OUCH!
Hey watch it with that thing!
Let me turn on the light.
Nope. Wrong continent, Mame.
lol okay then... is it in North America?
Well, George, it is a university, then? and if so, is it in Mass. ?
It's not a university, Letty.
While not in Mass., it is not far from Mass.
Okay, George. Is it a hospital or public school?
Neither of those are its claim to fame.
It is perhaps a celebrity's house.
Is it a public building?
Is it north of MA?
It is not a celebrity's house.
It is not "public" in the sense of being run by a government agency.
It is west of Massachusetts.
Ok, George. Let's try tourist info center in New York State.
Just so we remember what we're looking at.
New York State is correct!
You folks are on the ball.
Well, George. You gave better directions this time.

Now for the structure. Is it a tourist information center or the like?
Not a tourist information center, but definitely visited by tourists.
Have we eliminated a museum? and is the city in NYS Albany?
It is a kind of museum, but it is not usually called that.
It is west of Albany.
The town is also noteworthy as the birthplace of a famous American author.
Is it the Institute of History and Art?