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Blithewood gatehouse, ca. 1950s.
Known today as the Jim and Mary Ottaway Gatehouse, this hexagonal cottage was the gatehouse to the original Blithewood estate owned by Robert Donaldson. Before selling Blithewood to John and Margaret Bard in 1854, he made many improvements with input from Andrew Jackson Downing and Alexander Jackson Davis. This Gothic Revival style gatehouse was built in 1841 from a design by A.J. Davis, making this the oldest and most historically significant building on the campus.
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Dwelling Units, ca. 1950s.
Built in 1946 with Federal Housing Project funds, the Dwelling Units, or “DUs” served as dormitories, faculty and student apartments, and painting studios. They have since been torn down.
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Robbins House, ca. 1950s.
Robbins was constructed in 1930 by the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor (AICP) as additional accommodations for the retirees who, having demonstrated need and adaptability, were accepted into the housing program at Ward Manor. Along with Ward Manor and the Gatehouse, Robbins was purchased by the College in 1963.
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Beneath the undulating eaves of the Fisher Center’s main façade, ca. mid-2000s.
Shows a side angle, beneath the signature, undulating eaves of the Fisher Center’s main façade.
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The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, ca. mid-2000s.
The Frank Gehry-designed Fisher Center opened in 2003, and is the home of the Bard Music Festival and the venue for many SummerScape performances. Its dance and theater studios provide rehearsal space for undergraduates and its Sosnoff Theater provides the region a first-class concert hall.
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Charles P. Stevenson Library, ca. mid-1990s.
Designed by Robert Venturi, the Charles P. Stevenson Library opened its doors in 1993.
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Fisher Center in winter, ca. mid-2000s.
View from the side of the Fisher Center in the winter, during snowfall.
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The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Center, ca. mid-2000s.
In 2004, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Center was renovated and expanded. In 2008, the Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center was opened, housing screening/ seminar rooms, an animation studio, a 110- seat theater, and a media lab.