Hy Rosen (1923-2011). Born in Albany. Graduated Philip Schuyler High School. Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of NY. Enlisted in the Army in 1942 with 604th Engineers Camouflage Battalion and served in Europe. . . . — — Map (db m307524) HM
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
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
This trail is a 9-mile pathway which follows the old Albany and Susquehanna Railroad between Albany and Voorheesville. This pathway connects visitors with landscapes and communities, including the dramatic Normanskill Gorge in the City of Albany, . . . — — Map (db m185899) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Franklin D Roosevelt, Governor
Hon Herbert H. . . . — — Map (db m291703) HM
Shakers lived a seasonal lifestyle, structured around the cycle of planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops. Today, the orchard across Heritage Lane is the only remaining sign of Shaker agriculture. However, the fields were vast, and the Shakers . . . — — Map (db m250291) HM
McKownville-Country Club Highlands Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022 by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m292166) HM
Shakers embraced song and dance as forms of spiritual expression. On Sundays they gathered here at the Meeting House to sing, dance, and pray for hours at a time. To build goodwill and attract new Believers, visitors from the "World" were invited in . . . — — Map (db m250018) HM
Journals record frequent visits of the Ministry Elders, to and from
various Shaker communities. Traffic was steady between Mt. Lebanon
and Watervliet. On the second of January, 1850, Rufus Bishop recorded
that "We, the Ministry, came to . . . — — Map (db m249521) HM
This brick building was used by the ministry elders. Each member of the ministry had to perform daily manual labor such as shoe making or tailoring. Elder Chauncey Copeley a cabinet maker, worked in a wing added to the building in 1850. . . . — — Map (db m115660) HM
In 2014, the Albany Pine Bush was designated
a National Natural Landmark by the U.S.
Department of the Interior in recognition of
outstanding geological and biological features
including the largest area of inland sand dunes
in the eastern . . . — — Map (db m191105) HM
No. 25 Quackenbush St. Renovated
In 1895 For Business Offices Of
The Water Dept. Rear 2 Story Brick
Bldg. Added for Stable and Work
Shops. 1897 Stable & Office Bldg.
Were Connected.
Edw. Ogden & Son, Architects
1852 . . . — — Map (db m266452) HM
By 1920, automobiles had become both necessary and fashionable. The Shakers never hesitated to adopt new technology that would make life easier and more efficient. They built this concrete garage for their Packard automobilies [sic]. — — Map (db m115671) HM
The plants in this garden are some of the herbs used and sold by The Watervliet Shaker Community during the 1800's. The community grew large "Botanical/Physic" gardens and also gathered many wild herbs for use in their business of selling dried . . . — — Map (db m115658) HM
This Meeting House, or Church, was built in 1848 to replace an earlier (1791) and much smaller Meeting House. It demonstrates many typical characteristics of Shaker architecture; double doors, one for men and one for women; a large meeting room . . . — — Map (db m115663) HM
On this location was a large 3 1/2 sto[r]y stone building. Here Shaker Sisters did spinning, weaving, and sewing. Journal entries indicate that Sister Polly wove 3350 Shaker bonnets in this building.
The building was the only stone building . . . — — Map (db m115656) HM
Site Of
The New York Central
Railroad erector shop where
Engine 999 was built in 1893.
'999' was the first creation
of man in the history of time
to Travel 100 Miles per Hour
— — Map (db m32251) HM
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
"This section of the park, just south of the
original playground, was a destination
for park visitors seeking refreshment. An
elaborate octagonal pavilion housed a
drinking fountain that catered to thirsty
children from the adjacent . . . — — Map (db m272374) HM
While Shakers fived in separate communities, they were not completely isolated from the outside world. In fact, their economy depended on commerce with the
"World's People" and the Trustee's Office is where business was conducted.
Business . . . — — Map (db m250193) HM
Shaker Creek provided water for both the canning and laundry operations. The first laundry, done on December 12, 1859, used a steam powered washing machine. Albany County used the building for laundry until the mid 1980s. Today it is a workshop. . . . — — Map (db m115674) HM
This orchard was planted and tended by Shakers who now rest in the nearby cemetery. It shows up on an 1838 map of the Church Family, one of four Shaker villages established within a mile. Apples were an important food in the Shakers' diet. Apples . . . — — Map (db m248472) HM
The orderly arrangement and simple design of the stones in this cemetery reflect the communal lifestyle and egalitarian ideals of the Shakers buried here. What the stones don't reveal is the innovation, craftsmanship. and industriousness of the . . . — — Map (db m248457) HM
What Happened to the Shakers?
At their peak in the mid-1800s, there were 4,000 to 6,000 Shakers living in nineteen US communities. Under the leadership of Mother Ann's American-born successors, Father Joseph Meacham and Mother Lucy Wright, . . . — — Map (db m249604) HM
You are standing on the site of the first Shaker settlement in the United States, founded in 1776. On these lands, the Shakers eventually established four "Families" starting with the Church Family, followed by the South Family, West Family and . . . — — Map (db m250005) HM
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
"The face had an expression of absolute content, of relief, at throwing off a burden such as few men have been called upon to bear --- a burden which few men could have borne." - Recollections of New York Secretary of State Chauncey M. Depew. . . . — — Map (db m5192) HM
Stephen Myers and his wife Harriet were the leaders of the Underground Railroad in Albany in the 1850s. Born enslaved in Rensselaer County, New York, in 1800, Stephen Myers was freed at age eighteen. By 1831 he and Harriet were assisting freedom . . . — — Map (db m144037) HM
On this site, two generals of the Revolutionary War were interred. Major General Philip Schuyler and Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck, both natives of Albany.
General Philip Schuyler died in November of 1804 and was buried here following a . . . — — Map (db m139508) HM
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
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
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
This straight path, sometimes known as the "Knox Street Mall", is the only portion of Washington Park that follows the pattern of the surrounding urban grid. It marks the west side of what was known as Middle or Washington Square.
This . . . — — Map (db m144256) 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The City of Albany Salutes
B. Lodge & Co.
”Albanys Oldest Store”
Established 1867
Presented by
Mayor Gerald D. Jennings
January 11, 1999
— — Map (db m116738) HM
Birthplace of Modern Electricity. Here discovering magnetic induction, Joseph Henry pioneered the telegraph and electric motor, 1829-31. — — Map (db m141459) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The monument and panels are a tribute to and honors families who have lost one or more loved ones serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
Homeland
The first panel depicts our homeland, the majestic mountains and . . . — — Map (db m303854) WM
In charge of artillery for the Continental Army, Colonel Henry Knox was given the task to bring cannon captured from the forts in Crown Point and Ticonderoga to Boston. With ice barely able to support the weight of the sleds and cannons, Colonel . . . — — Map (db m227011) HM
This section of State Street is arguably the oldest continuously operating commercial avenue in the United States.
What began as a path in the woods cut by Native peoples and Dutch beaver trappers and traders became the main east-west . . . — — Map (db m116688) HM
Early in Colonial days, the Dutch military oversaw a lucrative system of trade between Europeans and Native Americans at Fort Orange. Archaeologists discovered the remains of the fort, built in 1624, just beyond the bend in Broadway to your left. . . . — — Map (db m272855) HM
Joseph Henry
Pathfinder in Science
Born in Albany
1797
Died in Washington
1878
[Left Panel]:
I arranged around one of the upper rooms in the Albany Academy a wire of more than a mile in length throvgh which I was enabled . . . — — Map (db m11749) HM
Kilian Van Rensselaer the Progenitorof the Van Rensselaer family in America, a merchant of Amsterdam Holland, the original proprietor and first patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck, under a grant from the Dutch government in 1629. In following . . . — — Map (db m116749) HM
Named in honor of the Marquis de LaFayette who commanded troops at Albany in 1778. Returned here in 1784 on his way to Fort Schuyler was entertained by the State of New York and the City of Albany during his visits in 1824-1825. — — Map (db m64999) HM
"I hold myself without mock modesty, the humblest of all individuals that have ever been elevated to the Presidency....You have generously tendered me the united support of the great Empire State." - Abraham Lincoln speaking to the New York . . . — — Map (db m5191) HM
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