The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Bartlett Burial Vault

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Institution Name: Bard College
Original/Historic Place Name: Bartlett Burial Vault
Location on Campus: E or W of Cnty.103
Date(s) of Construction:

1969	original construction Withers, F. C.

Designer: F. C. Withers
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Gothic revival (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, culture
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: stone

Walls: stone

Roof: stone

Function:

1969-present (2006)

memorial site (burial vault)

Narrative:
This Gothic revival structure is a burial crypt for family contributing financially to the college.

References:

Hudson River Historic District [including Bard College]. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1990.

Kline, Reamer. Education for the Common Good: A History of Bard College--the First 100 Years (1860--1960). Annandale-on-Hudson, NY: Bard College, 1982.