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Main Building

Accessibility Information

There is a ground-level entrance located to the right of the main entrance (automatic door opener). There is also a ramped entrance to the back of Main to enter through the College Center on the south side, and a ramped entrance on the north side across from Ely Hall. There is elevator access in Main to all levels (restricted access only 3rd floor and above). Accessible restrooms are located in the front lobby (men’s), in the South wing (gender-neutral), and in the College Center. Accessible parking spaces are located in front of Main Building, on Main Gate Drive, and in the Ely/Aula Visitors’ parking lot.

All Gender Bathrooms

Located on the third, fourth, and fifth floors, accessible.

View Main Building on the campus map.

A large brick building with a lawn and a vehicle parked in front of it.
On the south side in the front of the building there is a ramped door with a push-to-open button.
A sign, "Entrance" in front of a brick building.

About 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 a modern addition, the College Center, housing the Office of Campus Activities, College Information Center, James W. Palmer III ’90 Gallery, mail room, Computing Service Desk, student-run WVKR radio station, student government offices, lounges and meeting rooms, the Retreat Café, the Express Café and the campus pub, Matthew’s Mug.