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80 South Swan Street, Albany NY 12236. Government office buildings, Architecture, Modern --20th century, Architecture --United States, Art deco (Architecture), Lantern slides
- William E. Haugaard, Sullivan W. Jones
- 1930
William E. Haugaard and Sullivan W. Jones. The Alfred E. Smith Building, known officially as the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building and sometimes called simply the Smith Building, is a structure located in downtown Albany, New York across the street from the New York State Capitol and One Commerce Plaza.
- 1928
- Art Deco
- 34
Nov 8, 2023 · Sullivan Jones resigned his position on February 8, 1928 and was replaced on the State Office Building project by architect William E. Haugaard. Governor Al Smith laid the cornerstone on December 17, 1928. Inside it, according to The New York Times, were "a copper box containing records, newspapers and photographs."
The Art Deco skyscraper, which was built in 1928 by William E. Haugaard and Sullivan W. Jones, is Albany's second tallest structure, after the Erastus Corning Tower. It houses offices of the New York State government, including the New York State Department of Civil Service, Department of State, New York State Banking Department, New York State ...
NY - Albany: Alfred E. Smith Building. The Alfred E. Smith Building, officially known as the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building, located at 80 Swan Street, was built in 1928 by William E. Haugaard and Sullivan W. Jones.
- 2020
Born: 1889, Died: 1949. Born in Brooklyn, NY, and trained at the Pratt Institute and MIT before traveling to Paris and the Atelier Duquesne, William E. Haugaard is chiefly remembered as the director of the New York State Department of Architecture from 1928 to 1949.
William E. Haugaard (1889 – September 1948) was an American architect who served as the State Architect for the State of New York from 1928 to 1944. A number of his works have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
