48 Hudson Avenue, Historic house in Downtown Albany, US
48 Hudson Avenue is a historic house in downtown Albany, New York, built in the Dutch Colonial Revival style. It is a small two-story brick structure with a painted front facade and original wooden construction elements still in place.
Johannes van Ostrande, a member of Albany's Common Council, had the house built in 1728. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Albany's oldest standing building.
The building sits on a street named after the Hudson River, in a neighborhood that still carries traces of Albany's Dutch past. Its brick exterior and simple facade reflect a way of building that Dutch settlers brought to this part of New York.
The property is managed by the Historic Albany Foundation and is recognized as a protected historic site. It is best to check ahead before visiting, as access may be limited at certain times.
The construction date of the house was confirmed through dendrochronology, a method that reads the growth rings in wood to determine when a tree was cut. Researchers analyzed the wooden beams and matched the rings to a precise year.
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