Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Albany

Mother church of the Diocese of Albany, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic cathedral founded in 1852 and designed in Gothic style. In 1976 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Designed by Irish American architect Patrick Keely to accommodate Albany's growing population of Catholic immigrants, it is the second-oldest cathedral in the state, after St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. It is also the third oldest Catholic cathedral in the United States, and the first American Catholic cathedral in the Neo-Gothic architectural style. It has two tower spires, which are considered to be a symbol of New York's capital city. Interestingly, they were built at different times: the north one in 1862, the south one in 1888. In 1862, one of the bishops of the cathedral blessed its bells. Inside the cathedral is a crypt that contains six coffins of Howard Hubbard's predecessors. The cathedral was renovated in May 2010 and now is in much better condition.