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Cathedral of All Saints, Albany, New York

Cathedral of All Saints
An L-shaped brick building with two pointed roofs and a large tree in its crook
Cathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York) is located in New York
Cathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York)
Shown within New York
Basic information
Location 62 South Swan Street
Albany, New York
United States
Geographic coordinates 42°39′17″N 73°45′28″W / 42.654653°N 73.757792°W / 42.654653; -73.757792Coordinates: 42°39′17″N 73°45′28″W / 42.654653°N 73.757792°W / 42.654653; -73.757792
Affiliation Episcopal Church
District Diocese of Albany
Province II
Country United States of America
Website thecathedralofallsaints.org
Architectural description
Architect(s) Robert W. Gibson
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking June 3, 1884
Completed 1888
Specifications
Direction of façade West
Capacity 1,000
Length 320 feet (98 m)
Width 130 feet (40 m)
Width (nave) 44 feet (13 m)
Materials Brick, sandstone
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Added to NRHP July 25, 1974
NRHP Reference no. 74001213

The Cathedral of All Saints, Albany, New York, is located on Elk Street in central Albany, New York, United States. It is the central church of the Albany and the seat of the Episcopal Bishop of Albany. Built in the 1880s in the Gothic style and designed by Robert W. Gibson, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Previously it had been recognized as a contributing property to the Lafayette Park Historic District, listed on the Register in 1970.

It was the first Episcopal Cathedral church in the United States to be built expressly as such, rather than a local parish being chosen to serve as the church of a bishop, and for that reason, it is also called the Pioneer Cathedral. The church was unable to complete the cathedral and the large planned complex in the early 20th century. Because the commissioner of the State Education Department had his headquarters built on the remainder of the block, the remainder of the cathedral will never be completed. Some foundations for planned expansions remain, however, for instance, for spires.

The cathedral is located on the south corner of the intersection of Elk and South Swan Streets. The terrain slopes gently toward the Hudson River a half-mile (1 km) to the east, and sharply into Sheridan Hollow and Arbor Hill to the immediate north. The cathedral's 2-acre (8,100 m2) lot is in the northern corner of the Lafayette Park Historic District, at the edge of central Albany's developed area.


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