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Main Building, sometimes referred to as Old Main or Old College 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 house student rooms.
It was taken over by protesters in 1969.[3]
It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1986.[1][4]. The Vassar Observatory, the first building built on the Vassar campus, is also a National Historic Landmark.
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- ^ a b Old Main, Vassar College. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-17).
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Takeover of Main Building, 1971, at Vassar Encyclopedia
- ^ Carolyn Pitts (1978 or after), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Main Building, Vassar CollegePDF (905 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 1978, c. 1950, and other dates. And lithograph from 1864.PDF (1.51 MiB)
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