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

City Hall Carillon

Albany 300 - 1686-1986

— Still Making History —

City Hall Carillon Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, December 21, 2025

1. City Hall Carillon Marker

Inscription. Initiated by William Gorham Rice. Completed in 1927. Restored in 1986 celebrating Albany's Tricentennial of the Dongan Charter through the generous contributions of the citizens of Albany.

Erected 1986 by Albany Tricentennial Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 42° 39.103′ N, 73° 45.29′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Eagle Street and Corning Place, on the right when traveling east on Eagle Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24 Eagle Street, Albany NY 12207, 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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: 200th Anniversary of Albany Charter (here, next to this marker); 1624-1924 (a few steps from this marker); The King's Highway (a few steps from this marker); Kilian Van Rensselaer (a few steps from this marker); Schuyler Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); NYS Capitol & Albany City Hall (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Fort Frederick (within shouting distance of this marker); Court of Appeals (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. NYS Capitol & Albany City Hall, photos of the building and its bell tower.

Also see . . .
1. Details of the 49-bell carillon - Tower Bells, the world of tower bells. (Submitted on September 4, 2020, by Carl Scott Zimmerman of Kirkwood, Missouri.)
2. Albany City Hall - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation. (Submitted on December 12, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 6, 2013

2. City Hall Carillon Marker

Wideview of City Hall Carillon Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 6, 2013

3. Wideview of City Hall Carillon Marker

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 25, 2006

4. City Hall Carillon Marker

City Hall Carillon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, September 19, 2023

5. City Hall Carillon

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,095 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 21, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. 2, 3. submitted on May 2, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 4. submitted on November 7, 2019, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 5. submitted on December 24, 2024, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.