TROY — The small building at 95 College Ave. was a conspicuous sight. For at least 111 years, the wooden Gothic Revival gatehouse designed by famed architect Alexander Jackson Davis stood on Ida Hill as the surrounding neighborhood evolved.
Now, all that remains is grass and dirt enclosed by an orange-netted barrier.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, which owns the property, demolished the unstable 600-square-foot structure at the start of January to avoid the risk of an “imminent” collapse, according to Chris Ingraham, a spokesperson for the college. The site was condemned in November…