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

1883

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, August 2, 2026

1. 1883 Marker

Inscription. Designed by New York City architect
Josiah Cleveland Cady
1883
Fourth home of
First Presbyterian Church
Founded 1763

Erected by Historic Albany Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 42° 39.378′ N, 73° 45.92′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. It is in Washington Park. It is at the intersection of Willett Street and State Street, on the right when traveling north on Willett Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 362 State St, Albany NY 12210, 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 markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: In Grateful Memory of Colonel Marinus Willett (within shouting distance of this marker); Glynn Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); 397 State Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (about 400 feet away); Parading and Promenading (about 400 feet away); 405 State Street (about 500 feet away); 165 Chestnut Street (about 500 feet away); 168 Chestnut Street (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Additional commentary.
1. Josiah Cleveland Cady, Architect
In her write-up on this architect in Architects in Albany, Cornelia Brooke Gilder mentions that this rusticated church "is typical of the powerful, dignified, but also welcoming Romanesque designs" of New York City-based Cady (1837-1919). She says that "by the time Cady came to Albany, [he] was fully under the sway of Henry Hobson Richardson, and in Albany his new Presbyterian Church was to be a neighbor of Richardson's Sard house on State Street, also begun in 1882."
—Diana S. Waite, ed. Architects in Albany. Albany: Mount Ida Press/Historic Albany Foundation, 2009.

— Submitted August 16, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.

First Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, August 2, 2026

2. First Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 28 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.