501: 1492: 1468: 1447: 1426: 1417: 1406: 1401: 1340:parish house 1328:black church 1158:Neoclassical 1053: 1041: 1017: 981: 973: 960: 940: 928:reassessment 925:property tax 921: 894: 885:World War II 869:Slingerlands 858: 854:Legs Diamond 847: 831: 800: 769: 753: 735: 724: 716: 696: 665: 640: 613:black church 601:timber frame 598: 590:Hudson River 583: 553:For most of 552: 528: 507: 494: 486:timber frame 459: 446:Hudson River 443: 424: 412: 408:Lincoln Park 377: 360: 339: 335:Legs Diamond 323:black church 296: 255: 253: 29: 3038:Other lists 2887:Westchester 2817:Schenectady 2612:Cattaraugus 2399:Times Union 2367:Times Union 1365:Isaac Perry 1234:Brides' Row 1162:World War I 1024:gay village 988:urban decay 984:Lark Street 865:Loudonville 827:eurypterids 784:sympathetic 764:Prohibition 736:Social List 643:tributaries 370:, and also 364:Lark Street 284:Lark Street 280:Hudson/Park 187: / 163:Coordinates 3113:Categories 2877:Washington 2797:Rensselaer 2732:Montgomery 2717:Livingston 2622:Chautauqua 2204:"LarkFEST" 1630:"About Us" 1604:"HomePage" 1588:January 5, 1484:References 1336:Neo-Gothic 1121:bay window 1094:brownstone 1083:rusticated 1068:Italianate 905:McDonald's 819:trilobites 712:synagogues 684:Queen Anne 676:Italianate 648:volunteers 605:Italianate 586:Erie Canal 567:the French 541:formed to 531:Erie Canal 510:open space 476:from late 466:townhouses 394:, and the 175:73°45′55″W 80:Row houses 3019:Rochester 3014:Rhinebeck 3004:Peekskill 2965:Manhattan 2822:Schoharie 2702:Jefferson 2585:by county 2409:August 1, 2378:August 1, 2092:"Mission" 1763:April 22, 1730:April 25, 1697:April 26, 1461:evolution 1453:geologist 1369:city hall 1264:Eli Perry 1257:limestone 1211:malthouse 1203:brickwork 1119:shingled 1102:pediments 1098:classical 992:recession 972:'s novel 720:streetcar 668:rowhouses 660:streetcar 518:Dana Park 502:mixed-use 462:rowhouses 357:Geography 315:rowhouses 216:Architect 211:1825–1932 172:42°39′8″N 3078:Category 3024:Syracuse 2950:Brooklyn 2897:Southern 2892:Northern 2862:Tompkins 2852:Sullivan 2827:Schuyler 2812:Saratoga 2807:Rockland 2757:Onondaga 2697:Herkimer 2692:Hamilton 2672:Franklin 2657:Dutchess 2652:Delaware 2647:Cortland 2642:Columbia 2632:Chenango 2597:Allegany 2519:New York 2403:Archived 2372:Archived 2345:July 29, 2315:July 27, 2267:July 27, 2261:Archived 2102:June 20, 2096:Archived 1969:July 23, 1963:Archived 1754:Archived 1724:Archived 1640:July 29, 1634:Archived 1614:July 29, 1582:Archived 1436:downtown 1376:See also 1110:rosettes 1089:century. 975:Ironweed 873:Altamont 823:crinoids 776:Art Deco 686:modes. 656:Horsecar 575:Pinkster 559:stockade 543:preserve 535:downtown 402:and the 239:80002578 219:Multiple 148:Location 3029:Yonkers 2932:Buffalo 2920:by city 2904:Wyoming 2847:Suffolk 2842:Steuben 2772:Orleans 2762:Ontario 2747:Niagara 2722:Madison 2682:Genesee 2637:Clinton 2627:Chemung 2440:Portals 1322:Israel 1215:palazzo 1176:regret. 1081:row of 1074:houses. 996:restore 877:Selkirk 772:density 525:History 508:Formal 478:Federal 2955:Queens 2927:Albany 2872:Warren 2867:Ulster 2832:Seneca 2792:Queens 2787:Putnam 2782:Otsego 2777:Oswego 2767:Orange 2752:Oneida 2737:Nassau 2727:Monroe 2687:Greene 2677:Fulton 2617:Cayuga 2607:Broome 2592:Albany 2526:Topics 2331:"Home" 2239:  2179:  2071:  1955:  1899:  1261:deacon 1151:Gothic 1148:Ruskin 1135:1850s. 1026:. The 901:zoning 850:Repeal 825:, and 268:Albany 153:Albany 2945:Bronx 2918:Lists 2909:Yates 2882:Wayne 2857:Tioga 2712:Lewis 2667:Essex 2602:Bronx 2583:Lists 1757:(PDF) 1750:(PDF) 1691:(PDF) 1684:(PDF) 1393:Notes 1355:hall. 1351:1958. 1313:jacks 1139:city. 1028:Pride 700:mayor 272:block 208:Built 3088:List 2662:Erie 2411:2012 2380:2012 2347:2012 2317:2012 2291:2021 2269:2012 2237:ISBN 2216:2021 2190:2021 2177:ISBN 2152:2021 2130:2021 2104:2016 2069:ISBN 2044:2021 2022:2021 2000:2021 1971:2012 1953:ISBN 1897:ISBN 1765:2021 1732:2021 1699:2021 1667:2021 1642:2012 1616:2012 1590:2021 1516:2021 1285:and 1108:and 1106:swag 1104:, a 859:The 682:and 470:bays 433:and 416:lots 390:, a 305:and 278:and 262:and 254:The 200:Area 2517:in 1438:to 968:of 875:or 480:to 266:in 234:No. 3115:: 2401:. 2397:. 2370:. 2364:. 2333:. 2083:^ 2063:. 1991:. 1973:. 1961:. 1951:. 1947:: 1943:. 1911:^ 1773:^ 1722:. 1716:. 1650:^ 1580:. 1576:. 1524:^ 1506:. 1500:. 1007:. 887:. 871:, 867:, 821:, 790:. 738:. 410:. 294:. 157:NY 155:, 2507:e 2500:t 2493:v 2442:: 2413:. 2382:. 2349:. 2319:. 2293:. 2271:. 2245:. 2218:. 2192:. 2154:. 2132:. 2106:. 2077:. 2046:. 2024:. 2002:. 1905:. 1767:. 1734:. 1701:. 1669:. 1644:. 1618:. 1592:. 1518:. 1463:. 1252:. 1112:. 20:)

Index

Center Square/Hudson-Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
An urban street with cars parked along either side. On the left is a group of ornate three-story brick rowhouses in various colors. In the background is a tall modernist office tower, with smaller versions on its flanks.
Row houses
Empire State Plaza
Center Square/Hudson–Park Historic District is located in New York
Center Square/Hudson–Park Historic District is located in the United States
Albany
NY
42°39′8″N 73°45′55″W / 42.65222°N 73.76528°W / 42.65222; -73.76528
80002578
Empire State Plaza
Washington Park
Albany
block
Center Square
Hudson/Park
Lark Street
historic district
National Register of Historic Places
architectural styles
Marcus T. Reynolds
Russell Sturgis
non-contributing properties
rowhouses
Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
black church
volunteer fire department
Erastus Corning 2nd

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.