Watervliet Shaker Historic District, Albany

Name: Watervliet Shaker Historic District
Address: Albany, United States

#30 among attractions in Albany

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Watervliet Shaker Historic District, in Colonie, New York, is the site of the first Shaker community. It was established in 1776. The primary Shaker community, the Mount Lebanon Shaker Society, was started a bit later. Watervliet's historic 1848 Shaker meetinghouse has been restored and is used for public events, such as concerts. ()

Built: 1775 (250 years ago)Coordinates: 42°44'22"N, 73°48'58"W

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Albany United States

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Watervliet Shaker Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crossgates Commons, Colonie Center, Crossgates Mall, Kohl's.

3.4 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Crossgates Commons, Albany
87 min walk • Crossgates Commons is a large shopping plaza in Albany, New York along Washington Avenue Extension. It is owned and managed by Pyramid Management Group, Inc. who also own and manage the nearby Crossgates Mall.
2 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Colonie Center, Albany
52 min walk • Colonie Center is a shopping mall located in Roessleville, New York, a suburb of Albany, at the intersection of Central Avenue, Wolf Road, and Interstate 87. Opening in 1966, it was the first enclosed shopping mall in New York's Capital Region.
3.8 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Crossgates Mall, Albany
97 min walk • Crossgates Mall is an enclosed, automobile-oriented, super-regional shopping mall located in the Albany, New York suburb of Guilderland. It is the largest indoor shopping center in the Capital District, and the third largest in the State of New York.
1.9 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Kohl's, Albany
49 min walk • Kohl's Plaza is a strip mall at 1814 Central Avenue in Colonie, New York which includes the big box store Kohl's and several smaller tenants. It is one of two original locations for Kohl's in the New York Capital Region.
1.9 miSE
Park, Field, Playground
The Crossings Park, Albany
50 min walk • The Crossings Park is located in the Town of Colonie, New York, outside of Albany. Crossings Park is a 130-acre public park to which tourists come to visit every day. The park has bike and running paths that stretch and connect up to 6.5 total miles, as well as a 3-acre pond located in the center.
3.7 miS
Museum, Art museum
University Hall, Albany
94 min walk • The University Art Museum is part of the University at Albany, State University of New York. Founded in 1967, the 9,000-square-foot-facility was designed by architect Edward Durell Stone. The Museum has presented over four hundred exhibitions and its collection is especially strong in contemporary works on paper.
3 miS
42°41'47"N • 73°48'28"W
American Italian Heritage Museum, Albany
77 min walk • Museum, History museum
2 miE
Museum, History museum
Pruyn House, Albany
51 min walk • Casparus F. Pruyn House is a historic home located in the hamlet of Newtonville within the town of Colonie in Albany County, New York. It is a two-story, rectangular five bay wide, center entrance dwelling in a late Federal and early Greek Revival style. It was built between 1824 and 1836.
1.7 miSW
Village
Colonie
43 min walk • Colonie is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 7,793 at the 2010 census. The village of Colonie is within the town of Colonie. Both are north of the city of Albany, the capital of New York.
3.9 miS
Street
Washington Avenue, Albany
99 min walk • Washington Avenue is a major east–west route in the city of Albany, New York.
3 miS
Nature, Lake, Natural attraction
Rensselaer Lake, Albany
77 min walk • Rensselaer Lake is an artificial lake in Albany, New York, United States named for Major-General Stephen Van Rensselaer, last patroon of Rensselaerswyck. The lake was Albany's first municipally-owned source of water. It is part of a 57-acre park and the state's Albany Pine Bush Preserve.