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Reflecting Albany's status as New York's capital, 17 of the 41 extant buildings listed individually, more than one-third of that total, have been used for governmental purposes at some point. [ note 7 ] The city government is responsible for three of those, its school district for two and the federal government one (the Old Post Office ), with ...
McKownville-Country Club Highlands Historic District ... 1985 with reference number 85002752, ... History of Albany, New York;
The Downtown Albany Historic District is a 19-block, 66.6-acre (27.0 ha) area of Albany, New York, United States, centered on the junction of State (New York State Route 5) and North and South Pearl streets (New York State Route 32). It is the oldest settled area of the city, originally planned and settled in the 17th century, and the nucleus ...
The Albany Institute of History & Art (AIHA) is a museum in Albany, New York, United States, "dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and promoting interest in the history, art, and culture of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley region". [2] It is located on Washington Avenue (New York State Route 5) in downtown Albany.
Albany: State University of New York Press; 2007. ISBN 978-0-7914-7294-1. Hackett, David G. The Rude Hand of Innovation: Religion and Social Order in Albany, New York, 1652-1836 (Oxford University Press, 1991) Howell, George Rogers. Bi-centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany, N.Y. from 1609 to 1886 (Volume I). Jonathan Tenney.
The district centers along the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) stretch of Clinton between Broadway and North Quail. This stretch of the road rises from the flatlands next to the Hudson River to the plains of the city's western neighborhoods, first steeply up the side of the bluff known as Sheridan Hollow, then more gently to the Quail intersection, a total climb of 190 feet (58 m).
Saratoga Monument in Saratoga National Historical Park. The Capital District has many historical sites and museums covering a wide range of topics and time periods. The Albany Institute of History and Art founded in 1791 is one of the oldest museums in the nation, [3] and the New York State Museum is the oldest and largest state museum in the nation. [4]
The history of Albany, New York from 1860 to 1900 begins in 1860, prior to the start of the Civil War, and ends in 1900. The Albany Lumber District was home to the largest lumber market in the nation in 1865. [1] While the key to Albany's economic prosperity in the 19th century was transportation, industry and business also played a role.