On Lexington Avenue 0.4 miles north of Clinton Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
29 Lexington Avenue
Built by William Kelly
Home of
Jane & Caroline Reeves
dressmakers
1883
Second marker:
1985
Preservation
Merit
Award — — Map (db m315688) HM
On Willett Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built for
Charles Lansing Pruyn
1879
Henry Hobbs Richardson
Consulting architect
1879-1897 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Lansing Pruyn
1897-1927 Mr.& Mrs. Edgar Cottrell Leonard
1927-1935 Mrs. John Davis Parsons
1935- Mr. & Mrs. Clement M. . . . — — Map (db m316293) HM
On Willett Street 0.1 miles south of Hudson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Home of Isaac Waldman
Mann & Waldman Co.
Dry Goods
1878
2006
Preservation
Merit Award
78 Willett Street
Entry hood reconstruction — — Map (db m312317) HM
On Washington Avenue (New York State Route 5) east of Dove Street, on the right when traveling east.
116 Washington Avenue
A fine arts & crafts townhouse
Designed by Albany architects Charles Ogden & Walter Van Guysling
Built in 1908 for Doctor Joseph Ivimey Dowling
118-120 Washington Avenue
Built in 1817 for James . . . — — Map (db m303861) HM
On Eagle Street at Corning Place, on the left when traveling south on Eagle Street.
Tablet commemorating the
Two Hundredth Anniversary
of
Albany
As a chartered city
Settled about 1624:
Charter Granted by Gov. Dongan:
July 22 1606:
State Legislature Held Here Permanently Since 1797:
Early Names Of The City: . . . — — Map (db m5560) HM
On South Swan Street, on the right when traveling east.
By his faith in God and man he built our nation
Erected in 1932 by the
New York State Commission
for the celebration of the
two hundredth anniversary of the birth of
George Washington
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor
Hon. . . . — — Map (db m8126) HM
On Lancaster Street at Lark Street, on the right when traveling south on Lancaster Street.
Built by James W. Eaton
Sup't. of Construction
for State Capitol
1889
Second Marker
1984
Preservation Merit Award
Waldorf Tuxedo Company
John Wagner, Prop. — — Map (db m313596) HM
On Madison Avenue (U.S. 20 at milepost 0.3), 0.1 miles east of Lark Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built for John G. Angus ("Segar Maker")
Wife Catharine Angus (Tailoress)
Cigar rolling works on Garden Alley
at rear of property
1849
House extended to front
of property by c. 1870 — — Map (db m314807) HM
On State Street just west of Henry Johnson Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Built for Charles Reynolds
Proprietor of a shirt factory
1891
1924-1942
home of Irving Lehman
Judge New York State
Court of Appeals — — Map (db m309191) HM
On State Street close to Sprague Street, on the left when traveling east.
Built for Harriet & Albert V. Bensen
Owner of the China Tea Co.
1880
Attributed to
Architect Albert Fuller
Historic Albany Foundation — — Map (db m309502) HM
In commemoration of the three hundredth anniversary of the founding in 1624 of the first permanent settlement of Albany, then known as Fort Orange, near the site of Fort Nassau built in 1614 and abandoned in 1617. With the establishment of . . . — — Map (db m64993) HM
Near Meeting House Road east of Heritage Ln (Local Route 151).
The Dwelling House or "Bell House" contained a kitchen, large community dining rooms, and retiring rooms (bedrooms). At the height of this community, 100 Shakers lived in the main building and the 'T' shaped wing. On its roof in a cupola, hung a . . . — — Map (db m115659) HM
Near Ten Broeck Place north of Ten Broeck Street, on the left when traveling east.
Abraham Ten Broeck (1734-1810) built this grand mansion in the Federal style after the destruction of his family home on Broadway in the great fire of 1797.
Descended from one of Albany's founding New Netherland families, he was a businessman, . . . — — Map (db m139507) HM
On Washington Avenue at Eagle Street on Washington Avenue.
Established in 1882, a hill on the site required the removal of 10,000 loads of sand and clay filling a gully on the north side of Elk Street where present houses were built.
Albany 300 - 1686-1986 - Still making History
Erected by Albany . . . — — Map (db m64997) HM
In Honor of the 200th Anniversary of the
1797 City of Albany 1997
Serving as the Capital City of the State of New York
For twenty years, after the establishment of the State of new . . . — — Map (db m5540) HM
On Lodge Street at State Street ( Route 5), on the right when traveling north on Lodge Street.
Chartered
March 4, 1813
Held its first classes
in a frame building which
formerly stood upon this site
This tablet erected
June 3, 1938
during the Celebration of the
125th Anniversary of the
founding . . . — — Map (db m116745) HM
On Washington Avenue (New York State Route 5) east of Dove Street, on the right when traveling east.
Located at North Pearl Street and
130 Washington Avenue
Founded by
Silas S. Packard
1857
Owned and operated by the
Carnell family
1885 to 1988 — — Map (db m303857) HM
On Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling south.
The original Quackenbush pumping sta.
engines pumped water from
Hudson River to reservoirs until
Dec. 1932. In Charge of Construction:
I.C. Chesbrough. Engineer; J.H. Mars,
Engineer For Pump Engine Constr.
1874
Designated as an Albany . . . — — Map (db m4190) HM
On Knox Street Mall/Henry Johnson Boulevard just south of Washington Park Road, in the median.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Commission of the City of Albany, New York Mayors Charles H. Gaus • Henry F. Snyder • James B. McEwan Commissioner of Public Works Wallace Greenalch Commissioners * John S. McEwan * John L. Newman • Peter Kinnear * . . . — — Map (db m144262) WM
On Washington Park Road at Thurlow Terrace on Washington Park Road.
Nine Pin Ciderworks presents Albany's Urban Orchard in partnership with Samascott Orchards, the City of Albany and the Washington Park Conservancy.
The orchard aims to educate the community about New York's remarkable and historically coveted . . . — — Map (db m250356) HM
On State Street (New York State Route 5) at James Street, on the right when traveling west on State Street.
Upon this corner stood the house occupied by and wherein died Anneke Janse Bogardus 1663 The former owner of Trinity Church Property New York — — Map (db m147125) HM
Near North Pearl Street (New York State Route 32) south of Columbia Street, on the right when traveling north.
The City of Albany Salutes
B. Lodge & Co.
”Albany’s Oldest Store”
Established 1867
Presented by
Mayor Gerald D. Jennings
January 11, 1999
— — Map (db m116738) HM
On Meeting House Road, on the left when traveling east.
Barn (1915)
The Barn is one of the newest Shaker structures on the Church family site, built in 1915 after the previous barn was burned in an act of arson the year before. This baen features many modern design features of its time, a claw and . . . — — Map (db m249640) HM
On Washington Park Road a.k.a. Henry Johnson Blvd., on the right when traveling west.
[Top Panel]
The Battle of Henry Johnson
First American Awarded
Croix De Guerre
with
Gold Palm
For
Valor
[Center Panel]
In Memory of Sergeant Henry Lincoln Johnson Albany, New York for uncommon valor in combat . . . — — Map (db m42675) HM
On South Pearl Street (New York State Route 32) at Rensselaer St., on the right when traveling north on South Pearl Street.
Free Black Revolutionay War Soldier served 1776-1779. Local Business & Landowner. Trustee "Albany School for Educating People of Color." — — Map (db m297222) HM
On Washington Ave. (New York State Route 5) west of Eagle Street, on the right when traveling west.
Birthplace of Modern Electricity. Here discovering magnetic induction, Joseph Henry pioneered the telegraph and electric motor, 1829-31. — — Map (db m141459) HM
On Eagle Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Eagle Street.
In 1835 the City appropriated $1,000 and citizens raised a fund to enclose it within an iron fence. A fountain, the first in the city, dedicated in 1863. — — Map (db m306894) HM
On Broadway at Ferry Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway.
Built as the Boardman & Gray Piano Factory in 1853, it later became the Regent Shirt Factory, then the offices of the Brandow Printing Co. — — Map (db m115701) HM
Near Madison Avenue (U.S. 20) at New Scotland Avenue.
The Lakehouse that appears in these images is very different than the building that stands in front of you. The existing Lakehouse, designed by J. Russell White, was built of brick and terra cotta in 1929. It replaced the original 1875 wood . . . — — Map (db m144255) HM
On Meeting House Road, on the right when traveling south.
Brethren's Workshop (1822)
This was the men's or "Brethren's" Workshop. The Shakers were egalitarian, and the work that men and women each contributed to the community was equally valued. While the tasks of daily life in a Shaker community . . . — — Map (db m250081) HM
On Meeting House Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Brethren's Shop was used by the men and boys for various crafts including shoe making and tinsmithing. The porches and dormers were added in 1930 and the building is now used by Albany County as offices.
A date stone in the basement is . . . — — Map (db m115662) HM
On Broadway just north of State Street ( Route 5), on the right when traveling north.
Early Albany, the Dutch village of Beverwijck, was filled with artisans — the people who built the community and made it livable and bustling with activity. By the late 1650s, among the thousand residents who called Beverwijck home, hard . . . — — Map (db m144029) HM
On Second Street west of Oak Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1870 and home of Arabella Chapman, 1914-1927. First African-American student and graduate of Albany Free Academy, 1873-77. — — Map (db m314988) HM
On Eagle Street at Corning Place, on the right when traveling east on Eagle Street.
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. — — Map (db m64992) HM
On North Pearl Street (New York State Route 32) at State Street ( Route 5), on the right when traveling south on North Pearl Street.
The city of Albany is home to six National Historic Landmarks and more than 4,000 properties listed on the New York State and National Register of Historic Places.
In 2015, Albany was designated a Preserve America Community by President . . . — — Map (db m116698) HM
On Orange Street at Clinton Square, on the left when traveling east on Orange Street.
Albany 300
– 1686 – 1986 –
Still Making History
Named For Governor Dewitt
Clinton Who Died in His Home
Near Here in 1828. Formally
Established as a Park in 1921. — — Map (db m192003) HM
The Shakers stored milk in the creamery to keep it cool. Milk was brought from the barn in large milk cans, which were then kept cool in troughs filled by water diverted from the creek. Later the building was used as a hen house; now it is used . . . — — Map (db m115688) HM
On Broadway (New York State Route 5) north of Hudson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Declaration of Independence
Was first publicly read in
Albany by order of the
Committee of Safety
July 19, 1776 in front of this
City Hall, then on this site.
This memorial of the event
was placed here by the
citizens
. . . — — Map (db m116673) HM
Near Quay Street north of Broadway, on the right when traveling north.
While restoration progressed above the waterline, work below the waterline was delayed until such a time as the ship could be placed into drydock. The scope and cost of such a project meant that it would have to wait until the necessary funds were . . . — — Map (db m205900) HM
After the English gained control of the Hudson Valley from the Dutch in 1674, they established a strong presence in the town they renamed Albany. Soldiers headquartered at Fort Frederick just above this intersection. They formed a masonic lodge in . . . — — Map (db m76382) HM
Albany's coomercial growth boomed after
the Erie Canal was completed
in 1825. From a small basin,
barges entered the river through a final lock.
Lining a mile of the canal above the basin was in
the Lumber District, where towering piles . . . — — Map (db m227414) HM
On Quay Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Erie Canal.
This site marks the east
end of the canal, opened in
1825. It carried products
and people between the
Hudson River and Lake Erie
Albany Basin.
For nearly 100 years boats
entered the Erie Canal at
nearby Lock 1, . . . — — Map (db m5174) HM
On Western Avenue near Madison Avenue (U.S. 20), on the left when traveling west.
In 1831 the Mohawk & Hudson
Railroad established the
first steam passenger train
service in NYS between this
junction and Schenectady — — Map (db m256461) HM
On State Street at Eagle Street, on the left when traveling east on State Street.
Fort Frederick Governor Edmund Andros Made an Inspection in Albany in 1676 and Found Fort Orange, Located Near the Foot of Madison Avenue in Poor Condition. He Ordered a New Fort Constructed at a Site in the Center of State Street Just West of Lodge . . . — — Map (db m5248) HM
On Eagle Street at Eagle Street and State Street, on the right on Eagle Street.
Facing The River on an eminence in this broad street. opposite St Peters Church stood, Fort Frederick. Built about 1676. Removed 1789. Gallows Hill to the South. Fort burial ground, to the North. — — Map (db m5405) HM
On Broadway (New York State Route 5) at Frontage Road, on the left when traveling south on Broadway.
Mere yards ahead of you once stood Fort Orange, the first permanent Dutch settlement in North America.
The Dutch West India Company built Fort Orange at the most strategic crossroads in the region — at the head of the trail into Mohawk . . . — — Map (db m144034) HM
George L. Fox, Methodist minister
Alexander D. Goode, Jewish Rabbi
Clark V. Poling, Dutch Reformed Minister
John P. Washington, Catholic Priest
During the early morning hours of February 3, 1943 the USAT Dorchester was part of a convoy of . . . — — Map (db m64989) HM WM
On Broadway at Maiden Lane, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
Why is Albany Here?
Mohawk and Mahican peoples inhabited this region for thousands of years when the Dutch ship the Half Moon dropped anchor near this spot in 1609.
At that time, the world was in the midst of a "Little Ice . . . — — Map (db m116700) HM
On Empire State Trail at Quay Street, on the right when traveling south on Empire State Trail.
Through this place passed
Gen. Henry Knox
in the winter of 1775-1776
to deliver to
Gen. George Washington
at Cambridge
the train of artillery
from Fort Ticonderoga
used to force the British
Army to evacuate Boston . . . — — Map (db m227122) HM
On Northern Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Through this Place Passed
Gen. Henry Knox
In the Winter of 1775 - 1776
to deliver to
Gen. George Washington
at Cambridge
the train of artillery
from Fort Ticonderoga
used to force the British
Army to evacuate Boston
. . . — — Map (db m272504) HM
Philip Henry Sheridan, General United States Army. Born Albany NY. March 6th 1831, Died Nonquitt Mass. August 5th, 1888.
Erected by the citizens of Albany and the state of New York under chapter 100 of the laws of 1914. Commissioners: Governors . . . — — Map (db m95584) WM
