A Moveable Feast
 

The President's Residence, University at Albany
5 Englewood Place, Albany

Noted architect Robert W. Gibson was hired to build this Washington Park estate for James E. Craig in 1887. Gibson's best-known commission was the Episcopal Cathedral of All Saints, at Swan and Elk Streets in Albany. The driving force behind the Cathedral was Albany's first Episcopal Bishop, the Right Reverend William Croswell Doane, for whom Doane Stuart School is named, along with Sister Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ. 

The pink Potsdam sandstone building was purchased by the University Foundation in 1998 to serve as the President's Residence. Romanesque in design, the home features all-cherry cabinetry, paneling and woodwork in a large foyer, a turquoise tile fireplace, and a wide staircase with 132 spindles. The living room is graced by a wood-burning fireplace, herringbone inlaid wood floors, and intricately carved woodwork with fleur-de-lis and grapevine motifs. Poured glass windows and thick pocket doors reinforce the historic ambience, along with a Tiffany-style stained glass window in the music room.

 

To make a reservation for A Moveable Feast, 
call the Foundation at 518/465-0876.