The Boomer's Guide to Vassar College

Vassar college is located in Poughkeepsie, New York in the beautiful Hudson Valley, 75 miles north of New York City.  It was founded in 1861 as a women's college. .  Vassar was the first of the Seven Sisters which were sister institutions to the Ivy League all male schools.  Vassar became co-educational in 1969 Before he became President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who lived in nearby Hyde Park, was a trustee.
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The main campus is located on a beautiful 1000 acres off of Richmond Avenue, 3 miles from the city's center.  There are a number of historic  buildings located on campus including two which are National Historic landmarks, the main building (above) and the observatory.The Main Building had at one time housed the entire college.

The campus consists of a mixture of both old brick buildings and contemporary structures.  The student cooperative,Ferry House was designed by the famed architect, Marcel Breuer.  The Finnish-American architect, Eero Saarinen, designed Noyes House.  The Lehman Loeb Art Center was designed by American architect César Pelli.

The beautiful chapel (above) is Gothic in style.

One of the most impressive of the buildings on campus is the library.

If you are in Poughkeepsie, the Vassar campus is well worth a stop.