Center Square & Hudson/Park in Albany in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
40 Willett Street
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, October 4, 2026
1. 40 Willett Street Marker
Partner Rathbone, Sard & Co.
Stove works
1877
Erected by Historic Albany Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.
Location. 42° 39.311′ N, 73° 45.992′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. It is in Center Square & Hudson/Park. It is on Willett Street 0.1 miles Lancaster Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40 Willett 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 of this marker: 42 Willett Street (here, next to this marker); 216 Lancaster Street (within shouting
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Regarding 40 Willett Street. Edward Bowditch was a partner in Rathbone & Sard, Albany’s major stove-manufacturing firm, and lived at 40 Willett Street in the late nineteenth century. Albany Architecture identifies 40 and 42 Willett as a pair of Queen Anne-style houses dating from 1877 and notes that they form an architectural link with the nearby houses at 38 and 44 Willett designed by Potter & Robertson. Bowditch was known within the Pruyn family as “Uncle Eddy”; Huybertie Pruyn later recalled childhood activities along this stretch of Willett Street. Next door at 42 lived Gen. Robert Shaw Oliver, who was also associated with Rathbone, Sard & Company, making the adjoining houses home to two men connected with one of Albany’s important nineteenth-century
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, October 4, 2026
2. 40 Willett Street with Marker
Source:
Waite, Diana S., ed. Albany Architecture: A Guide to the City. Mount Ida Press, 1993. The entry for 40–42 Willett Street dates the pair to 1877, describes them as Queen Anne-style houses forming a compatible link with the Potter & Robertson residences at 38 and 44 Willett, and identifies Edward Bowditch as a Rathbone & Sard partner living at 40 Willett.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
