Editing Albany, New York (section)

===Architecture===
{{Main|Architecture of Albany, New York}}

{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Albany, New York}}
[[File:NYSCapitolPanorama.jpg|thumb|left|The [[New York State Capitol]]]]
[[File:Albany.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Albany looking northeast|alt=An aerial view of Albany showing tall buildings at center, a river running from the 11:00 to 3:00 positions of the photo, surrounded by greener housing zones.]]
[[File:SUNYAdminBuildingAlbany.jpg|thumb|upright|[[SUNY System Administration Building|System Administration Building]] of the [[State University of New York]]]]

The [[Empire State Plaza]], a collection of state agency office buildings, dominates almost any view of Albany. Built between 1965 and 1978 at the hand of Governor [[Nelson A. Rockefeller]] and architect [[Wallace Harrison]], the complex is a powerful example of late American [[modern architecture]]<ref name="waite8182">Waite (1993), pp. 81–82</ref> and remains a controversial building project both for displacing city residents and for its architectural style. The most recognizable aspect of the complex is the [[Erastus Corning Tower]], the [[List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York|tallest building in New York outside of New York City]].<ref name="waite8182" /> Juxtaposed at the north end of the Plaza is the 19th-century [[New York State Capitol]], the seat of the [[New York State Legislature]] and the home of the [[Governor of New York|Governor's office]].<ref name="waite6870">Waite (1993), pp. 68–70</ref>
[[File:Dutch Rowhouses Albany 1789.jpg|thumb|left|This 1789 etching shows the Dutch influence on the architecture of early Albany.|alt=A black and white etching shows a number of houses along a street, many with stepped gables, which are classic Dutch architectural attributes.]]
Albany's initial architecture incorporated many Dutch influences, followed soon after by those of the English.<ref>Scheltema, Gajus and Westerhuijs, Heleen (eds.), ''Exploring Historic Dutch New York''. Museum of the City of New York/Dover Publications, New York 2011</ref> [[Quackenbush House]], a [[Dutch Colonial architecture|Dutch Colonial]] brick mansion, was built {{Circa|1736}};<ref name="quackenbushhouse">{{cite web|last=Brooke|first=Cornelia E.|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Quackenbush House|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=390|date=February 4, 1972|access-date=May 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429084706/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=390|archive-date=April 29, 2011}}</ref> [[Schuyler Mansion]], a [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]]-style mansion, was built in 1765;<ref name="waite4849">Waite (1993), pp. 48–49</ref> and the oldest building in Albany is the 1728 [[Van Ostrande-Radliff House]] at 48 Hudson Avenue.<ref>{{cite news |title=This Old House Under Our Noses |author=Grondahl, Paul |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=December 23, 2008 |page= |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=7306654 |url-status=dead  |access-date=September 6, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030100/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=7306654 }}</ref> Albany's housing varies greatly, with mostly row houses in the older sections of town, closer to the river. Housing type quickly changes as one travels westward, beginning with two-family homes of the late 19th century, and one-family homes built after World War II in the western end of the city.<ref>{{cite news |title=City's Architectural Heritage Diverse, Extensive |author=Scruton, Bruce A. |publisher=Hearst Newspapers (online publisher) |work=Knickerbocker News |date=July 6, 1986 |page=T52 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5445709 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 2, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030117/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5445709 }}</ref>

[[Albany City Hall]], designed by [[Henry Hobson Richardson]], was opened in 1883. The New York State Capitol was opened in 1899 (after 32 years of construction)<ref name="waite6870" /> at a cost of $25 million, making it the most expensive government building at the time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Building Big: New York State Capitol |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service]] |year=2001 |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/ny_state_capitol.html |access-date=June 19, 2010}}</ref> Albany's [[Union Station (Albany, New York)|Union Station]], a major [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] design,<ref name="waite106">Waite (1993), p. 106</ref> was under construction at the same time; it opened in 1900. In 1912, the Beaux-Arts styled [[New York State Department of Education Building]] opened on Washington Avenue near the Capitol. It has a classical exterior, which features a block-long white marble [[colonnade]].<ref name="waite7980">Waite (1993), pp. 79–80</ref> The 1920s brought the [[Art Deco]] movement, which is illustrated by the [[Home Savings Bank Building]] (1927) on North Pearl Street<ref name="waite98">Waite (1993), p. 98</ref> and the [[Alfred E. Smith Building]] (1930) on South Swan Street,<ref name="waite82">Waite (1993), p. 82</ref> two of [[List of tallest buildings in Albany, New York|Albany's tallest high-rises]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Albany: Buildings of the City |publisher=[[Emporis]] |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=103012&bt=5&ht=2&sro=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514215353/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=103012&bt=5&ht=2&sro=0 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 14, 2011 |access-date=June 9, 2010}}</ref>

Architecture from the 1960s and 1970s is well represented in the city, especially at the [[W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus]] (1950s and 1960s) and on the uptown campus of the [[University at Albany]] (1962–1971). The state office campus was planned in the 1950s by governor [[W. Averell Harriman]] to offer more parking and easier access for state employees.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dirt, Not Ivy, Covers This Campus |page=A1 |last=McGuire |first=Mark |date=September 28, 1997 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5831612 |url-status=dead |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |access-date=June 18, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030126/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5831612 }}</ref> The uptown SUNY campus was built in the 1960s under Governor Rockefeller on the site of the city-owned Albany Country Club. Straying from the popular [[Campus|open campus layout]], SUNY Albany has a centralized building layout with administrative and classroom buildings at center surrounded by four student housing towers. The design called for much use of concrete and glass, and the style has slender, round-topped columns and pillars reminiscent of those at [[Lincoln Center]] in New York City.<ref name="waite241242">Waite (1993), pp. 241–242</ref>

Downtown has seen a revival in recent decades, often considered to have begun with [[FleetBoston Financial|Norstar Bank]]'s renovation of the former Union Station as its corporate headquarters in 1986.{{efn|In 2009, [[Bank of America]] (which now owns [[FleetBoston Financial|FleetBank]], the bank that eventually bought Norstar) consolidated its operations in an office building on State Street, leaving the former train station vacant.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Landmark Soon to Fall Empty |author=Churchill, Chris |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=October 21, 2009 |page= |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=8887655 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 6, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430025958/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=8887655 }}</ref> Mayor Corning made great efforts to save the building, which had been owned by his great-grandfather's railroad a hundred years before. He was able to do it when governor Rockefeller brought state money in to purchase the building.<ref name=grondahl502/>|group=Note}} The Knickerbocker Arena ([[MVP Arena]]) was originally slated for suburban Colonie,<ref name="mceneny194">McEneny (2006), p. 194</ref> but was instead built downtown and opened in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Knick: Post-Debut Review Despite Glitches, Arean Withstands First Night |author=McKeon, Michael |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |page=B1 |date=February 1, 1990 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5551617 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 2, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030229/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5551617 }}</ref> Other development in downtown includes the construction of the [[Dormitory Authority of the State of New York|State Dormitory Authority]] headquarters at 515 Broadway (1998);<ref>{{cite news |title=DEC Firms Up Plans for Tower |author=Benjamin, Elizabeth |work=Times Union (Albany) |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |date=February 4, 1999 |page=B7 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5971129 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 18, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030051/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5971129 }}</ref> the [[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation|State Department of Environmental Conservation]] building, with its iconic green dome, at 625 Broadway (2001);<ref>{{cite news |title=Workers, DEC Tussle Over Office |author=Cappiello, Dina |page=D3 |work=Times Union (Albany) |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |date=September 2, 2001 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6125633 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 18, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030009/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6125633 }}</ref> the [[New York State Comptroller|State Comptroller]] headquarters on State Street (2001);<ref name="albarchive.merlinone.net">{{cite news|title=New Kid on the Block Stands Tall Amid Neighbors|author=Woodruff, Cathy|publisher=Hearst Newspapers|work=Times Union (Albany)|date=January 1, 2002|page=B1|url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6154361|url-status=dead|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030148/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6154361}}</ref> the [[Hudson River Way]] (2002), a [[pedestrian bridge]] connecting [[Broadway (Albany, New York)|Broadway]] to the Corning Preserve;<ref name="hudsonriverway">{{cite web|title=Hudson River Way |publisher=Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau |access-date=June 15, 2010 |url=http://www.albany.org/pages/listings/show_listingDetail.asp?ent_id=2763&mem_id=Yes&sort=Attractions&hd=Attractions&showSub= |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014423/http://www.albany.org/pages/listings/show_listingDetail.asp?ent_id=2763&mem_id=Yes&sort=Attractions&hd=Attractions&showSub= |archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref> and 677 Broadway (2005), "the first privately owned downtown office building in a generation".<ref name="downtowndevelopment">{{cite news |title=Eat, drink, be merry. Now what? |author=Barnes, Steve |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=October 8, 2006 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6362176 |url-status=dead |page=A1 |access-date=July 8, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430025949/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6362176 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Completed Projects |publisher=BBL Development Group |access-date=July 7, 2010 |url=http://www.bbldev.com/projects/results.asp?status=2 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518154550/http://www.bbldev.com/projects/results.asp?status=2 |archive-date=May 18, 2007  }}</ref>