Mansion Historic District

Mansion Historic District
A row of four three-story flat-roofed brick buildings in various colors seen from across a corner. There are people standing on the other corners. The building nearest the camera, at the left, has a sign at street level saying "Grand Deli" and another, smaller one saying "ATM".
Rowhouses on Grand north of Madison, 2008
Mansion Historic District is located in New York
Mansion Historic District
Mansion Historic District is located in the United States
Mansion Historic District
LocationAlbany, NY
Coordinates42°38′46″N 73°45′23″W / 42.64611°N 73.75639°W / 42.64611; -73.75639
Area45 acres (18 ha)[1]
Built1820-1925[1]
Architectural styleFederal, Italianate, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.82003343
Added to NRHP1982

The Mansion Historic District, sometimes referred to as Mansion Hill,[2] is located south of Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York, United States. It takes its name from the nearby New York State Executive Mansion, which overlooks it.[3] It is a 45-acre (18 ha), 16-block area with almost 500 buildings. Many of them are rowhouses and townhouses built in the middle and late 19th century that remain mostly intact today.

It was first developed in the early 19th century as a small group of estates for wealthy citizens. Later it was subdivided, becoming the first home for several waves of immigrant groups, most notably Italian Americans. In the mid-20th century it began to decline when the construction of Empire State Plaza cut it off from downtown and adversely impacted the neighborhood. A local neighborhood association was formed during this period and has been credited with helping the Mansion neighborhood recover and become a desirable place to live in the early 21st century. In 1982 it was designated a historic district by the city's Historic Resources Commission and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ a b Larson, Neil (July 13, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Mansion Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  2. ^ Faber, Lo (November–December 2004). "Mansion Neighborhood". All About Albany. lofaber.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2005. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  3. ^ Heins, Frances Ingraham (January 16, 2005). "Mansion Neighborhood: Alive with Community Spirit". Albany Times-Union. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved July 18, 2009.[permanent dead link]