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Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and is the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York. It is located on the western edge of that county on the eastern bank of the Hudson River just northeast of the capital city of Albany.
The building was originally known as the Hall Building for attorney and poet Benjamin Homer Hall (November 14, 1830 – April 6,1893) [1] [3] [7] who had it built. Hall was educated at Harvard University and served as City Clerk of Troy. The building may have been an inspiration for New York City's Flatiron Building.
The Central Troy Historic District is an irregularly shaped, 96-acre (39 ha) area of downtown Troy, New York, United States.It has been described as "one of the most perfectly preserved 19th-century downtowns in the [country]" [3] with nearly 700 properties in a variety of architectural styles from the early 19th to mid-20th centuries.
The hall's seating capacity is 1,253, and seating arrangements have never changed. Post designed all of the staircases himself and had them constructed by Architectural Iron Works in New York City. Intricate frescoes, crafted by another New York City firm, G. Garibaldi, decorated the walls about the stage and ceiling.
Rensselaer County / r ɛ n s ə ˈ l ɪər / ren-sə-LEER is a county in the U.S. state of New York.As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,130. [2] Its county seat is Troy. [3] The county is named in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area.
The Ilium Building is a building located at the northeast corner of Fulton Street and Fourth Street in Troy, New York, United States. [2] [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1970, and since 1986 has also been a contributing property to the Central Troy Historic District. Its street address is 400 Fulton ...
Troy resident and city council candidate Ed Ross flashes a smile on May 6, 2024 at Troy City Hall, after turning in his firefighting gear. That followed Ross's termination by the fire chief from ...
The Hart-Cluett Mansion is located at 57 Second Street in Troy, New York, United States.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and is a contributing property to the Central Troy Historic District created in 1986.