Troy Building

Introduction

Located on the north side of the '86 field between Russel Sage Laboratory and the Ricketts Building, this five story building contains many of RPIs administrative offices, including the office of the president.

History

The Troy Building was originally built in 1925 using funds raised by the citizens of Troy to commemorate RPIs centennial in 1924. The five story brick and limestone building was designed by RPI alumni Frederick Marcus Cummings, Class of 1886. The building housed the civil engineering department from 1925 to 1977.

In February 1974, plans for a new engineering center were revealed to the public. Two options were identified: a completely new center in another location, or renovating Sage and Ricketts, which would include demolishing the Troy Building to connect the two buildings. The renovation plan, deemed least expensive, was approved in the spring of 1974, with the Troy Building slated for demolition over the summer.

At the June 1974 meeting of the Board of Trustees, the options were reviewed again, and the Board decided in favor of a new engineering center and the renovating of Sage, Troy, and Ricketts, with the plan to move activities from West Hall, Pittsburgh and Carnegie into the newly renovated buildings.

The Troy Building was one of the buildings included in Rensselaer's plan to renovate its green-roofed campus, reopening in August 1997. The offices of the President, Provost and members of the cabinet were moved to this location.

Modern Day

Today, the building still houses the offices various high level administers, including:

• The President
• The Provost
• The Vice President for Institute Advancement
• Vice President for Information Services and Technology and Chief Information Officer
• Vice President for Student Life
• Division of Finance
• Division of Strategic Communications & External Relations

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References

https://archives.rpi.edu/institute-history/building-histories/troy-building https://archives.rpi.edu/institute-history/building-histories/jonsson-engineering-center