Albert W. Fuller (1854-1934) was an American architect practicing in Albany, New York.
Life and career Fuller was born in the town of Clinton, New York. From 1873 to 1879 he trained as a draftsman in the office of Albany architects Ogden & Wright. He then opened his own office. In 1883 he formed a partnership with William A. Wheeler, a native Albanian who had studied under Boston architects. This firm lasted until 1897. He practiced alone until 1900, when he formed a partnership with William B. Pitcher (1864–1921), a former draftsman of Fuller's. The firm was incorporated in January 1906,American Architect and Building News 20 Jan. 1906: ix. Boston. and Pitcher retired in 1909, due to poor health.Chatham Courier (NY) 1921. Fuller then established a partnership with William P. Robinson.Waite, Diana S. Architects in Albany. Albany: Mount Ida Press, 2009.
The firm lasted until 1934, with Fuller's death. Fuller died in his office, while resting from his work. His death was attributed to heart disease.Johnson, Eugene J. Style Follows Function: Architecture of Marcus T. Reynolds. Albany: Washington Park Press, 1993.
Architectural works
Albert W. Fuller, 1879–1883 1881 - George W. van Slyke House, 756 Madison Avenue, Albany, New York 1882 - Albany County Bank Building, 6 South Pearl Street, Albany, New York Demolished in 1927. 1882 - Charles B. Kountze House, 225 East 16th Avenue, Denver, ColoradoZimmer, Amy B. Images of America: Denver's Capitol Hill Neighborhood. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2009/ Demolished in 1963. 1883 - Albany Safe Deposit and Storage Building, 60 Maiden Lane, Albany, New York Demolished. 1883 - Frederick Haslett House, 87 Main Street, Fort Plain, New York
Fuller & Wheeler, 1883–1897 1885 - Edward Ellis House, 215 Union Street, Schenectady, New YorkAmerican Architect and Building News 24 Jan. 1885: 43. Boston. 1885 - Horace G. Young House, 425 State Street, Albany, New York 1886 - Hampton B. Denman House, 1623 16th St NW, Washington, DCHodges, Allan A. and Carol A. Washington on Foot: 23 Walking Tours of Washington, D.C., Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, and Historic Annapolis, Maryland. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980. 1886 - Henry C. Pierce House, 40 Vandeventer Place St. Louis, MissouriSavage, Charles C. Architecture of the Private Streets of St. Louis: the Architects and the Houses They Designed. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1987. Demolished. Vendeventer Place no longer exists. 1886 - Delaware & Hudson Station, Bridge Street, Plattsburgh, New York 1886 - Y. M. C. A. Building, 62 N Pearl Street, Albany, New York 1887 - Academy of Music, 82 Broadway, Newburgh, New YorkGeer, Walter. Terra-Cotta in Architecture. New York: Gazlay Bros., 1891. Later the Academy Theatre. Demolished. 1887 - Auburn High School, Genesee Street, Auburn, New YorkSchool Journal 7 March 1896: 268. New York. Demolished. 1887 - Zenas Crane House (Willow Brook), 30 Main Street, Dalton, MassachusettsAmerican Architect and Building News 21 May 1887: 246. Boston. Demolished. 1887 - Hoosick Falls M. E. Church, 130 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, New York 1888 - Louis D. Collins House (Belhurst), 4069 Route 14, Geneva, New York 1888 - Earl Memorial Chapel and Crematorium, Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New YorkEngineering and Building Record 18 Feb. 1888: 191. New York. 1888 - Harmanus Bleecker Hall, 161 Washington Avenue, Albany, New YorkEngineering and Building Record 21 Jan. 1888: 128. New York. Burned in 1940. 1888 - Delaware & Hudson Station, 20 Park Place Port Henry, New York 1889 - Edward McKinney House, 391 State Street, Albany, New York 1889 - Normal Hall, Plattsburgh Normal School, Plattsburgh, New YorkEngineering and Building Record 10 Aug. 1889: 153. New York. Burned in 1929. 1889 - Silliman (Couper) Hall, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York78th Annual Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Hamilton College for the Academic Year 1889-90. Utica: Ellis H. Roberts & Co., 1889. 1889 - Y. M. C. A Building, 1155 Rue Metcalfe, Montreal, Quebec"Fuller, Albert W". http://dictionary ofarchitectsincanada.org/. n.d. Demolished. 1889 - Y. M. C. A. Building, Main and Court Streets, New Britain, ConnecticutFowler, Herbert E. A History of New Britain. New Britain (CT): New Britain Historical Society, 1960. Demolished. 1890- Andrew S. Baker House, 129 South Lake Avenue, Albany, New York 1890 - Public School No. 10, 250 Central Avenue, Albany, New York 1890 - Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Monument Square, Troy, New York 1891 - 4th Precinct Police Station, 419 Madison Avenue, Albany, New York 1891 - Alden Chester House, 139 South Lake Avenue, Albany, New York 1891 - Hudson River Telephone Building, Maiden Lane and Chapel Street, Albany, New YorkWhish, John D. Albany Guide Book. Albany: J. B. Lyon Co., 1917. Demolished. 1892 - Iliff Hall, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado 1892 - Montgomery County Courthouse, 58 Broadway, Fonda, New York"Montgomery County". http://www.courthouses.co/. 2010. 1893 - Auditorium, Northfield Seminary, Northfield, MassachusettsEngineering Record 16 Dec. 1893: 49. New York. 1893 - Convention Hall, 268 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New YorkAmerican Architect and Building News 6 Jan. 1894: xix. Boston. Demolished. 1893 - Henry W. Warren House (Fitzroy Place), 2160 South Cook Street, Denver, Colorado 1893 - Public School No. 6, 105 2nd Street, Albany, New York Demolished. 1893 - Public School No. 24, Delaware and Madison Avenues, Albany, New York Demolished. 1894 - DeGraaf Building, 23 S Pearl Street, Albany, New YorkReal Estate Record and Builders' Guide 9 June 1894: 928. New York. Demolished. 1894 - Forest Presbyterian Church, 4019 Center Street, Lyons Falls, New York 1894 - Normal Hall, Oneonta Normal School, Oneonta, New YorkSchull, Diantha Dow. Landmarks of Otsego County. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1980. Demolished in 1977. 1895 - Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity House, Union College, Schenectady, New York Now the college's Grant Hall. 1895 - Masonic Temple, 67 Corning Place, Albany, New YorkHeating and Ventilation 15 March 1895: 33. New York. 1895 - Rectory for St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 107 State Street, Albany, New York 1895 - Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church, Mohawk and Seneca Streets, Cohoes, New YorkHeating and Ventilation 15 Aug. 1895: 20. New York. Demolished in 1998. 1896 - Home Savings Bank Building, 13 North Pearl Street, Albany, New YorkThatcher, John B. Historical Narrative: The Story of Albany; the Glory of Our City is the Glory of America. 1624-1924. Albany: Lyon, 1924. Demolished. 1897 - Albany Hospital, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New YorkStone March 1897: 401. New York. Demolished.
Albert W. Fuller, 1897–1900 1897 - Moody Memorial Chapel, Mount Hermon School, Gill, MassachusettsStone May 1897: 618. New York. 1898 - Centennial Hall, 7 Pine Street, Albany, New York The former school and convent of St. Mary's R. C. Church. 1898 - George T. Fulford House (Fulford Place), 287 King Street East, Brockville, Ontario"A Unique White Stone in Canada". Stone Nov. 1910: 587. New York. 1898 - Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Building, 506 Spruce Street, Scranton, PennsylvaniaStone June 1898: 60. New York. Demolished. 1898 - Watervliet High School, 1408-1412 4th Avenue, Watervliet, New YorkEngineering News 26 May 1898: 121. New York. Demolished. 1899 - Mechanicville M. E. Church, 7 North Main Street, Mechanicville, New YorkEngineering News 9 March 1899: 81. New York. 1899 - Union Free School, 7 Stewart Farrar Avenue, Warrensburg, New YorkEngineering Record 15 April 1899: 440. New York. Demolished. 1900 - Richards Library, 36 Elm Street, Warrensburg, New YorkHastings, John T. Images of America: Around Warrensburg. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2009/
Fuller & Pitcher, 1900–1905 1900 - Glens Falls City Hall, 42 Ridge Street, Glens Falls, New YorkEngineering Record 21 July 1900: 71. 1900 - Public Bath No. 1, 665 Broadway, Albany, New YorkAmerican Architect and Building News 7 July 1900: x. Boston. Demolished. 1901 - Charles Gibson and William J. Walker Houses, 415-417 State Street, Albany, New York 1901 - Charlotte Williams Memorial Hospital, 1201 East Broad Street, Richmond, VirginiaBrickbuilder Sept. 1901: 198. New York 1901 - James McCredie House, 403 State Street, Albany, New York 1901 - Public School No. 12, 27 Western Avenue, Albany, New YorkEngineering News 3 Jan. 1901: 4. New York. 1901 - Trinity Episcopal Church, 1336 1st Avenue, Watervliet, New YorkJournal of the Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Albany. Albany: Weed-Parsons Printing Co., 1901. 1902 - Amsterdam Free Library, 28 Church Street, Amsterdam, New YorkKoch, Theodore Wesley. A Book of Carnegie Libraries. White Plains: H. W. Wilson Co., 1917. 1902 - Gordius H. P. Gould House, Main Street, Lyons Falls, New York 1902 - Guy Park Avenue School, 300 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, New York"Walter Elwood Museum" . https://www.co.montgomery.ny.us/. 2015. 1902 - Johnstown Public Library, 38 South Market Street, Johnstown, New York 1903 - Hackley Hospital, 1700 Clinton Street, Muskegon, MichiganEngineering Record 21 Feb. 1903: 214. New York. Demolished. 1904 - Ellis Hospital, 1101 Nott Street, Schenectady, New YorkEngineering News 26 May 1904: 415. New York. 1904 - Y. M. C. A. Building (former), 2101 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CaliforniaEngineering News 18 Feb. 1904: 116. New York. 1905 - Wellington Hotel, 136 State Street, Albany, New York
Fuller & Pitcher Company, 1906–1909 1906 - Albany Institute and Historical Art Society, 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, New YorkEngineering-Contracting 30 May 1906: 14. New York. 1906 - Manufacturers Bank Building, 91 Remsen Street, Cohoes, New York 1907 - Masonic Hall, 2 Russell Avenue, Ravena, New YorkMoore, William D. Masonic Temples: Freemasonry, Ritual Architecture, and Masculine Archetypes. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2006. 1909 - Engineering Building (Reamer Campus Center), Union College, Schenectady, New YorkEngineering Record 10 Oct. 1908: 44. New York. 1909 - Johnstown High School, West Montgomery & South Market Streets, Johnstown, New YorkAmerican Architect 17 March 1909: 15. Boston. Demolished.
Fuller & Robinson Company, 1909–1934 1910 - Watervliet High School, 14th Street, Watervliet, New YorkAmerican Architect 17 Aug. 1910: 12. Boston. now the Watervliet Civic Center. 1912 - Berkshire Hotel, 140 State Street, Albany, New York 1912 - Herkimer High School, 435 North Bellinger Street, Herkimer, New YorkLather Aug. 1912: 33. Cleveland. 1913 - Ilion High School, Weber Avenue, Ilion, New YorkSchool Board Journal March 1913: 58. Milwaukee. Burned in 1963. 1913 - Union Free School, Cemetery Road, New Lebanon, New York Demolished in 2012. 1913 - Masonic Temple, 48 Grand Street, Newburgh, New YorkEngineering News 18 Dec. 1913: 403. New York. 1915 - Kinney & Woodward Building, 74 State Street, Albany, New YorkEngineering Record 18 Sept. 1915: 121. New York. 1916 - Fair Haven Grade School, 115 N Main Street, Fair Haven, VermontAmerican Contractor 5 Feb. 1916: 65. Chicago. 1917 - First Congregational Church, 405 Quail Street, Albany, New YorkFirst Congregational Church NRHP Nomination. 2014. 1917 - Public School No. 19, 395 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New YorkStone Oct. 1917: 546. New York. 1921 - Bay Shore High School, 155 3rd Avenue, Bay Shore, New YorkAmerican Contractor 26 Feb. 1921: 54. Chicago. 1922 - North School, 217 North Washington Street, Herkimer, New YorkAmerican Contractor 8 April 1922: 55. Chicago. 1923 - Albany Hardware and Iron Building, 139 Broadway, Albany, New YorkIron Age 1923: 1760. New York. 1923 - Harmanus Bleecker Library, 19 Dove Street, Albany, New York 1924 - University Club, 141 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 1925 - Gates B. Aufsessor House, 570 Providence Street, Albany, New York