Where in Albany - 344 State Street

This week’s #WhereinAlbany was guessed correctly by many of you, so well done!

It was indeed 344 State Street. Both 344 and it’s twin 342 were built by James Eaton. Eaton was superintendent of construction of the Capitol building who had years of experience in masonry and architecture. Eaton also built properties on First Street and Elm Street.

344 was built in 1876, and - as it typical of Eatons’s style- is eclectic; the lintels are Queen Anne, the entry doors are Italianate, and the columns for the portico are Egyption in style.