Byrne, Senator William T., House
Also known as: Component No. 2
Why it's listed
This house at 463 Loudon Road in Loudonville began as a late nineteenth-century farmhouse. William T. Byrne, an Albany lawyer, bought the property in 1910 and hired architect Walter H. Van Guysling to turn it into a substantial residence. The 1916 work added a one-and-one-half-story front section with a gable roof, a pedimented portico on four square columns, round-arched recesses above openings, modillions and dentils, and two flat-roofed side wings with balustrades. Inside, the original fireplaces, woodwork and hardware survive, along with a dining room with wood paneling and an inglenook. Two barns and a carriage shed remain on the roughly 1.5-acre lot. Byrne served in the State Senate from 1923 to 1936, where he was responsible for the State Unemployment Insurance Act, and then in Congress, where he supported the New Deal. He also helped found St. Pius V church in 1916. Van Guysling's design is valued as an individualistic Colonial Revival work.
Significance in brief: The house is significant for its association with William T. Byrne, a prominent Democratic politician who served in the State Senate from 1923 to 1936 and in the U.S. Congress from 1936. It is also significant as an example of the work of Albany architect Walter H. Van Guysling, who adapted the Colonial Revival idiom with eclectic and individualistic details.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 85002703, listed October 3, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 463 Loudon Rd., Colonie |
|---|---|
| County | Albany County |
| Listed | October 3, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85002703 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Architect: Walter H. Van Guysling; builder unknown |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed in good condition, in use as a residence, with no known threats. The interior retains its original fireplaces, woodwork and hardware. |
| Acreage | 1.5 |
| Coordinates | 42.70982, -73.75478 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 85002703.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7450070
- This listing as JSON
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