Main Building (Vassar College)

	Old Main, Vassar College
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Building in 2007, seen from near the entrance to campus
Location	Poughkeepsie, New York
Built	1861
Architect	James Renwick, Jr.
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	73001183
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 19, 1973
Designated NHL	June 24, 1986

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 of its completion, the structure contained the most interior space of any building in the United States, and 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.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Old Main, Vassar College". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-17.
^ Takeover of Main Building, 1971, at Vassar Encyclopedia
^ Vassar Students End Sit-In; Moynihan Defends Lecture, 1990, New York Time
^ Carolyn Pitts (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Main Building, Vassar College" (Document). National Park Service. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |format= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help) and Template:PDFlink

External links

Main Building (1865), at Vassar Encyclopedia
Vassar College panoramic tour — Select Residential from the righthand column, then Main House, or Bell Ringing, Retreat in the College Center, and Rose Parlor from the Student Life tab.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "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] Vassar Students End Sit-In; Moynihan Defends Lecture, 1990, New York Time

[nrhpinv-5] Carolyn Pitts (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Main Building, Vassar College" (Document). National Park Service. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |format= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help) and Template:PDFlink

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v t e Vassar College
Campus	Bridge for Laboratory Sciences Casperkill Class of 1951 Observatory Cushing House Davison House Ely Hall Fonteyn Kill Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Jewett House Lathrop House Main Building Powerhouse Theater Raymond House Rombout House Seeley G. Mudd Chemistry Building † Strong House Students' Building Thompson Memorial Library Vassar Chapel Vassar College Observatory Vassar Lake Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film Williams House †
Student life	The Miscellany News Night Owls No Fog West Theater Company ‡ The Philaletheis Society Vassar Haiti Project Vassar in popular culture WVKR-FM
People	Founder: Matthew Vassar President: Elizabeth Howe Bradley
Namesakes	1312 Vassar Vassar Glacier
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