Welcome
Efforts
to save the former St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, a
prominent landmark in Albany's Arbor Hill Historic District,
are gaining momentum. We hope we can count on your support!
St. Joseph's was designed in
1856 by Patrick Keeley, one of America’s most prolific
designers of Catholic churches, and is considered his
masterpiece.
The building defines the
neighborhood in which it stands, and its steeple, added around
1910, is the most visible element in Albany’s northern
skyline.
Though the building’s
architectural merits are not in question, St. Joseph’s future
remains uncertain.
After years of disuse, an
Albany business owner purchased the building in 2000 and began
to rehabilitate it for use as a banquet hall. However, after
work on the building slowed to a halt, the City of Albany
declared the building a hazard and began emergency
stabilization work.
Historic Albany Foundation, the
Preservation League of New York State, the Ten Broeck
Triangle Preservation League and others have joined the city
in efforts to prevent
the loss of this important structure.
The
adaptive reuse of St. Joseph's will require a comprehensive
approach that integrates it with ongoing neighborhood
revitalization strategies in the Ten Broeck Triangle
neighborhood and the surrounding Arbor Hill Historic District.
Please join the "Saving
Saint Joseph's"
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