Albany City Hall is the
seat of government of
Albany,
New York.
It houses the office of the
mayor, the
Common Council chamber, and the city and
traffic courts.
History
Designed by
Henry Hobson Richardson in his trademark
Richardson Romanesque style, the
granite building was constructed between 1880 and 1883.
Albany City Hall is known for its pyramidal-roofed
clock tower, which contains the nation's first municipal
carillon.
The largest of the instrument's 60 bells weighs 11,200 pounds, and the carillon is still played regularly. A 1710 portrait of
Peter Schuyler, Albany's first mayor, hangs in the mayor's office. It was painted by Sir
Godfrey Kneller in
London. Located on the corner of Eagle and Pine Streets, Albany City Hall was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places on
September 4,
1972.
A statue of Major General
Philip Schuyler by
J. Massey Rhind stands in front of it. The building is across the street from the
New York Court of Appeals and the
State Capitol, which Richardson also worked on.
Gallery
