Downtown Albany Historic District (Additional Documentation)

Downtown Albany's historic district covers sixty-six acres on the west bank of the Hudson River, on the site of the original Dutch settlement. Broadway runs north-south through it and State Street climbs east-west toward the Capitol. Its 160 buildings are mostly commercial, with small residential pockets along Columbia and upper Pine Streets. Most were built between 1880 and 1930, though a few date to the 1820s. Heights run from four to twenty stories, with the tallest buildings on State Street. Styles include Greek Revival, Romanesque, Queen Anne, Beaux Arts, Gothic Revival and Art Deco, built mainly in brick, with granite, marble, terra-cotta and cast iron on many facades. Landmarks include the D&H Building, a Flemish Gothic Revival design by Marcus T. Reynolds, and the Beaux Arts United Traction Company Building. Narrow streets such as Maiden Lane and Columbia recall the stockaded settlement, while wide Broadway and State Street open views of key landmarks. The district was listed for showing Albany's repeated cycles of growth and renewal.