University of Idaho Campus Photographs Collection

Date: 1936-. Brink 1936- ; Phinney 1938-

Standing: Yes

Name History: Willis Sweet Hall; later called Faculty Office Complex East; Chrisman Hall; Faculty Office Complex West

Notes on Naming: Willis Sweet Hall named after one of the UI's founders and member of the Board of Regents, 1889-1893; later called Faculty Office Complex East. Renamed Carol Ryrie Brink Hall in the early 1980s in honor of UI alumna and prominent author. Chrisman Hall, named after General Edward Chrisman. Later referred to as Faculty Office Complex West. Renamed Archie Phinney Hall in early 1980s

Architect: Whitehouse, Price (Spokane); Richardson, Hugh (Lewiston)

Description: Brink: Reinforced concrete, red fireproof brick, trimmed with Boise Sandstone. Gable roof, composition shingles, five floors, front 178' long, wings 81' and 129' long respectively, each wing about 29' wide. Phinney: Four floors and basement, reinforced concrete and brick, gable roof, wood shingles, each wing about 98' x 30'

Additions: Elevator towers added to both in 1999

Use History: Brink: Originally a men's dorm housing 200. Currently houses placement center; math/statistics/English departments, miscellaneous faculty and grad offices. Phinney: Men's dormitory, later Sociology-Anthropology museum and department offices; misc. faculty offices

Cost: $388,130. $250,000 (Regents bonds); $138,130 (local bonds)

Sources: Cards, Morton, UG 12 (2325)