12 Vassar St., Poughkeepsie, New York. County/parish: Dutchess.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 20, 1972. NRIS 72001540.
1 contributing building.The Vassar Institute building is located at Main and Vassar streets in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States, across from the architecturally similar Vassar Home for Aged Men. It is a late-19th century building combining the Italianate and Second Empire architectural styles.
It was established by Matthew Vassar's nephews on the site of the brewery which established the family fortune. It has served as a museum and art studio in the past, and has a 300-seat auditorium in the rear. In 1972 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Later it also became a contributing property to the Mill Street-North Clover Street Historic District. Both it and the Home for Aged Men are now used by the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317512