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Quackenbush House as seen in 1890, the buildings to the right have since been replaced by an exit ramp of I-787.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]
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.
Apr. 10—ALBANY ─ Thursday was a special homecoming for the Albany Museum of Art. For the first time since hurricane-force winds breached the roof of the Albany Museum of Art on Jan 2, 2017 ...
Albany County One of the Original Counties of the Province of New York Created By Law November 1, 1683. Mother of Many Counties 147: Allen House: Co. Rd.,1 Mi. W. of Basic Creek Reservoir Westerlo: Allen House Built 1795, Here and On This Road Lived Ebeneazer Allen and His Sons Justice, Howard and Stephen. All Soldiers in Revolution. 148: Anti ...
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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 ...
Mar. 13—NEW ALBANY — A new short-stay inn in downtown New Albany pays homage to the Southern writer who was born on the site — Nobel laureate William Faulkner. The Union County Historical ...