Architecture in Idaho - University of Idaho (Paperback)

Chapters: University of Idaho. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: University of Idaho - On January 30, 1889, Governor Edward Stevenson of the Idaho Territory signed the territorial legislature's Council Bill No. 20, which officially established the UI as the upcoming state's land-grant institution. Nearly four years later, the university opened for classes on October 3, 1892. UI has one of the more scenic campuses in the western U.S.. The master plan for the UI campus was originally designed in 1908 by the Olmsted Brothers, the sons of Frederick Law Olmsted; the landscape architecture firm from Massachusetts that designed the U.S. Capitol grounds, Central Park in New York City, and many other notable college campuses, particularly in the West. The Palouse region has rolling hills with rivers and lakes, with mountains nearby, offering a wide variety of recreational opportunities. The original Administration building (1899, shown here) burned to the ground on March 30, 1906. It was replaced in 1909 by the brick Tudor Gothic structure which exists today. Administration Building (1909)According to the UI Facts Books, the Moscow campus is an 1,585 acres (16.4 km ) including 253 buildings with a replacement value of $812 million, 10 miles (16 km) of streets, 49 acres (200,000 m ) of parking lots, 1.22 miles (2 km) of bike paths, 22 computer labs, 150 acre (610,000 m ) golf course with 18 holes, 80 acres (320,000 m ) of arboreta, and 860 acres (3.5 km ) of farms. There are several distinctive areas on campus. The east-facing Administration Building, with its 80-foot (24 m) clock tower and Tudor Gothic-style structure, was built from 1907-09 and has become an icon of the university. The building holds classrooms, an auditorium, and administrative offices, ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=5354