Center Square & Hudson/Park in Albany in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

405 State Street

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, August 16, 2026

1. 405 State Street Marker

Inscription.
Built for Charles Reynolds
Proprietor of a shirt factory
1891

1924-1942
home of Irving Lehman
Judge New York State
Court of Appeals

Erected by Historic Albany Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 42° 39.434′ N, 73° 45.987′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. It is in Center Square & Hudson/Park. It is on State Street just west of Henry Johnson Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 405 State Street, 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: 397 State Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Parading and Promenading (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Grateful Memory of Colonel Marinus Willett (about 400 feet away); Townsend Park (about 400 feet away); 1883 (about 500 feet away); Spanish-American War Memorial (about 500 feet away); 10th Ward War Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Regarding 405 State Street. The house was built in 1891 for Charles Reynolds, identified on the marker as the proprietor of a shirt factory.

Irving Lehman lived here from 1924 to 1942, a period that coincided almost exactly with his service on New York State’s highest court. Elected to the New York Court of Appeals in 1923, he took office as an associate judge in January 1924. In 1939 he was elected Chief Judge with the support of the Democratic, Republican, and American Labor parties and began serving in that position in 1940. He remained Chief Judge until his death in 1945.

Lehman’s years at this Albany residence also

405 State Street House with Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, August 16, 2026

2. 405 State Street House with Marker

overlapped with the governorship of his younger brother, Herbert H. Lehman, who served as governor of New York from 1933 until 1942. Thus, for nearly a decade, the brothers simultaneously held two of the highest offices in New York State government, Herbert heading the executive branch and Irving serving on—and eventually leading—the state’s highest court.

Their public roles occasionally intersected in a particularly personal way. Irving administered the oath of office to Herbert when he became governor at the beginning of 1933.

Sources
New York State Court of Appeals, The Court of Appeals: The Judges Through the Decades.
https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/COATours150.pdf
National Governors Association, “Herbert Henry Lehman.”
https://www.nga.org/governor/herbert-henry-lehman/
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, “Lehman Inaugurated As New York’s First Jewish Governor in Two Simple Services,” January 3, 1933.
https://www.jta.org/archive/lehman-inaugurated-as-new-yorks-first-jewish-governor-in-two-simple-services

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.