Historic Albany Foundation

Show Your Support for the Lower Washington Avenue Historic District

The Historic Resources Commission will hold a public hearing for the nomination of the Lower Washington Avenue Historic District. The date of the hearing is TBA; we will update this page as soon as we know the new date. The district will include the south side of Washington Avenue from South Swan to Lark Street.

Please let the City of Albany's Historic Resource Commission know you support the Lower Washington Avenue Historic District by mailing or emailing a support letter to:

Norman Rice, Chair
c/o Richard Nicholson
City of Albany
Departent of Development and Planning
200 Henry Johnson Boulevard
Albany, NY 12206
nichor@ci.albany.ny.us

Click below for letter of support for the local and national register nomination for LWAHD
Local landmark historic district support letter
National Register of Historic Places support letter

We are collecting copies of support letters for our files. Also, the historic district nomination will also be ratifited by the Common Council at a later date. Please cc HAF and your Councilmember with your support to ensure that your letter is recorded in our files.

Please check out the nominations for the
Local and National Historic District.

If you're looking for more information about what a Local Historic District is
click here!

For more information about a National Historic District please visit the
National Register of Historic Places

FAQs

If you would like more information or have questions about the proposed district and the local landmarking process, please call or email Cara at 465-0876 ext. 12, or cmacri@historic-albany.org. Press and media inquiries should be directed to Executive Director, Susan Holland,
at 465-0876 ext. 11.

Thank you for your support.