SUNY System Administration Building
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| Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company Building | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. Historic District Contributing Property | |
 West elevation of central tower, 2009
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| Location: | The Plaza on State St., Albany, New York |
| Coordinates: | 42°38′53″N 73°45′0″W / 42.64806°N 73.75°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1914 |
| Architect: | Marcus T. Reynolds |
| Governing body: | State University of New York |
| Added to NRHP: | March 16, 1972 |
| Part of: | Downtown Albany Historic District (#72000813[1]) |
The SUNY System Administration Building, also known as the Old D&H Railroad Building, is a public office building located at the intersection of Broadway and State Street in downtown Albany, New York. The State University of New York is centrally administered from this location. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company Building.[1] In 1980, when the Downtown Albany Historic District was listed on the Register, it was included as a contributing property.
According to the NRHP documents about the site, "Throughout the years, the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company Building, because of its large scale, strategic location and irreplaceable detail, has often been mistaken for the New York State Capitol."[2]
The building itself has a varied history. The design was based on the Cloth Hall in Ypres, Belgium. and was originally constructed by the D&H Railroad as their central headquarters in Albany. The southern part of the building housed The Albany Evening Journal newspaper. It later sat dormant for a few years before being purchased by the state and finally converted to office space for SUNY in the mid 1970s.
The central tower is thirteen stories high and is capped by an eight foot tall working weathervane that is a replica of Henry Hudson's Halve Maen (Half Moon). The southern tower's four top floors are the official residence of the Chancellor of SUNY.
The building's facade was restored from 1996 to 2001; it was covered in scaffolding during the five years of the restoration.[3]
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 Weathervane in the shape of the Halve Maen |
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Other Albany skyscrapers include:
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ Liebs, Charles H. (August, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Delaware & Hudson Railway Company Building". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=371. Retrieved 2009-01-13. and Accompanying one photo, exterior, undated
- ^ "Caution at comptroller's building". Albany Times Union. July 27, 2009.
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