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Quackenbush House as seen in 1890, the buildings to the right have since been replaced by an exit ramp of I-787. [3] The Quackenbush House, built in the 1730s, was until recently considered the oldest house and structure in the city of Albany. However, it has recently been discovered that 48 Hudson Avenue may have been built as early as 1728.
Most likely built in the 1740s—though possibly as early as 1736—the Quackenbush House is the oldest remaining example of Dutch Colonial architecture, which was once characteristic of early Albany. It is the only original house left on the block; the rest were demolished during the construction of the Clinton Avenue exit of Interstate 787. [140]
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Albany, New York) St. Mary's Church (Albany, New York) St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Albany, New York) Schuyler Mansion; USS Slater; South End–Groesbeckville Historic District; SUNY Plaza
The Irish American Heritage Museum is located at 21 Quackenbush Square in downtown Albany. Parking is available on the street and in parking lots behind the museum. The museum is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 am to 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 4 pm, and closed on Monday and Tuesday.
Mayor Erastus Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma. Albany: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7294-1. McEneny, John (2006). Albany, Capital City on the Hudson: An Illustrated History. Sun Valley, California: American Historical Press. ISBN 1-892724-53-7. Waite, Diana S. (1993). Albany Architecture: A Guide to the City. Albany ...
After his professional success, he bought the house and remodeled it. [3]: 70–74 99 Columbia Street: Local cabinetmaker John Meads built what is probably another Hooker design in 1829. While its original concave entrance has been moved to the Albany Institute of History & Art, Meads' interior carvings remain. [3]: 70–74
The Gansevoorts of Albany: Dutch Patricians in the Upper Hudson Valley (Syracuse Univ Press, 1969) McEneny, John. Albany, Capital City on the Hudson: An Illustrated History. Sun Valley, California: American Historical Press; 2006. ISBN 1-892724-53-7. Merwick, Donna. Possessing Albany, 1630–1710: The Dutch and English Experiences (1990) excerpt
The Downtown Albany Historic District is a 19-block, 66.6-acre (27.0 ha) area of Albany, New York, United States, centered on the junction of State (New York State Route 5) and North and South Pearl streets (New York State Route 32). It is the oldest settled area of the city, originally planned and settled in the 17th century, and the nucleus ...