Main Building, Vassar College
Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Vassar College campus, Poughkeepsie, NY |
| County | Dutchess County |
| Listed | Sep 19, 1973 |
| Listed for | Education, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 73001183 |
| Architect | James Renwick Jr. |
| Style | Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Vassar College campus, Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Coordinates | 41.6867° N, 73.8958° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Poughkeepsie | 93 listed places in Poughkeepsie → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was Main Building, Vassar College listed on the National Register?
Sep 19, 1973. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed Main Building, Vassar College?
James Renwick Jr., working in the Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Main Building, Vassar College?
Vassar College campus, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Main Building, Vassar College?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73001183. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.