Historic districts and older homes in Albany
Albany has four National Register of Historic Places entries, according to the City: three historic districts, Downtown Commercial, Hackleman and Monteith, and a portion of the Albany Municipal Airport.
What the City says
- Hackleman was listed in 1982 and has 228 properties within about 28 city blocks, in twelve historic styles plus hybrids, including Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Craftsman and Bungalow.
- Monteith has many styles, including Federal, Craftsman and Queen Anne. It was expanded in 2008 by 78 properties, and its period of significance runs from 1849 to 1945.
- Downtown Commercial includes Italianate, Queen Anne and other styles, with buildings such as the 1866 Avery Mill and the 1887 Flinn Block.
The City's pages do not use the word "Victorian," so we do not make that claim for the districts.
What the visitors association says
The Albany Visitors Association says more than 800 historic buildings stand in three of the districts, dating from the 1840s to the 1950s, within about 100 square blocks. It calls Albany's collection "the most varied collection of architectural styles in the state," which is the association's description. It lists a self-guided walking guide called "Seems Like Old Times," a free Albany Explorer app, a Summer Home Tour on the last Saturday in July and a Christmas Tour on the second Sunday in December.
The Albany Regional Museum is covered on our carousel and museum page.