The Albany Trust Company Building is a historic commercial building located at 35 State Street at the corner of Broadway in
Albany,
New York
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. It was built in 1904 and was designed by Marcus T. Reynolds in the
Renaissance Revival style
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. Currently, it is the main offices of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1973 as the First Trust Company Building.
It is also a
contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
to the
Downtown Albany Historic District
The Downtown Albany Historic District is a 19-block, area of Albany, New York, United States, centered on the junction of State (New York State Route 5) and North and South Pearl streets ( New York State Route 32). It is the oldest settled area ...
.
History and description
The property at State Street and Broadway had been the site of a rounded building since the 1830s. In 1902, the Albany Trust Company asked prominent Albany architect Marcus T. Reynolds to design a new headquarters for the bank, and Reynolds decided that the new building would also be rounded. He made the curve the focus of the building by putting the main entrance at the corner, and by topping the building with a dome shape. Extensions to the building were later added along both State Street and Broadway.
[Bender, Matthew (1993) ''Albany Architecture: A Guide to the City'' Mount Ida Press]
p.96
The interior features a circular banking floor.
See also
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Albany Trust
The Albany Trust was founded in the United Kingdom as a registered charity in May 1958 to complement the Homosexual Law Reform Society (HLRS). It takes its name from The Albany, in Piccadilly, London, where J.B. Priestley and his wife Jacquetta Haw ...
, a British charity
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The Albany
The Albany, or simply Albany, is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, London. The three-storey mansion was built in the 1770s and divided into apartments in 1802.
Building
The Albany was built in 1771–1776 by Sir William Chambers for the ne ...
, a significant building in London
References
External links
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Historic photo from New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York, state=collapsed
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Commercial buildings completed in 1904
Buildings and structures in Albany, New York
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in New York (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Albany, New York
Triangular buildings