WEIRD

A homemade sign in the window of the Van Rensselaer Apartments.  (The building, at the corner of Madison and Delaware Avenue was built in 1901 and was designed by architect Marcus T. Reynolds).

F.W. Brown

A closer look at this facade along James Street reveals a bit more detail:  F.W. BROWN ARCHITECT No. 14 N. P ST. 

Assuming this refers to Frederick Brown, his best known local work was the wooden lakehouse which predates the current one in Washington Park.  14 North Pearl Street no longer exists, but would've been near present Ten Eyck Plaza.

The cast iron facade has been painted since the last time I blogged about this building, but it is otherwise in a sad state.

Willett Snowman

A large snowman waves to passersby on Willett Street.  This inflatable ice gent stands on the balcony of the Charles Lansing Pruyn house.  The house was designed by Potter & Robertson, the same architects responsible for the Pruyn Building on North Pearl Street.

Cornerstone

This cornerstone is part of the massive building at the corner of North Pearl and Columbia Streets.  79 North Pearl was designed by the architectural firm of Ogden & Wright (the same firm which designed the facade of the Kenmore Hotel just across the street) and originally housed the Albany Business College.

Potter and Robertson, Architects

An elegant plaque on the lovely Pruyn Building with the names of its architects - Potter & Robertson.