The terra-cotta brick temple, built in the ionic order, cost $73,000 to construct and was one of the first fireproof structures in the nation.

The postmodern Stevenson addition was constructed in 1993 and designed by acclaimed architect Robert Venturi.

The south elevation of the building prominently features colorful, vertical, rhythms that mimic, yet contrast, the columns of the Hoffman Library.

Venturi incorporated three different facades in order to relate the Stevenson wing to Hoffman and Kellogg.

The propylaeum leads into an outdoor entrance plaza that provides dramatic views of a muddy field and the Catskill Mountains to the west.

[10] In designing the building, Simon was influenced by postmodern historicism, a trend that calls for the exploration and reinterpretation of past architectural traditions.

The building subtly echoes the nearby collegiate gothic structures in color, shape, and size.

[6] A well on the north side of the church, dedicated in 1888, was fundraised by ladies of the parish to commemorate John Bard's First Wife.

The building, which cost $53,000, was designed in the collegiate gothic style with second empire detailing by renowned architect Richard Upjohn.

[6][5] North Campus was formed in 1963, when Bard purchased the 90 acres (36 ha) Ward Manor estate.

Dormitories like Cruger Village and New Robbins evoke, with a contemporary flare, the historic agricultural buildings that existed in the area.

The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts is a metal-clad, deconstructivist building designed by acclaimed architect Frank Gehry.

In addition to undergraduate academic and residential buildings, South Campus is home to the Center for Curatorial Studies and Art in Contemporary Culture, The László Z. Bitó Conservatory Building, and Blithewood Manor, home of the Levy Economics Institute.

The name Blithewood dates back to Robert Donaldson Jr. of North Carolina who purchased the estate in 1830 and hired landscape designer Andrew Jackson Downing to transform the grounds.

Captain Andrew C. Zabriskie purchased the land from Bard in 1899 and commissioned Francis Hoppin to build a manor house and gardens on the estate.

[14] Aside from the Levy Economics Institute, the Blithewood manor houses offices for Bard scholars and staff, a library, and lecture and meeting rooms.

The forest to the west of Bard extends from Sawkill Creek in the south to Cruger Road in the north.

Archaeological studies of this area's use by Native Americans are currently underway by resident archaeologist Christopher Lindner.