University of Arkansas Campus Historic District

About this property

There are many buildings on the campus of the University of Arkansas. Most of the historic structures are part of the University of Arkansas Campus Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. This article focuses on the non-listed buildings. David W. Mullins Library is located in the center of campus. It is the second largest library in the state of Arkansas next to the Clinton Presidential Library. It contains 4 floors of information in almost every kind of modern medium. This includes several special archives related to Arkansas history. It is named after David Wiley Mullins, who was the president of the university from 1960 to 1974 (its second longest serving president), and helped create the University of Arkansas System, brokering a series of mergers. The Arkansas Union (sometimes referred to simply as the union) is at the center of campus and student life. It contains a large computer lab with over 70 computers, a coffee shop (Hill Coffee Co.), the campus multicultural center, movie theater, auditorium, ballroom, food court, bus station, post office, offices for student government and student organizations, a satellite campus recreation center, and several other small stores and offices. The entire building has wireless internet access and a student technology center that loans laptops out to students, free of charge. === George and Boyce Billingsly Music Building === This building serves as the home for the music department and contains faculty studios, music classrooms, rehearsal and practice spaces, and administrative offices. It was constructed in 1976 as an addition to the Fine Arts Building which was designed by Edward Durell Stone in 1950. The existing music building was renamed in 2000 by the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees in honor for George and Boyce Billingsley, of Bella Vista Arkansas, for the establishment of the Billingsley Music Fund to support programs within the department. === Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Building === Ferritor Hall is the current home of 31 research laboratories (30 in biological sciences, 1 in geosciences) and nine environmental rooms supporting the study of biological, chemistry and biochemistry. Construction began in 1997 and the facility opened in August 2000. The official dedication ceremony was held March 2, 2001. The building is dedicated to Daniel E. Ferritor, sociology professor and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Arkansas. Bell Engineering Center was built in 1987 when the university outgrew Engineering Hall. Donald W. Reynolds Stadium is the main home field of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team (the secondary "home" field being War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock). The actual field of play is officially named "Frank Broyles Field". (The field was dedicated to Frank Broyles on November 3, 2007.) The stadium has an approximate seating capacity of 76,000.

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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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