Missoula in Missoula County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Student Union
University of Montana Historic District
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 20, 2019
1. Student Union Marker
Inscription.
Student Union. University of Montana Historic District. Missoula architect C. J. Forbis ushered in a new campus building phase in 1935 with the construction of this student union. The building’s placement and modern Art Deco façade broke ranks with the Renaissance Revival style called for in the old Carsley-Gilbert campus master plan. The old plan had contained no such facility, and the new building was sited contrary to the previous symmetrical campus arrangement. Partially funded by Public Works Administration funds so important to the university during the Depression, in concept and form the building provided an architectural statement of renewed vigor and growth. It now serves as the Fine Arts Building.
Missoula architect C. J. Forbis ushered in a new campus building phase in 1935 with the construction of this student union. The building’s placement and modern Art Deco façade broke ranks with the Renaissance Revival style called for in the old Carsley-Gilbert campus master plan. The old plan had contained no such facility, and the new building was sited contrary to the previous symmetrical campus arrangement. Partially funded by Public Works Administration funds so important to the university during the Depression, in concept and form the building provided an architectural statement of renewed vigor and growth. It now serves as the Fine Arts Building.
Erected by Montana National Register Sign Program.
Location. 46° 51.712′ N, 113° 59.199′ W. Marker is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County. Marker is on Campus Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32 Campus Drive, Missoula MT 59812, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. North Hall (within shouting distance of this marker);
More about this marker. This marker is located on the University of Montana campus. See https://www.campus-maps.com/umt/ for an interactive campus map.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 20, 2019
2. Fine Arts Building and Student Union Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 20, 2019
3. George & Jane Dennison Theatre
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 7, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
