Albany in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hook & Ladder #4

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, July 28, 2026

1. Hook & Ladder #4 Marker

Inscription. Designed by prominent
local architect
Marcus T. Reynolds.
Built 1910 - 1912 for new
Hook and Ladder Company #4.

Erected by City of Albany Mayor Gerald D. Jennings.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 42° 38.5′ N, 73° 46.79′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. It is at the intersection of Delaware Avenue (U.S. 9W) and Marshall Street, on the right when traveling north on Delaware Avenue. Located next to the Albany Fire Department Engine 9/Ladder 4/Rescue 9 Fire House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 356 Delaware Avenue, Albany NY 12209, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Capital District.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Plastic (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lincoln Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cherry Hill (approx. one mile away); The Battle of Henry Johnson (approx. one mile away); Washington Park (approx. one mile away); Origins of the Albany Tulip Festival (approx. one mile away); Schuyler Mansion (approx. one mile away); Uncle Dan (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Also see . . .
1. Hook and Ladder No. 4.

Laurie Paonessa has written a well-referenced, well-illustrated entry about this fire station. Plans for the new fire station were drawn up by architect Marcus T. Reynolds (1869-1937) in a Dutch Revival style. Bids for the construction project of Hook and Ladder No. 4 were opened in September 1910. The local newspaper described the design as "an ornament to the rapidly growing Delaware avenue section" of the city. Plans called for two driveways through the front of the building - one for trucks and one for a chemical wagon. The firemen would have second floor dormitory rooms, recreational space, and lockers. The basement
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, July 28, 2026

2. Hook & Ladder #4 Marker
would hold the furnace. Stables in the rear would hold eight horses on the first floor with skylights above the hayloft/ oat bin.

(Submitted on July 28, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)

2. Marcus Tullius Reynolds (Wikipedia).

The most notable of Reynolds' works is the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company Building (D&H Building)—now known as the SUNY System Administration Building—located on Broadway at the bottom of State Street. Bank designs are considered his specialty. Many of his designs took advantage of sites in the city. For example, the D&H Building on its own plaza on Broadway at the base of State Street; the First Trust Company Building diagonally across from D&H plaza; the replacement Albany Academy building on Academy Road; and the Hackett Middle School on Delaware Avenue....Many of his buildings are listings on the National Register of Historic Places.

(Submitted on July 28, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)

Hook & Ladder #4 Fire Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, July 28, 2026

3. Hook & Ladder #4 Fire Station

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.