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Old Main, Vassar College
Building in 2007, seen from near the entrance to campus
Location: Poughkeepsie, New York Coordinates: 41°41′12.03″N 73°53′44.99″W / 41.686675°N 73.8958306°WCoordinates: 41°41′12.03″N 73°53′44.99″W / 41.686675°N 73.8958306°W Built: 1861 Architect: James Renwick, Jr. Architectural style: Second Empire Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 73001183 Significant dates Added to NRHP: September 19, 1973[1] Designated NHL: June 24, 1986[2] Main Building is on the Vassar College campus in Poughkeepsie, New York. It was built by James Renwick Jr. in the Second Empire style in 1861, the second building in the history of what was one of America's first women's colleges. At the time, it housed the entire college, including dormitories, libraries, classrooms, and dining halls. Currently, the first and second floors house campus administration while the remaining three (including the second floor wings) house student rooms.
It was taken over by protesters in 1969[3] and again in 1990.[4]
It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1986.[2][5]. The Vassar Observatory, the first building built on the Vassar campus, is also a National Historic Landmark.
External links
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Old Main, Vassar College". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-17. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1350&ResourceType=Building.
- ^ Takeover of Main Building, 1971, at Vassar Encyclopedia
- ^ Vassar Students End Sit-In; Moynihan Defends Lecture, 1990, New York Time
- ^ Carolyn Pitts (1978 or after). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Main Building, Vassar CollegePDF (524 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 1978, c. 1950, and other dates. And lithograph from 1864.PDF (2.93 MB)
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