Main Building

When Vassar first opened its doors in 1865, everything was in Main Building—living quarters for students, faculty, and administrators, the dining hall, the library, the art museum, classrooms, and offices. Now a National Historic Landmark, Main houses administrative offices on the first two floors and students on the third and fourth. At the back of Main is an artful modern addition, the College Center, housing the Office of Campus Activities, the College Information Center, the James W. Palmer III '90 Gallery, the post office, the Vassar College Bookstore, a computer store, the student-run WVKR radio station, student government offices, the community dark room, lounges and meeting rooms, 24-hour public-access computers, a snack bar called the Retreat, the Kiosk coffee. bar, and the popular pub, Matthew's Mug.