This is a very interesting unique old building of Romanesque design. It is faced with all sorts of sandstone and other local stones It is on Eagle Street just downhill from the State Capitol Building.
Albany’s City Hall is the magnificent center of local government. Designed by famed architect Henry Hobson Richardson, the construction of City Hall was completed in 1883. Albany City Hall has been acclaimed by critics as one of the most beautiful buildings in America and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
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