| Old Main, Vassar College | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1861 |
| Architect: | James Renwick, Jr. |
| Architectural style(s): | Second Empire |
| Designated as NHL: | June 24, 1986 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | September 19, 1973[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73001183 |
| Governing body: | Private |
Main Building, sometimes referred to as Old Main or Old College is on the Vassar College campus in Poughkeepsie, New York. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Poughkeepsie (pəˈkɪpsiː is a City in New York, USA and serves as the County seat of Dutchess County, located in the Hudson A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. James Renwick Jr (b November 11, 1818, Bloomingdale New York - d This article is about the Second Empire architectural style For France during the reign of Napoleon III of France, see Second French Empire A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Vassar College is a private Coeducational, liberal arts college situated in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. Poughkeepsie (pəˈkɪpsiː is a City in New York, USA and serves as the County seat of Dutchess County, located in the Hudson 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. James Renwick Jr (b November 11, 1818, Bloomingdale New York - d This article is about the Second Empire architectural style For France during the reign of Napoleon III of France, see Second French Empire Architectural styles classify Architecture in terms of Form, techniques, Materials, time period region etc The year 1861 in architecture involved some significant events 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. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the [1][4]. The Vassar Observatory, the first building built on the Vassar campus, is also a National Historic Landmark. The Vassar College Observatory is located near the eastern edge of the Poughkeepsie, New York college's campus
External links
References
- ^ a b Old Main, Vassar College. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-17). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
- ^ 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. A kibibyte (a contraction of ki lo bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, established by the International 51 MiB)
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