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'''Main Building''' is on the [[Vassar College]] campus in [[Poughkeepsie (town), New York|Poughkeepsie, New York]]. It was built by [[James Renwick Jr.]] in the [[Second Empire (architecture)|Second Empire]] [[architectural style|style]] in [[1861 in architecture|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.
'''Main Building''' is on the [[Vassar College]] campus in [[Poughkeepsie (town), New York|Poughkeepsie, New York]]. It was built by [[James Renwick Jr.]] in the [[Second Empire (architecture)|Second Empire]] [[architectural style|style]] in [[1861 in architecture|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.<ref>[http://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/index.php/Claudia_Lynn_Thomas_'71:Takeover_of_Main_Building,_1969 Takeover of Main Building, 1971, at Vassar Encyclopedia]</ref>
It was taken over by protesters in 1969 and again in 1990.<ref>[http://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/index.php/Claudia_Lynn_Thomas_'71:Takeover_of_Main_Building,_1969 Takeover of Main Building, 1971, at Vassar Encyclopedia]</ref> <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/16/nyregion/vassar-students-end-sit-in-moynihan-defends-lecture.html]</ref>


It was named a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1986.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{Cite document|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/73001183.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Main Building, Vassar College]|524&nbsp;KB}}|author=Carolyn Pitts|date=1978 or after|publisher=National Park Service|postscript=<!--None-->}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/73001183.pdf Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 1978, c. 1950, and other dates. And lithograph from 1864.]|2.93&nbsp;MB}}</ref>. The [[Vassar Observatory]], the first building built on the Vassar campus, is also a National Historic Landmark.
It was named a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1986.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{Cite document|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/73001183.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Main Building, Vassar College]|524&nbsp;KB}}|author=Carolyn Pitts|date=1978 or after|publisher=National Park Service|postscript=<!--None-->}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/73001183.pdf Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 1978, c. 1950, and other dates. And lithograph from 1864.]|2.93&nbsp;MB}}</ref>. The [[Vassar Observatory]], the first building built on the Vassar campus, is also a National Historic Landmark.

Revision as of 19:55, 13 June 2011

Old Main, Vassar College
Building in 2007, seen from near the entrance to campus
Main Building (Vassar College) is located in New York
Main Building (Vassar College)
LocationPoughkeepsie, New York
Built1861
ArchitectJames Renwick, Jr.
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.73001183
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1973[1]
Designated NHLJune 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 and again in 1990.[3] [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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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Old Main, Vassar College". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-17.
  3. ^ Takeover of Main Building, 1971, at Vassar Encyclopedia
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ Carolyn Pitts (1978 or after). "Template:PDFlink" (Document). National Park Service. {{cite document}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) and Template:PDFlink


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