ALBANY — Bath House No. 2, a historic landmark of Albany’s early 20th-century public health movement, is on the market through a city-issued request for proposals (RFP).
The Fourth Avenue building, located in the South End/Groesbeckville Historic District, was one of three public bath houses built to provide residents with warm indoor plumbing at a time when it was still a luxury. Constructed in 1906, it served Albany-area families until 2010, when an engineering report revealed the pool was leaking up to 12,000 gallons, leading to its closure.
As the city begins the RFP process, questions remain about how the historic space might be reused…