48 Hudson Avenue
- Year
- 1728
- Style
- Dutch Colonial
- City
- Albany, NY
48 Hudson Avenue, also known as the Van Ostrande–Radliff House, is the oldest building in the city of Albany. Long dated to 1759, the building's true origins were traced by Albany historian John Wolcott to Johannes van Ostrande, who occupied it as early as 1728; dendrochronology performed at Columbia University's Lamont–Doherty Earth Sciences laboratory later confirmed the 1728 construction date from a wood core sample. It stands in Dutch Colonial Revival style and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 2008.
the building
Dating by tree rings. The building's age was settled by science: Columbia University's Lamont–Doherty Earth Sciences laboratory ran dendrochronology on a wood core sample and confirmed a construction date of 1728, correcting an earlier guess of 1759.
the style
Dutch Colonial (c. 1700–1940): A barn-profile gambrel roof, often flared at the eaves, sometimes with a split Dutch door.
More on Dutch Colonialsignificance
Built in 1728 just outside Albany's old stockade walls near Fort Orange, it is recognized as the oldest surviving building in the city. It was a contributing property to the Downtown Albany Historic District before being individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 2008.
nearby
- Old Post Office
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church
- Union Station
- St. Mary's Church
- Albany City Hall
- New York Court of Appeals Building