Historic Albany Foundation

April 2009	Thursday, April 23th Meet at University Hall (click here for map) 5pm FREE for Members!	SUNY Albany Uptown Campus Tour Join HAF as we tour SUNY Albany’s Uptown Campus located at 1400 Washington Avenue. Designed by renowned American architect Edward Durell Stone, the main campus of the University at Albany exemplifies Stone’s signature style, expressed by its towers, domes, fountains and soaring colonnades. These tours are FREE and open to HAF members. To RSVP or to join/renew your membership call 465-0876 x10 or email info[at]historic-albany[dot]com RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED Non-members are able to register for tours if space is available but at a cost of $10. But non-members should just get a membership and enjoy the perks!


	Saturday, April 25th Albany Window Restoriation , 426 Second Street in Troy, NY 10am-1pm $10 for members; $20 for non-members	Window Repair Workshop Join HAF for a workshop featuring hands on window repair techniques. Check out a fully functional window repair workshop as instructors Devin Dascher, Jack and Kim Alvarez teach you how to reglaze and safely remove the old lead paint. Learn the tools and techniques you will need to return your windows to their former beauty! This workshop has a limited number of spots, so call and reserve your seat today, 465-0876 x12. $10 for members, $20 for non members.


	Wednesday, April 29th Meet at the southeast coner of South Lake and Madison Avenues 5:30pm $6 for members; $12 for non-members	Walkabout Wednesdays The wildly successful walking tour serieces is BACK! Join our extraordinary tour guides for magical history tours, one neighborhood at a time. HAF Communications Coordinator, Christiana Limniatis will start this South Lake Avenue Tour at the southeast corner of South Lake and Madison Avenues. Reservations are Required; each tour is limited to 25 people. Please call 518-465-0876 x10 to reserve your spot. Visit the Walkabout Wednesdays site!


	Thursday, April 30th Meet at the Plaza Visitor Center in the Concourse 1pm FREE for Members!	Empire State Plaza Tour Get a guided tour of the cultural center for thousands of visitors each year, the Empire State Plaza. The vision of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, the ESP was executed by Wallace K. Harrison, who had been chief architect for Rockefeller Center.

May 2009	Saturday, May 2nd 38 Ten Broeck Street 1-4pm	St. Joseph's Church Open House Completed in 1860 by the acclaimed Irish-American architect Patrick Keely, St. Joseph’s Church dominates the Albany skyline. Here is your chance to tour the high-style Gothic Revival church with hand-carved wood hammerbeam trusses, to learn about our work to save this landmark and how you can help!
	Tuesday, May 12th James T. Foley, U.S. Courthouse, 445 Broadway 5:30-7pm A suggested $10 donation	2009 Preservation Merit Awards &Annual Meeting Historic Albany Foundation invites you to join us in recognizing outstanding preservation projects. 2009 AWARDEES 155 Clinton Avenue Rehabilitation William S. Hackett Middle School Rehabilitation of a SignificantPublic Building 137 & 139 South Lake Avenue Exterior Rehabilitation & Stewardship 116 Lancaster Street Restoration / Rehabilitation 48 Dove Street Creative Renovation Knox Street Apartments Neighborhood Stabilization 240 Sheridan Avenue Neighborhood Stabilization Elizabeth Griffin Award for Preservation Leadership Albany Housing Authority Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 6th at 465-0876 ext. 12.


	Thursday, May 14th meet at the Washington Park Lakehouse 5:30pm Cost:$6	Washington Park Tour Tiptoe through the tulips on this guided tour through what is recognized as one of New York State’s oldest city parks. Officially organized in 1809, the parks current layout dates to 1868 and was patterned after designs originally drawn up by by Frederick Law Olmstead, the designer of New York City’s Central Park and Montreal’s Mont Royal Park. Reservation are required. RSVP at 465-0876 x10 . This tour is co-sponsored by the Washington Park Conservancy.


	Wednesday, May 20th meet at the corner of Willett Street and Madison Avenue 5:30pm $6 members; $12 non-members	Walkabout Wednesdays The wildly successful walking tour series is BACK! Join our extraordinary tour guides for magical history tours, one neighborhood at a time. HAF Board Member, Bill Brandow will start this Washington Park Tour at the corner of Willett Street and Madison Avenues. Reservations are Required; each tour is limited to 25 people. Please call 518-465-0876 x10 to reserve your spot. Visit the Walkabout Wednesdays site!


	Tuesday, May 26th University Club, 141 Washington Avenue 5:30pm, to meet the speaker 6pm, talk to begin	Hidden Landmark: Saving Albany’s Oldest House Join HAF and the Society of Architectural Historians for a discussion on the historical significance of saving 48 Hudson Avenue by architect and HAF & SAH Board Member, William Brandow.

June2009	Tuesday, June 2nd First Congregational Church Community Room, 405 Quail Street 5:30pm Open to the public	When The Doors Close: A Forum on the Protection of Vacant Churches Historic Albany Foundation and TAP Inc. will hold a forum on church closures as apart of their advocacy effort in response to the announcement by the Albany Catholic Diocese in January, that they plan to have 33 church closures and parish mergers. This, the fist of several forums, is meant to summarize the tools already in place to protect our built environment, including the vacant building registry and code enforcement, and to enlist neighbors, preservationists and public officials to help protect these buildings. This project has been funded in part by a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation's John E. Streb Preservation Fund for New York. Check out the postcard <click here>
	Saturday, June 6th HAF Offices, 89 Lexington Avenue 10am-12pm $5 for members; $10 for non-members	Stoop Repair Workshop Learn how to mend those stubborn steps at HAF’s Stoop Repair Workshop! Albany craftsman Scott Jackson will talk about common problems homeowners encounter with wood and masonry stoops and what to do about it. Fix up that stoop so you can sit on it all summer long!


	Wednesday, June 10th Meet at the northwest corner of State Street and Broadway 5:30pm $6 members; $12 non-members	Walkabout Wednesdays The wildly successful walking tour series is BACK! Join our extraordinary tour guides for magical history tours, one neighborhood at a time. Architectural Hisorican, Walter Wheeler will start this Downtown Albany Tour at the northwest corner of State Street & Broadway. Reservations are Required; each tour is limited to 25 people. Please call 518-465-0876 x10 to reserve your spot. Visit the Walkabout Wednesdays site!


	Thursday, June 18th Start at Ben & Jerry's, 250 Lark St. 5-8pm $15 pre-sale $20 day of	2009 Annual House & Garden Tour Mixed Use; Historic Homes and Sustainable Gardens Tour Center Square and Hudson/Park gardens and homes in this years House & Garden Tour! How to get tickets? Pre Order Tickets, available till June 11th Stop into Ben & Jerry's, 250 Lark Street (cash or check only) Mail checks made payable to Hudson/Park Neighborhood Asssoc. PO Box 2313-ESP, Albany NY 12220 Historic Albany Foundation (credit cards only) Regular Price Tickets, available from June 12-day of event Ben & Jerry's, 250 Lark Street (cash or check only) Historic Albany Foundation (credit cards only) Whether you get pre-sale tickets or buy them the day of the event, everyone must stop at Ben & Jerry's on the day of the event to pick up your ticket and tour program. For more information call 518-465-0876 x10.

July 2009	Wednesday, July 15th Meet at the corner of Marion Blvd & Western Avenue 5:30pm $6 members; $12 non-members	Walkabout Wednesdays The wildly successful walking tour series is BACK! Join our extraordinary tour guides for magical history tours, one neighborhood at a time. Lorraine Weiss will start this Marion Boulevard Tour at the corner of Marion Blvd. & Western Avenue. Reservations are Required; each tour is limited to 25 people. Please call 518-465-0876 x10 to reserve your spot. Visit the Walkabout Wednesdays site!

August 2009	Saturday, August 1, 2009 HAF Offices, 89 Lexington Avenue 10am-12pm $5 for members, $10 for non members.	Repointing Workshop Always wonder what you can do with that mortar gun in your tool box? Come to Historic Albany Foundation’s Repointing Workshop and learn the basics of masonry repointing. Albany craftsman, Scott Jackson, will teach you how to select the right mortar, tools, and techniques to whip your brick into shape. Reservations are requested. For more information or to RSVP contact HAF at 465-0876 x12


	Wednesday, August 19th Meet at St. Joseph's Church, 38 Ten Broeck Street 5:30pm $6 members; $12 non-members	Walkabout Wednesdays The wildly successful walking tour series is BACK! Join our extraordinary tour guides for magical history tours, one neighborhood at a time. City Historian, Anthony Opalka will start this Ten Broeck Triangle Tour at St. Joseph's Church, 38 Ten Broeck Street.. Reservations are Required; each tour is limited to 25 people. Please call 518-465-0876 x10 to reserve your spot. Visit the Walkabout Wednesdays site!


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December 2009	Sunday, December 13th	Holiday House Tour More Details Soon!