Midcentury Modern in Troy

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Peoples Avenue and Fifteenth Street
Troy, NY

Join Historic Albany for a tour of the midcentury modern buildings at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s campus on The Hill in Troy. RPI’s collegiate gothic campus hit a growth spurt in the mid-20th century, incorporating a cluster of modern buildings in a myriad of materials and styles. The tour will weave through the campus highlighting the modern buildings and fascinating facts about their construction and use. The tour will end with the striking Brutalist Folsom Library.

 

Where: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

             Peoples Avenue and Fifteenth Street, Troy NY

 

When:  Saturday, October 7, 2017 3:30pm-5:30pm

 

Contact: Cara Macri

                 Historic Albany Foundation

                 89 Lexington Avenue Albany, NY 12206

                 cmacri@historic-albany.org

                 518-465-0876 x12