us . ▁Dow ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁facility ▁for ▁the ▁Theater , ▁Dance , ▁and ▁Cer am ics ▁depart ments , ▁and ▁hous ed ▁the ▁S cul pt ure ▁Department ▁until ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Fran con ia ▁College ▁file d ▁for ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁subsequently ▁converted ▁into ▁cond omin iums . ▁The ▁town ▁still ▁maintain s ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁building , ▁partially ▁fund ing ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁building ' s ▁land mark ▁clock ▁tower ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Building ▁architecture ▁The ▁Dow ▁Academy ▁building ▁stands ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁Academy ▁Street ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁its ▁j unction ▁with ▁East on ▁Street . ▁It ▁is ▁two ▁stories ▁in ▁height ▁and ▁roughly ▁square ▁in ▁shape , ▁with ▁a ▁hip ▁roof ▁and ▁a ▁high ▁brick ▁foundation . ▁The ▁roof ▁has ▁a ▁deep ▁cor nice ▁stud ded ▁with ▁mod ill ion ▁blocks . ▁Fac ades ▁are ▁seven ▁b ays ▁wide , ▁with ▁two - story ▁pil aster s ▁at ▁the ▁corners ▁and ▁fl ank ing ▁the ▁central ▁bay , ▁which ▁is ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁a ▁low - p itch ▁ped iment ed ▁g able . ▁The ▁main ▁fac ade ▁has ▁an ▁elaborate ▁center ▁bay , ▁with ▁pa ired ▁columns ▁fl ank ing ▁a ▁rounded ▁entrance ▁and ▁P all ad ian ▁window . ▁ ▁R ising ▁from ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁roof ▁is ▁a ▁wide ▁oct ag onal ▁tower , ▁with ▁clock ▁faces