Downtown in Albany in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Building A Place to Live
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2019
1. Building A Place to Live Marker
44 carpenters
30 brewers
24 tavern and inn keepers
23 shippers
20 bakers
16 tailors
11 brick and tile makers
11 smiths
7 gunstock makers
7 masons
7 shoemakers
5 carters
4 sawyers
4 glazers
4 wheelwrights
3 surgeons
3 millers
3 coopers
2 schoolmasters
1 midwife with assistants
1 distiller
1 tanner
1 cow herder
Erected 2016 by Albany Cultural Heritage & Tourism Partnership, Dutch Culture USA, New York State Museum, Downtown Albany Business Improvement District and SUNY.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 42° 38.942′ N, 73° 45.04′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. It is in Downtown. Marker is on Broadway just north of State Street (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling north
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Henry Hudson (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Telephone Central Office in New York State (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First Poor House in the United States (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Second Albany City Hall (about 300 feet away); SUNY Plaza (about 300 feet away); Declaration of Independence Centennial Memorial (about 300 feet away); Albany - Capital of New York 200 Years (about 300 feet away); Anneke Janse Bogardus House Site (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.
2. Marker detail: Albany in the late 1650's
When Albany was settled, there were several creeks, or kills, that defined the streetscape. Over time, the kills were buried underground, where they still flow and empty into the Hudson today.
3. Marker detail: By 1657 there were about 120 wood houses faced with clapboard and brick
Courtesy Albany Institute of History and Art
4. Marker detail: The corner building directly across the Broadway
The corner building directly across the street, built in 1902 as a bank, is home to The Research Foundation for The State University of New York. From 1830 until 1855 the site was the location of the Albany Museum the precursor of the New York State Museum.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2019
5. Building A Place to Live Marker
(wide view looking west across Broadway)
(wide view looking west across Broadway)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2019
6. First Trust Company Building
(directly west across Broadway from marker)
(directly west across Broadway from marker)
Marcus T. Reynolds designed this domed Beaux Arts commercial bank building in 1902. National Register of Historic Places #73001156, it is currently home to the Research Foundation for SUNY.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 1, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
