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Landmark and historical building · 1964 South Rd
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Main Building
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A landmark in Poughkeepsie, in the middle of things: 44 places within a five-minute walk. One of 28 history & landmarks in Poughkeepsie.
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On the National Register since 1973
Main Building, Vassar College
Main Building, Vassar College was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 19, 1973, and named a National Historic Landmark on Jun 24, 1986. It is significant for its education and architecture at the national level.
The Main Building of Vassar College is the oldest surviving building on its campus in Poughkeepsie, New York, and the center of academic life. 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. It is one of the earliest, largest, and most important examples of Second Empire architecture in the United States an…
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Campus BuildingCollege University
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44 places within a five-minute walk of Main Building.
🌳Get outsideVassar Student Association Office1 min walk🍽️EatAll Campus Dining Center2 min walk🎭See some artPowerhouse Theater Training Program at Vassar College3 min walk📚Find a bookThree Arts9 min walk
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Office of International ProgramsCollege university
1 min walk🎓URSI: Undergraduate Research Summer Institute - Vassar CollegeCollege university
1 min walk🧰Villard RoomAuditorium
1 min walk🎓Vassar CollegeCollege university
1 min walk🌳Swift HallCampus building
1 min walk🎭Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse TheaterMusic production
2 min walkWhere it is
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The nearest neighbor is Office of International Programs, 1 min walk away.
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.