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The Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation.
The Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation opened in 2007, and was designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects.
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CCS-Bard Hessel Museum, ca. 2006.
The Center for Curatorial Studies was founded in 1990, and expanded in 2006 with the support of Marieluise Hessel to house the CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art.
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The Ravine Houses, ca. 1980.
“The Ravines” were modular dorms completed in 1972. Named for seven faculty members who shaped the College in the mid-twentieth century, they survived for almost three decades.
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Hopson Cottage, ca. 1975.
Originally commissioned by the Bard Family as a residence for St. Stephen’s first warden, George Seymour, early students of the College took their meals here with the rector and his family. With the resignation of Rev. Seymour in 1861, Rev. George Hopson occupied the house until his death in 1913. In recent decades, several long time faculty families have made their homes here. Today, the building houses the Office of Admissions.
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Gahagan House, ca. 1971.
In 1972, Kline Commons was constructed, necessitating the removal of Gahagan House from what is now the terrace. In this picture, Gahagan is being jacked up in preparation for its move to its present location south of the Ottoway Gate House.
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The Bard Theater, ca. 1968.
The Zabriskie Coach House (or Carriage House) was converted into a theater in 1955 mostly through the efforts of a group of students. The Coach House Theater, which replaced the Orient Theater, was in continuous use until it was destroyed by fire in February 1973. It was located near the Ravines.
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Ward Manor, ca. 1967.
Ward Manor, viewed from above. Peter Aaron hired a plane to take aerial views of campus. The main house was built in 1918, while the Annex was added in 1929. William Ward donated the property (which extended to Tivoli) to a New York charitable organization that utilized the mansion as housing for seniors, while other buildings on the estate were used to accommodate summer camps for girls and boys, and vacation bungalows for city families of limited means. The senior home and camps closed in the late 1950s. A few years later, in 1963, Bard purchased a portion of the land, along with the Gatehouse, Manor, and Robbins House, effectively adding dormitory space for 150 students and several faculty families.
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Ward Manor Gatehouse, ca. 1963.
In 1963 Bard purchased the Ward Manor property, significantly expanding its campus and dormitory capacity. Originally known as Gate Lodge, it was designed by Francis Hoppin and built in 1918 as the gatehouse to the Louis Hamersley mansion, later called Ward Manor. The gatehouse now houses the vocal arts program.