Main Building (Vassar College)

Main Building (Vassar College)
Old Main, Vassar College
Building in 2007, seen from near the entrance to campus
Main Building (Vassar College) is located in New York
Location: Poughkeepsie, New York
Coordinates: 41°41′12.03″N 73°53′44.99″W / 41.686675°N 73.8958306°W / 41.686675; -73.8958306Coordinates: 41°41′12.03″N 73°53′44.99″W / 41.686675°N 73.8958306°W / 41.686675; -73.8958306
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.

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