Winslow Chemical Laboratory
The laboratory was damaged by a fire in the upper story in 1884 and was rebuilt and enlarged in 1885. The building was again damaged by fire in 1904. It was used as a laboratory until 1907 and then converted into a shop. The building, falling into disrepair, was boarded up in the early 1970s and targeted for demolition. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 4, 1990. As an effort to save the building, it was agreed with the city of Troy that the building would be leased to house a new children's science museum called the Junior Museum. The Junior Museum refurbished the Winslow building and opened its doors in 2000 and remained there until 2004 before moving out. RPI repossessed the building soon after for use as office space. Currently the Winslow Building is home to many research groups affiliated to Cognitive Science and Computer science departments of Rensselaer, namely, the Rensselaer AI and Reasoning Laboratory, the Social and Behavioral Research Laboratory, the Tetherless World Constellation (since 2007), etc.
Gallery
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The laboratory circa 1917
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The interior of the lab
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An engraving of the lab on the left next to the Main Building circa 1879
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The lab among other RPI buildings circa 1896
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The front of the lab at night circa 2013
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NEW YORK - Rensselaer County". nationalregisterofhistoricalplaces.com. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ "Winslow Chemical Laboratory". RPI Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "John Flack Winslow". RPI Alumni Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ "Rensselaer County Junior Museum". Lansingburgh Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "RAIR Lab Website".
- ^ "Social and Behavioral Research Laboratory Website". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ "Contact | Tetherless World Constellation". tw.rpi.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-07.