{"nrhp_refnum":"100007692","name":"Downtown Albany Historic District (Boundary Increase/Decrease)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"145-150 State, 36-42 Eagle, and 93 North Pearl Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Albany","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.649167,"lon":-73.751944,"geom_source":"wikidata"},"listed_date":"2022-05-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 66-acre commercial historic district in downtown Albany, New York, on the site of the original Dutch settlement along Broadway and State Street. It holds 160 buildings, most built between 1880 and 1930.","why_significant":"The text provided is mostly the description and building inventory; the full statement of significance is missing from the excerpt. A reviewer's note says the district is in the oldest section of Albany, has many architecturally outstanding larger buildings, and includes several individually listed ones. The description says the mix of ages, styles, scales and uses reflects Albany's periods of growth, prosperity and renewal.","narrative":"Downtown Albany's historic district covers 66 acres on the west bank of the Hudson River, on the site of the original Dutch settlement. It runs between two filled-in ravines and is organized around Broadway, which runs north-south, and State Street, which climbs east-west toward the State Capitol. Its 160 buildings are mostly commercial, with small residential pockets on Columbia Street and upper Pine Street. Most date from 1880 to 1930, though a few go back to the 1820s. Styles range from Greek Revival, Romanesque and Queen Anne to Beaux Arts, Gothic Revival and Art Deco, and buildings stand from four to twenty stories, the tallest on State Street. Brick is the main material, with granite, marble, terra-cotta and cast iron on many facades. Narrow streets such as Maiden Lane and Columbia recall the stockaded settlement, while wide Broadway and State Street open views of landmarks including the D&H Building. The district was listed because this variety shows Albany's successive periods of growth, prosperity and renewal.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Individual buildings name architects including Marcus T. Reynolds (D&H Building), Walter Van Guysling (Day Line Building, R.B. Wing building), Gander, Gander & Gander (Post Office), and Ernest Hoffman (529-31 Broadway). No single architect is named for the district.","architectural_style":"Eclectic mix: Greek Revival, Romanesque, Queen Anne, Italianate, Beaux Arts, Gothic Revival, Dutch Revival and Art Deco","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as excellent, good and fair, with altered and original sites. Some buildings are noted as vacant or under rehabilitation, others are in commercial, government, religious, educational and residential use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.648464-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002579.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/100007692/f5563e8b22-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/100007692/f5563e8b22-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"UpstateNYer","credit_html":"UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_Pearl_Street_Albany.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316217","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Albany_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5303345"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/downtown-albany-historic-district-boundary-increase-decrease-100007692/"}