Foster Building
The Foster Building, originally the Hotel Foster, is located on State Street in Schenectady, New York, United States. It is a commercial building in the Beaux-Arts architectural style.Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic building in Schenectady, New York, United States
- Address: 508 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Proctor’s Theatre and Schenectady station.
Proctor’s Theatre
Theater building
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Proctor's Theatre is a theatre and former vaudeville house located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Many famous artists have performed there, including Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Hal Holbrook, Ted Wiles, and George Burns, as well as many others. Proctor’s Theatre is situated 470 feet west of Foster Building.
Schenectady station
Railway station
Photo: Bjturon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schenectady station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Schenectady, New York. The station, constructed in 2018 is owned by the Capital District Transportation Authority which also owns Albany–Rensselaer station and Saratoga Springs station. Schenectady station is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Foster Building.
Dudley Observatory
Observatory
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Dudley Observatory is an astronomical education non-profit located since 2019 in Loudonville, New York and is the oldest non-academic institution of astronomical research in America. Dudley Observatory is situated 1,800 feet east of Foster Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Schenectady and Schenectady.
Downtown Schenectady
Neighborhood
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Downtown Schenectady is the central business district for the city of Schenectady, New York. It originated in the 1820s with the moving of the commercial and industrial interests east from the original 17th and 18th century settlement, spurred on by the development of the Erie Canal.
Schenectady
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Schenectady, once called the city that lights and hauls the world, is in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Approximately 20 minutes from New York's capital of Albany, Schenectady is best known as the birthplace of General Electric and for Proctor's Theater.
Mont Pleasant
Neighborhood
Mont Pleasant is a neighborhood of Schenectady, New York, United States. It is located in the south central part of the city and is the most populated of Schenectady's neighborhoods and has the most housing units as well.
Foster Building
- Category: hotel
- Location: City of Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.8115° or 42° 48′ 41″ northLongitude
-73.9404° or 73° 56′ 25″ westLevels
6Open location code
87J8R365+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 320335420OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5473643
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- French: “Foster Building”
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