It was built in 1894 and was a T-shaped, three-story, red brick building on an elevated limestone basement in the Renaissance Revival style.

It featured a majestic front entrance with a gated arch rising two stories over a tiled vestibule.

Located on the east side of 6th Avenue, between 3rd and 4th Streets, it was named for Board of Education President Robert Haskell.

[3] However, this redevelopment never went forward, and on August 2, 2023, the building was demolished pursuant to an emergency order by Troy mayor Patrick Madden, citing its poor condition.

The listed owner of the building at the time was Save the Haskell of Garden City, Nassau County.