This brick Queen Anne house would be a great restoration project. It has a non-historical addition at the rear.
Queen Anne House, 1914, Albany
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Wilson House, Albany
This has served as the headquarters of the Albany Symphony Association and a sign on the porch indicates it may now have a connection to the First United Methodist Church. I will update when I learn more.
Gable Front Cottage, Albany
This house has Greek Revival influences; a survey dates it to 1934 but I believe it’s much earlier than that.
Apartment Building, 1920, Albany
One resource dates this structure to 1894 while another dates it to 1920. The architecture, to me, indicates the 1920 date is more likely.
Old St. Teresa’s Catholic Church, 1860, Albany
St. Teresa’s was built between 1859-1860 on land donated by Nelson Tift. Work on the the small Gothic Revival chapel was halted by the Civil War, but the unfinished interior served as a makeshift hospital for injured soldiers. Work on the church resumed after the war and the structure was formally dedicated in 1882. St. Teresa’s holds the distinction of being the oldest Catholic church in Georgia that still holds services. Though the congregation has moved into a more modern facility, a Mass is still held here each Wednesday.
National Register of Historic Places
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1896, Albany
According to their website: St. Paul’s became an organized parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia in 1851. In 1855, the first Episcopal Bishop of Georgia consecrated the first location of St. Paul’s. In 1896, the current location of St. Paul’s was dedicated and included a cornerstone from the 1855 building. The present St. Paul’s could be described as resembling the typical English country church.St. Paul’s is known as the mother church of the western part of the Diocese of Georgia.
Albany District Pecan Growers Exchange, 1922
Widespread pecan cultivation began in southwestern Georgia in the 1880s and by the 1920s, with the spread of the boll weevil, supplanted cotton for a time as the leading crop of the region. Albany served as the de facto center of this agricultural shift, and by 1913 the Albany District Pecan Growers Exchange was formed as a cooperative to promote and distribute the crop, especially the desirable Schley paper-shells. The Exchange thrived until the 1940s, when disease slowed the progress of the industry. The headquarters/office building of the Exchange is the only remaining structure of the complex, which included two other warehouse and grading buildings.
National Register of Historic Places
Carnegie Library, 1906, Albany
The historic Carnegie Library served as Albany’s main library from 1906-1966. The fine Neoclassical structure, located adjacent to the Municipal Auditorium, has been home to the Albany Area Arts Council since 1992.
National Register of Historic Places
Municipal Auditorium, 1915, Albany
As Albany grew, cultural events became more prominent in the community. These pursuits were led by Dr. N. A. Duncan, a native of Syracuse, New York, who purchased a plantation near Albany in 1888. Dr. Duncan formed the Albany Chautauqua Society and his work in promoting the movement culminated in the construction of the Municipal Auditorium in 1915. Atlanta architect A. Ten Eyck Brown created a radically progressive design for the structure. With its large blank walls punctuated by smaller windows, the space was very unusual and “modern” for its time.
The auditorium was abandoned in 1972. After much-needed renovations, it reopened in 1990, with native son Ray Charles headlining the event.
National Register of Historic Places
Philco Sign, Albany
This Art Deco neon sign for a Philco radio dealer is an Albany landmark in its own right. It likely dates to 1935-1945.