Looking Down State Street about 1800
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Corner of St. Peter's Church Houses on Maiden Lane The East Manor Dutch Reformed Church in the heart of the city Dr. Mancius' house, apothecary, and post office rider headed west on the old King's Highway home of Mayor Philip S. Van Rensselaer link to the Bogert Map of 1792 Webster Brothers print shop Part of city that burned in 1793 Looking down State Street about 1800 Elm Tree Corner Home of Baltus Lydius Looking Down State Street - the painting The old Schuyler House, then Lewis's Tavern New home of John Stevenson home and chair factory of James Chestney at 134 State

Painting by James Eights as he remembered looking down State Street before the Dutch Reformed Church was demolished in 1806! Many versions of this view exist. This image copied from a print in the Colonial Albany Project Graphics Archive.



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first posted: 11/20/02