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The company is the licensed manufacturer of furniture designed by architects and designers such as Harry Bertoia, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, Florence Knoll, Frank Gehry, Charles Gwathmey, Maya Lin, Marcel Breuer, Eero Saarinen, and Lella and Massimo Vignelli, [3] under the company's KnollStudio division. Over 40 Knoll designs can ...
The major tenant, from 1986 until 1999, was the Healthcare Association of New York State, which occupied 62,000 square feet (5,800 m 2) on four of the six floors of the building. [9] The first major event held in the building after renovation was the 13th annual conference of the Preservation League of New York State, on April 18, 1986. [ 7 ]
Albany International Airport serves as the major air center for the Capital Region, Northeastern New York, and Western New England. In 2019, the airport handled a total of 1,518,969 passengers, which was a 3.6% increase from 2018. Many airlines serve the airport, with Southwest Airlines having the most presence.
Herman Miller was founded in 1905 as the Star Furniture Co. [3] In 1919, it was renamed the Michigan Star Furniture Co. under then-president Dirk Jan De Pree. De Pree and his father-in-law, Herman Miller, (born Harm Mulder on 7 September 1867 in Hoogemeeden, Groningen, Netherlands) [ 4 ] [ 5 ] acquired most of the company's shares in 1923 and ...
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockland County, New York. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [ 1 ]
Built 1614 By the Dutch Explorers Christiaensen and Block. First Trading Center Established in New York State. 15: From The Ground: Port Rd., Nr. Administration Bldg. Albany: Glenn Curtiss Began the First Long Distance Airplane Flight Albany to New York May 29, 1910. 16: General John Burgoyne: Plaza, Broadway at Foot of State St. Albany
Reflecting Albany's status as New York's capital, 17 of the 41 extant buildings listed individually, more than one-third of that total, have been used for governmental purposes at some point. [ note 7 ] The city government is responsible for three of those, its school district for two and the federal government one (the Old Post Office ), with ...
The history of Albany, New York from 1860 to 1900 begins in 1860, prior to the start of the Civil War, and ends in 1900. The Albany Lumber District was home to the largest lumber market in the nation in 1865. [1] While the key to Albany's economic prosperity in the 19th century was transportation, industry and business also played a role.