Academy Park (Albany, New York)
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Academy Park is a cultural feature park located in the Lafayette Park Historic District of Albany, New York.[1] As an urban park, Academy Park often equates by extension to its surrounding neighborhood near the Albany city hall. The Eagle Street entrance of the New York Court of Appeals Building faces Academy Park.
History
[edit]Academy Park was established in 1882. It was the original site of the Dudley Observatory.[2] The Academy Park Fountain, a prominent landmark that was erected in 1988, is situated opposite the New York Court of Appeals Building.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Academy Park (in Albany County, NY)". Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "Dudley Observatory Dedication, August 28, 1856 - Albany Institute of History and Art".
- ^ "Academy Park Fountain - Albany, NY - Fountains on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
42°39′09″N 73°45′17″W / 42.6526°N 73.7548°W
Further reading
[edit]- Harris, Cayla. "Activists set up 'solidarity encampment' to protest border crisis". Times Union. No. Jan. 12, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
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