Many famous people are associated with these Albany County historic places including Ames,Oakes, et al., Ivinson,Edward, et al., Axel Palmer, John Cummins, Harry D. "Hoot" Jones and John Dykeman Conley.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Albany County places including H.H. Richardson, Region 2 USDA Forest Service, W.E. Ware, Fred Hale, N.A. Swenson, Wilbur Hitchcock, Union Pacific, Livingston and Schram, Cook & Callahan and Jack Haugum. Prominent architectural styles found in Albany Country are Late Victorian, Queen Anne and Tudor Revival.