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Foster Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Foster Building

Also known as Hotel Foster

On the National Register since 199135 years
Beaux ArtsListed 1991Schenectady
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About Foster Building

Foster Building, at 508 State St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 3, 1991. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Beaux Arts, as it does for 60 other New York listings. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Schenectady, New York, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 39 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

508 State St., Schenectady · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Foster BuildingStart here
  2. 2Schenectady Savings BankBuilding · next door
  3. 3Proctor, F. F., Theatre and ArcadeBuilt 1926 · next door
  4. 4Fitzgerald BuildingBuilding · next door
  5. 5Clark Witbeck Co. WarehouseBuilding · 0.1 mi on
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSchenectady Police DepartmentBuilding0.1 miBSt. George's Lodge No. 6 Masonic Temple and ClubBuilding0.2 miBSchenectady City Hall and Post OfficeClassical · Built 19310.2 miBUS Post Office-SchenectadyNeoclassical0.2 miBSchenectady Public Market and Scale HouseBuilding0.3 miBCentral Fire StationGeorgian Revival0.3 miBWedgeway BuildingBuilding0.3 miBGeneral Electric Building 32Building0.4 miBGeneral Electric Building 31Building0.4 miBSchenectady ArmoryTudor Revival · Built 19360.4 miBH. S. Barney BuildingNeoclassical0.4 miBSt. Columba SchoolBuilt 19230.5 miBHotel Van CurlerGeorgian Revival0.5 miBAlexandra Apartment HotelBuilding0.5 miBYoung Men's Christian Association of SchenectadyBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

Beaux Arts style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Beaux Arts.

Downtown Cohoes Historic District12.5 mi away
National State Bank Building13.8 mi away
Downtown Albany Historic District (Boundary Increase/Decrease)14.7 mi away

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Questions about Foster Building

Is Foster Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 3, 1991 (Register number 91000664).

Is Foster Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is General Electric Research Laboratory, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Foster Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Foster Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 39 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75321673 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.