Question: Troy University was a short-lived university established at Troy, New York in which year, on the site now is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Folsom Library, a research library constructed in the Brutalist style located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY?

Related documents: [0]  [DOC] The Richard G. Folsom Library ("Folsom Library") is a research library constructed in the Brutalist style located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. It is named after Richard Gilman Folsom, the President of the Institute from 1958–1971. The Folsom Library offers a variety of services to students and patrons of the library. In addition to loans, these services include class reserves, general writing and presentation assistance through the Center for Communication Practices, cultural and educational events, inter-library loans through ConnectNY, individual and group room reservations, computer labs, and wireless internet. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] Troy University was a short-lived university established at Troy, New York in 1858 under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The school closed in 1861. The building that housed the university remained a prominent Troy landmark until 1969. On the site now is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Folsom Library. [END]  
Answer: 1858
1858