Campus of the University of Montana


After the University of Montana was founded in 1893 classes were temporarily held in the old Willard School until the first set of buildings were set up around the oval in 1895. Since that time, various campus plans and architectural styles have been utilized. Today the campus consists of 156 acres and is bordered to the east by Mount Sentinel and the north by the Clark Fork River. The main campus comprises 64 buildings, a 23,500-seat football stadium and nine residence halls.

Sortable list of buildings and facilities

Building NameNamed AfterYear BuiltAbbreviation
Aber HallWilliam M. "Daddy" Aber''1967DABE
Adams CenterHarry Adams1935, Renovated 1999AC
Brantly Hall1923BRAN
Don Anderson HallDon Anderson2007DAH
Bio Research Buildingn/a2005BRB
Fitness Recreation Centern/a2000FRC
Chemistry Buildingn/a1938CP
Charles H. Clapp BuildingCharles H. Clapp1971CHCB
Corbin Hall1927 COR
Craig HallOscar J. Craig1952DCRA
Curry Health Centern/a1969CUR
Davidson Honors Collegen/a1996DHC
Duniway HallClyde Augustus Duniway1957DDUN
Education BuildingPhyllis J. Washington1948, addition 2009ED
Elrod HallDr. Morton J. Elrod1921DELR
Fine Arts Buildingn/a1956FA
Forestry Buildingn/a1921FOR
Gallagher Business BuildingWilliam and Rosemary Gallagher1996GBB
Health Sciencen/a1961HS
International Center1937IC
International Housen/aINTH
Jeannette Rankin HallJeannette Rankin1909JRH
Jesse HallDr. Richard H. Jesse1967DJES
Old Journalism Bld.n/a1936JOUR
Knowles HallEloise Knowles1963DKNO
Law Schooln/a1962, addition 2010LAW
Liberal Arts Buildingn/a1953LA
Emma B. Lommasson CenterEmma B. Lommasson1956EL
Mansfield LibraryMaureen and Mike Mansfield1974MLIB
Mathematics Bld.n/a1903, addition 2007MATH
McGill Halln/a1953, Renovated 2004MCG
Miller HallJ. Earl "Burly" Miller1965 renovated 1996DMIL
Musicn/a1953MUS
Native American Studiesn/a1918NAS
Pantzer HallRobert Pantzer1995DPAN
Payne Family Native American Center2010
Performing Arts / Radio-Televisionn/a1985PART, PARTV
Prescott Housen/a1898, Remodeled 1996
Schreiber Gymnasiumn/a1921SG
Skaggs Buildingn/a1981, addition 2000SB
Social Sciences Buildingn/a1921SS
James E. Todd BuildingJames E. Todd1997TODD
Turner HallMrs. Belle B. Turner 1939DTUR
University Centern/a1968UC
University Halln/a1898UH
Harold C. Urey Lecture HallHarold Urey1980ULH
Washington-Grizzly StadiumDennis Washington1986, Remodeled 2002WGS

Administrative and offices

Brantly Hall

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Formerly North Hall
Programs and Offices-

  • Advocates BRAN 230
  • Alumni Association BRAN 115
  • Community Relations & Outreach BRAN 327
  • Montana Center for the Book BRAN 311
  • Montana Committee for the Humanities BRAN 311
  • Montana Festival of the Book BRAN 311
  • Montanan BRAN 315
  • News Bureau BRAN 327
  • Outreach Bran 327
  • University Relations Bran 317
  • Upward Bound BRAN 002
  • Enterprise Information Systems BRAN319
  • UM Foundation Brantly Hall East Wing
    • Constructed in 1922 following the 1918 Carsley-Gilbert campus master plan, this women's residence was intended to be part of two U-shaped clusters of men's and women's dormitories. Its identical contemporary counterpart, Elrod Hall, and Corbin Hall were the only three buildings of the two “U”s erected before the plan was abandoned in the 1930s. Renowned Helena architects J. G. Link and C. S. Haire designed the handsome Renaissance Revival style facility with its striking red-brown brick façade and simple cream-colored terra cotta ornamentation. Renamed Brantly Hall, the building functioned as a women’s residence until 1987. It had been renamed in honor of Lois A Brantly, who had been Social Director of the hall for over 16 years. Mrs. Brantly had been considered a, "mother away from home."

    Corbin Hall

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    Programs and Offices-

    • Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program COR 147
    • Linguistics COR 148
    • MONTPIRG COR 348
    • Nursing, MSU College of COR 133
  • Rural Institute: Center for Excellence in Disability
  • Education, Research & Service COR 52
  • McNair Scholars Program COr 147/149
  • National Rural Bioethics Project COR 341
    • The construction of this women's residence hall, completed in 1927, marks the end of an era. It was the last building erected in strict accordance with the Carsley-Gilbert campus master plan and placed within the intended U-shaped dormitory arrangement. George Carsley and Missoula architect C. J. Forbis collaborated on the design of this Renaissance Revival style building. It was to be Carsley's last contribution to the campus and one of the last of his prolific career. Red-brown brick, cream-colored terra cotta, and green Spanish roof tile mirror the features of Brantly Hall, but the omission of a horizontal line on the third story visually diminishes their differences in size.

    Curry Health Center

    Programs and Offices-

    • Student Blue Cross Blue Shield CHC 111
    • Curry Health Center
    • Counseling and Psychological Services CHC 076
    • Pharmacy CHC
  • Self Over Substance Program CHC 076
  • Student Assault Recovery 5244
  • Language Disorder Clinic: The Western Montana Rite-Care Language & Literacy Clinic CHC 069
  • Wellness, Faculty-Staff CHC 108

    • Emma B. Lommasson Center

  • Built 1956
  • Named after Emma B. Lommasson
  • abv. EL
    • Programs and Offices--

    • American Indian Student Services EL 227
    • Ask-an Alum EL 154
    • Banner Systems Coordinator EL 236
    • Employee Blue Cross Blue Shield EL 260
    • Business Services Level 2
    • Career Services EL 154
    • Foreign Student & Scholar Services EL 219
    • National StudentExchange EL 101
    • Orientation EL 103
    • Pre-Nursing Advising EL 286
  • Registrar's Office EL 201
  • Testing Services EL 154
  • University College EL 269
  • Veteran's Coordinator EL 201
  • KYI-YO EL 227
  • National Student Exchange EL 103
  • New Student Services EL 101
  • Enrollment Services EL 103
  • Admission & New Student Services EL 103
  • Student Service Center EL 103
  • Dining Services EL 145
  • Disability Services for Students EL 154
  • Educational Opportunity Program EL 154
  • Financial Aid EL 218
  • Application Evaluation Center EL 233
  • Graduate School EL 224
  • Griz Central Level 2
  • Human Resource Services EL 252
  • Internship Services EL 154
  • Freshman Interest Group EL 208

    • [University (Main) Hall]

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    Programs and Offices--

    • Administration and Finance, Vice President UH 129
    • Montana Museum of Art and Culture Offices UH 006
    • Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office UH 020
    • Faculty Senate UH 221
    • US Fish & Wildlife Service UH 309
    • Internal Audit UH 018
    • Legal Counsel UH 133
  • Montana Campus Compact UH 302
  • Montana Museum of Art and Culture Offices UH 006
  • Planning, Budgeting & Analysis, Office of UH 217
  • President's Office UH 109
  • Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs UH
  • Research & Development, Office of the Vice President UH 116
  • Research & Sponsored Programs, Office of UH 202
  • Grants & Contract Accounting UH 205
  • Student Affairs, Vice-President for UH 207
  • Technology Transfer UH 116
  • Grizzly Bear Recovery UH 309
  • Wilderness Institute UH 303
  • Dean of Students UH 207
    • Fronting the Oval at the heart of the campus, the university's oldest standing building, also known as Main Hall, proudly represents the birth of this noble institution. Celebrated Missoula architect A. J. Gibson designed the Richardsonian Romanesque style building that, along with its now-demolished companion Science Hall, comprised the campus at the school's opening in 1899. During the university's dedication ceremony in 1898, corn, oil, and water symbolizing plenty, joy, and peace were poured over the building's cornerstone. Today the hourly chiming of the bells in the majestic bell tower serves as a constant reminder of the enduring solidity of the university.

    University Center

    Programs and Offices--

    • ADSUM UC 205 UC 205
    • UC Art Gallery Level 2
    • Spectral Fusion Web Design UC 127
    • ASUM UC 105
    • ASUM Child Care, Pre-School and Family Resources UC 119
    • Legal Services for Students UC 112
    • Off-Campus Rente Center UC 105
    • University of Montana Productions UC 104
    • Women's Center UC 210
  • Bookstore Level 1
  • Campus Quick Copy Level 1
  • Conference & Special Event Scheduling 4114
  • ASUM Office of Transportation UC 114
  • Phoenix UC 205
  • UC Box Office and Information Desk Level 1
  • The Market Level 1
  • Fraternities UC 209C
  • Graduate Sctudent Association UC 209D
  • Printing and Graphic Services Level 1
  • Office of Greek Life UC
  • Griz Card Center UC 124
  • Information Desk Level 1
  • KBGA-FM UC
  • Mortar Board UC
  • Sorority Life, Office of UC 209B
  • Sororities, Panhellenic Advisor UC 209 B

    • Athletic facilities

    Adams Center

    former athlete and coach
    Programs and Offices

    • Adams Center Administration Offices
    • Adams Center Box Office
    • Concessions
    • Grizzly Scholarship Association AC 139
    • Intercollegiate Athletics HAC 200

    Fitness Recreation Center

  • Built 2000
  • abv. FRC

    Grizzly Pool

  • Built 1958; Remodeled 1985, 2001
  • abv. POOL

    Washington-Grizzly Stadium

  • Built 1986, Remodeled 2002
  • Named after Dennis Washington
  • abv. WGS

    Dornblaser Field

    • on campus
    off campus

    Art Annex

    Programs and Offices

    • Photography Services
    • Mike and Maureen Mansfield Center, Level 4
    • Mansfield Library Copy Services 3rd Floor, Level 3
    • Mansfield Foundation Level 4
    • Mansfield Library
    • Disability Services for Students Access Center, Level 2

    Residence halls

    Aber Hall

    Member of the university's original five-person faculty
    Aber Hall is a smoke-free, 11-story residence hall. Floors 2-10 house about 40 students on each floor. Each floor is L-shaped and occupied by students of the same sex. Elevators and stairs serve all floors. Aber Hall attracts students with a variety of interests in recreation and wellness programs. The Grizzly Pool, Washington-Grizzly stadium, The Rec Center, and trailhead to the "M" are also nearby.

    Craig Hall

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    • Built 1952
    • Named after Oscar J. Craig,
    University's first president
    Construction of this women's residence, dedicated in 1903, attests to Montana's early commitment to coeducation. Architect A. J. Gibson chose the simple, elegant Second Renaissance Revival style for his third campus building. Deviating from the specifications of the original campus master plan, the building faces the end, rather than the center of the Oval. Room and board could be had for eighteen dollars a month with space for seventy-two students. Renamed Craig Hall in 1911 after first university president Oscar Craig, the building also housed the school's first two sororities. When a new women's dormitory opened in 1924, Craig Hall was extensively remodeled for classroom use.
    The hall is situated at the south end of the campus. Craig Hall is T-shaped and very popular due to its larger rooms. Triple, double and single rooms are available throughout Craig's four floors, each of which is divided into three wings. The bottom two floors house males and the upper two floors house females. A resident assistant and approximately 30 residents are located on each wing.

    Duniway Hall

    University's second president
    All of the rooms are used as double rooms.
    There are four floors in the hall, two of which are occupied by females. Each floor has 2 resident assistants and houses about 60 students. Duniway Hall connects Craig and Elrod Hall and residents of Duniway share Elrod's facilities.

    Elrod Hall

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    Originally South Hall
    • Built 1921
    • Named after Dr. Morton J. Elrod,
    esteemed professor
    The first men's residence on campus renamed Elrod Hall, opened in 1923 with seventy student rooms. Like its near-twin Brantly Hall, the facility was originally intended to be part of two U-shaped residential complexes. The Helena architectural firm of Link and Haire drew the blueprints for the Renaissance Revival style hall, which reflects the exuberance of spirit in campus buildings constructed under the Carsley-Gilbert campus master plan. Each floor is organized into horizontal divisions typical of the style. Red-brown brick, cream-colored terra cotta, and green Spanish roof tile label the building part of the Carsley-Gilbert group.
    Elrod houses 109 male students on four floors. Due to the rooms having sinks and the availability of single rooms, Elrod is one of the more popular halls on campus. Elrod Hall is a smoke-free residence hall connected to Duniway Hall. Students living in Duniway Hall share Elrod's facilities.

    Jesse Hall

    The hall is an 11-story high-rise located on the west edge of campus. Jesse Hall is a twin to Aber Hall. The L-shaped floors are occupied by students of the same sex and an elevator provides easy access to all floors. Except for the first and eleventh floors, each floor accommodates 40 students. It was built with the same layout as Aber Hall.

    Knowles Hall

    One of the first two graduates of the University of Montana
    Knowles Hall, located directly north of the Lommasson Center, is a four-story residence hall housing 260 students. Each floor is divided into two wings, one of which is occupied by males and the other by females. An elevator provides easy access to all floors. Knowles Hall is a smoke-free building and very popular because of its central location. Spaces are reserved in Knowles for International students and members of the Honors College. The fourth floor is designated Substance-Free. The floor's residents sign a contract stating they will not possess, use or be under the influence of alcohol or illicit substances within the living environment.

    Miller Hall

    dean of men for two decades
    Miller's renovation, completed in 1996, made substantial changes not only to the interior but also the exterior of the building creating additional single-living spaces that have proven popular with UM students.
    Miller Hall has a capacity of 326 students living in either three bed suites, single penthouse rooms or regular double rooms, sharing bathroom facilities located on each wing.
    The suites consist of three bed rooms entering into a shared living space. The penthouse rooms are located on the "fifth" floor, which is tucked under a peaked roof with each room having a gabled window. The rooms are furnished with moveable furniture allowing some flexibility in living space arrangements. Each floor is divided into two wings, each wing being occupied by a different sex.

    Pantzer Hall

    UM's president from 1966–1973
    Located on the southwest side of campus, creating a plaza with Elrod/Duniway and Miller Halls, Pantzer Hall has a capacity of 201 with 184 of the assignments within four-person suites. There are also 8 single rooms with private bathrooms available.
    Each suite has four private bedrooms, two bathrooms, common living room, storage closet, refrigerator and microwave oven. During the academic year, weekly custodial service is provided for the bathroom areas. Included in each room are cable TV and High-Speed internet ports. Each room is also wired for phone services should the residents choose to opt into this service. Pantzer Hall is accessible to students with disabilities.

    Turner Hall

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    Originally New Hall
    Programs and Offices

    • Residence Life Office TURN 101
    The placement of this women's residence hall prohibited further development of a women's U-shaped dormitory complex as outlined by the Carsley-Gilbert campus master plan of the previous decade. Architects H. E. Kirkemo of Missoula and J. Van Teylingen of Great Falls designed the building, completed in 1939, in the Renaissance Revival-inspired style outlined by the older plan. Yet the architects were not to be bound by Renaissance Revival. Liberal modern touches such as a towered entryway and asymmetrically placed windows deny emphasis of the older style, and suggest the subtle encroachment of Art Deco ideas. The former women's residence, renamed Turner Hall, now houses offices.
    Turner Hall, originally called New Hall, was built in 1939. In 1956, the hall was renamed in honor of Mrs. Belle B. Turner, who served as a dorm mother in Craig, Corbin, and New Halls.
    Located at the center of campus, Turner Hall offers double rooms with a sink in each room. The smoke-free hall has four levels and houses 116 women.

    Maintenance

    Heating Plant

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    Red-brown brick, cream terra cotta, and huge Tudor style windows belie the utilitarian function of this lofty building. Missoula architects Ole Bakke and Clarence Forbis ingeniously applied the Renaissance Revival style of other contemporary campus buildings, completing the plant in 1922. The smokestack, boilers, mechanical works, and the tall coal-storage structure tucked onto the building's east side were designed by the engineering firm of Charles L. Pillsbury Company of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Though situated just outside the edge of the plan designed by Carsley and Gilbert, the building's design makes an important contribution to the overall quality of the university's historic architecture.

    Physical Plant

    Programs and Offices

    • Facilities Services
    • Environmental Health & Risk Management PP 139
    • Telecommunication Services PP 32
    • Campus Mail Services PP 32
    • Public Safety, Office of PP 32
    • Transportation Services Building 30

    Visual and performing arts

    Fine Arts Building

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    Originally Student Union Building
    Programs and Offices

    • Art, Department of Art FA 305
    • University Theatre Productions FA 3rd Floor
    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. It now serves as the Fine Arts Building.

    Music Building

    Programs and Offices-

    • Henry Meloy Gallery PARTV 115
    • Paxson Gallery PARTV 107
    • Broadcast Media Center PARTV 180
    • Henry Meloy Gallery 2019
    • KUFM-FM PARTV 180
    • KUFM-TV
  • Montana Repertory THeatre PARTV 101
  • Masquer Theatre
  • Montana Theatre
  • Montana Repertory Theatre PARTV 101
  • Fine Arts PARTV 110
  • Drama/Dance PARTV 196

    • Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences

    Skaggs Building

    Programs and Offices--

    • Center for Environmental Health Sciences SB 154
    • Institute for Gerontology Education SB 317
    • Human & Family Development SB366
    • Montana Geriatric Education Center SB 317
    • Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences, School of SB 340
    • Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of SB 271
    • Center for Environmental Health Sciences SB154
    • Diversity Programs SB 341
  • Drug Information Services SB 216
  • Experimental Education SB 324
  • NIH - Cobre SB 385
  • Pharmacy, Department of SB 316
  • Physical Therapy, Department of SB 135
  • Applied Exercise Physiology Laboratory SB 025
  • Clinical Kinesiology Laroratory SB 021
  • Motor Control Laboratory SB 015
  • Nora Staael Evert Physical therapy Clinic SB129
  • New Directions SB 025
  • Psychology, Department of SB 143
  • Improving Aging Among Rural Montanans SB 317
  • Institute for Gerontology Education SB 317
  • INPSYCH SB206
  • Intercultural Youth & Family Development SB 369

    • Bio Research Building

  • Built 2005
  • abv. BRB

    Jeannette Rankin Hall

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    Originally University Library 1908-1923
    • Built 1909
    • Named after Jeannette Rankin
    Jeanette Ranking was a 1902 graduate of UM. She was a social worker and suffragist. Jeannette was the first woman elected to U.S. Congress in 1916 and was re-elected in 1940. She was the only member of Congress to vote against the United States' entry into both world wars.
    Programs and Offices

    • Program in Ecological Agriculture & Society
    • Title IV-E Child Welfare Training JRH 011
    • Environmental Studies JRH 106A
    • Social Work, Department of JRH 004
    This enduring landmark was the fifth and final contribution to the campus by renowned Missoula architect A. J. Gibson. A work of exquisite craftsmanship and the university's only example of Neo-classical architecture, the dramatic classical portico on the front of the building is typical of this style, which peaked during the early 20th century. The interior was extensively remodeled in 1923 to accommodate the University Law School, and again in 1961 to house the Psychology Department. In 1983, the building was renamed Rankin Hall after 1902 graduate Jeannette Rankin, the first United States congresswoman.

    Forestry and Conservation

    Charles H. Clapp Building

    Formerly The Science Complex
    Programs and Offices-

    • Department of Society & Conservation
    • Bolle Center SC 465
    • Montana Center for Landscape Fire Analysis SC 441
    • Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group and EOS Training Center - Natural Resource Project SC 425
    • Recreation Management Program SC 463
    • International Resource Management: Peace Corps Masters Program SC 406
  • Physics & Astronomy, Department of SC 126
  • Pre-Engineering Advising SC 122
  • Montana Biotechnology Center SC 221
  • Graduate Research Lab Forestry SC 430
  • Environmental Biogeochemistry Laboratory SC 367
  • Shafizadeh Rocky Mountain Center for Wood & Carbohydrate Chemistry SC 417

    • Forestry Building

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    Programs and Offices-

    • Extension Forestry FOR 209
    • Department of Ecosystem & Conservation Sciences FOR 311
    • Department of Forest Management FOR 109
    • Boone & Crockett Wildlife Conservation Program FOR 311, 311E
    • Forest Biometrics Research Program FOR 212
    • Institute for Tourism & Recreation Resaearch FOR 204
  • Mission Oriented Research Program FOR 208
  • Quantitative Services Group FOR 202
  • Student Employment Placement Office FOR 111
  • Wildlife Biology Program FOR 311C
  • Peace Corps Program FOR 103 B
  • Rocky Mountains CESU FOR 103
    • Completion of this facility in 1922 provided the School of Forestry a permanent home. In the Renaissance Revival style specified by Carsley-Gilbert's master plan, Missoula architect Ole Bakke designed a distinctive building that vividly proclaims its discipline. Simple lines enhance the beautiful green pine and ax emblem repeated in terra cotta thirty-seven times around the building. Murals within depicting the history of forestry in Montana by Helena artist Irvin “Shorty” Shope further individualize this unique facility. The building's only significant alteration is a greenhouse added in 1951, named in memory of six students who perished fighting the 1949 Mann Gulch fire.

    Forestry Greenhouse

    Phyllis J. Washington Education Center

    Programs and Offices-

    • Certification ED 211 - B
    • Licensure ED 211-B
    • Student Teaching & Field Experiences ED 212
    • Teacher Resource Center ED 111
    • Education ED 109
    • Teacher Resource Center ED 211
  • Curriculum & Instruction ED 210
  • Teacher Education ED 210
  • Licensure ED 211-B
  • Educational Leadership & Counseling ED 213
  • ED Student Teaching and Field Experience ED 212

    • Law

    Law School

    Programs and Offices

    • Criminal Defense Clinic LAW 192
    • Indian Law Clinic LAW 140
    • Land Use Clinic LAW 185
    • Criminal Defense Clinic LAW 192
    • Law, School of

    Other

    Chemistry Building

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    Programs and Offices

    • Chemistry CP 104
    • Center for Teaching Excellence CP 101 A
    A Public Works Administration loan and bonds funded the construction of this facility, completed in 1939. Architects R. C. Hugenin of Butte and Norman DeKay of Helena designed the distinctive building amidst criticism over the unusual mixing of styles. The rusticated red-brown brick and horizontal division between the first and second floors are elements of the Renaissance Revival style seen in earlier campus buildings. A central projecting pavilion, however, reminiscent of Beaux Arts Classicism, interrupts the façade with a vertical focus. Even though an animal laboratory and skywalk have been added to the building, the façade retains its original appearance.

    Yates Chemistry Stores Building

    Programs and Offices

    • Davidson Honors College DHC 101
    • Information Technology Office DHC lower level
    • NIH-EPSCoR DHC 015

    Don Anderson Hall

  • Built
  • Named after Don Anderson
  • abv. DAH

    Gallagher Business Building

  • Built 1996
  • Named after William and Rosemary Gallagher
  • abv. GBB
    • Programs and Offices-

    • American Indian Business Leaders GBB 231
    • Bureau of Business and Economic Research GBB 231
    • School of Business Administration GBB 352
    • Off-Campus Master of Business Administration Program GBB 361
    • Department of Information Systems & Technology GBB 352
    • Management Marketing, Department of GBB 352
  • Montana Business Connections GBB 242
  • Montana Business Quarterly GBB 231
  • Montana Manufacturing Extension Center GBB 241
  • Montana World Trade Center GBB 257
  • Small Business Institute GBB 329
  • Accounting and Finance, Department of GBB 352

    • Harold C. Urey Lecture Hall

  • Built 1980
  • Named after Harold Urey
  • abv. ULH

    Health Science

  • Built 1961
  • abv. HS

    International Center

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    Originally Woman's Art Club Building
    Programs and Offices

    • International Programs
    • English Language Program
    Architects designing campus buildings between 1935 and 1939 were faced with a dilemma. Should they choose the Renaissance Revival style of most previous campus buildings or opt for the modern designs prevailing throughout the nation? In a compromise, three of the five buildings constructed during this phase allude to the previous style, but the Student Union and this building proudly illustrate the modern Art Deco architectural movement. Very simple in design, the building features a flat roof, windows framed in terra cotta, and a stepped parapet. Completed in 1937, the building was financed by the Woman's Club of Missoula and the PWA. It originally served as a clubhouse and art building housing the first art museum in the inland Northwest. Later occupied by the Alumni Association, the building now accommodates Continuing Education and the Woman's Club of Missoula.

    International House

    Programs and Offices

    • Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center 2nd floor CE 322
    • Lifelong Learning Project CE
    • Printing & Graphic Services Lower Level
    • Continuing Education Level 3
    • Core of Discovery: Native Americans & the Expedition of Lewis & Clark: A Confluence of Cultures Symposium TODD 317

    Liberal Arts Building

  • Built 1953
  • abv. LA
    • Programs and Offices-

    • African American Studies LA151 LA 151
    • College of Arts and Sciences LA136 LA 136
    • Asian Studies Program LA 101 LA 101
    • Communications Studies LA 301
    • Computing & Information Services LA 144
    • Computer Help Desk LA 139
    • Help Desk LA 139
    • Department of History LA 256
  • Liberal Studies Program LA 101
  • Philosophy, Department of LA 101
  • Political Science, Department of LA 350
  • Religious Studies LA 101
  • Women's Studies Program LA 138A
  • Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures, Department of LA 313
  • English LA 133
  • Economics LA 407

    • Mathematics Building

  • Built 1903, 2007
  • abv. MATH
    • Programs and Offices

    • Mathematical Sciences
    • Department of MATH 105
    • STEM Show Me Project MATH B8
    • Center for Learning & Teaching in the West MATH

    McGill Hall

  • Built 1953, Renovated 2004
  • abv. MCG
    • Programs and Offices-

    • Children's Learning Center I McG001 McG 001
    • Montana Center for the Investigation & Treatment of Childhood Trauma
    • Health & Human Performance McG 101
    • Media Arts McG 224
    • Health Performance Lab MCG 121
  • Educational Research $ Service McG 026
  • Library McG 031
  • Family Center McG 033
  • CO Teach Preschool Program McG 015
  • McG Technology Training McG 029

    • Native American Studies

  • Built 1918
  • abv. NAS
    • Programs and Offices

    • Native American Studies
    • Department of NAS

    Natural Sciences

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    Programs and Offices

    • DBS Herbarium NS 302
    • Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit NS 205
    • Wildlife Spatial Anallysis Lab NS 313
    The first building added to the campus after 1908 was this facility, which housed the most modern equipment for all branches of life science research, including a stereopticon and motion picture apparatus. Begun in 1917 and completed in 1919, it was the first of eight campus buildings designed according to the new Carsley-Gilbert master plan, which inspired ordered expansion of the University. Architects McIver, Cohagen, and Marshall of Billings chose the Renaissance Revival style thus setting the standard for the remaining Carsley-Gilbert plan buildings added between 1922 and 1927. In 1977, the facility was renamed the Botany Building in honor of its sole remaining occupant.

    Natural Sciences Annex

    This 1938 addition to the Renaissance Revival style Botany Building offers an excellent example of the importance of Public Works Administration funds during the Depression Era to the expansion of the University of Montana. The U-shaped annex of brick and glass originally contained a fully equipped botanical laboratory, experimental animal rooms, and a greenhouse. Equipped now solely for use by the Botany Department, the annex, with its red-brown exterior and hipped roof, was carefully designed to be architecturally compatible with the older building.

    North Underground Lecture Hall

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    Dean Arthur Stone pitched four tents near the Oval in 1914, thereby founding the University's School of Journalism. An old bicycle shed and later World War I army barracks served as quarters for this discipline, then considered “non-essential.” After a long struggle, the Public Works Administration appropriated building funds. Architects R. C. Hugenin of Butte and Norman DeKay of Helena designed the 1937 Renaissance Revival-inspired building, adding liberal modern touches and asymmetrically placed windows. Home of the university newspaper, The Kaimin, and dedicated to Dean Stone, this building represents the hard-won acceptance of journalism as an academic discipline.

    Payne Family Native American Center

    The Payne Family Native American Center is the first facility in the United States to be built exclusively for the Department of Native American Studies and American Indian Student Services. A dedication was held May 13, 2010, to celebrate the facility's new home at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. The building's structure is based around a 12-sided rotund style design, with each side representing one of the 12 tribes in Montana. The Payne Family Native American Center is the most recent facility to be built at the University and occupies the last of its usable building space around the oval.

    Schreiber Gymnasium

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    Originally     '
    Programs and Offices

    • Intercultural Youth & Family Development SG 203
    • Military Science SG 10
    Helena architect George Carsley and New York architect Cass Gilbert designed the campus master plan implemented between 1918 and 1927. Although Carsley continued as consultant on other buildings erected under the plan, this 1922 gymnasium is the only university building that he designed exclusively. It is also the only one of the group deviating from the Renaissance Revival style Gilbert and Carsley specified. Strong vertical emphasis, blocky massing, and stylized decoration characterize this early expression of the Art Deco style, while materials used in construction visually conform to other Carsley-Gilbert campus buildings. Renamed Schreiber Gym, the facility now houses ROTC.

    Social Sciences Building

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    Originally University Library 1922-1974
    Programs and Offices--

    • Anthropology, Department of SS 235
    • Cultural Heritage Resource Office SS 234
    • Central Asia & Caspian Basin Program SS 215
    • Computer Science SS 401
    • Montana Science Fair SS 401
    • Gallery of Visual Arts Level 1
    • Geology SS 311
  • Presentation Technology Services SS 123
  • Multicultural Development SS 215
  • Montana Geographic Alliance SS 205
  • Montana Science Fair SS 401
  • Sociology, Department of SS 333
  • Writing Center, The SS 102
  • VISTA Alive SS 126
  • Volunteer Programs & Student Coordinators SS 126
  • Campus Corps Team Leader SS 126
  • Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter SS 126
  • Montana Technology Corps SS 126
  • Office for Civic Engagement SS126
  • Geography SS 203
    • Of the eight campus buildings constructed on the Carsley-Gilbert master plan, the library appropriately best expresses the Renaissance Revival style. Billings architects McIver and Cohagen designed this architectural gem with its Spanish tile roof, simple terra cotta ornamentation, and distinctive windows, symbolizing in form and function the heart of the University. In 1955, a four-story utilitarian addition and division of the lofty reading room on the second story into two floors expanded the space. A new library opened in 1974 and the building changed in function, but its stately presence remains the symbolic heart of campus.

    Alumni Center


    Architects designing campus buildings between 1935 and 1939 were faced with a dilemma. Should they choose the Renaissance Revival style of most previous campus buildings or should they opt for the modern designs prevailing throughout the nation? In a compromise, three of the five buildings constructed during this phase allude to the previous style, but the Student Union and the Alumni Center proudly illustrate the modern Art Deco architectural movement. Very simple in design, the building features a flat roof, windows framed in terra cotta, and a stepped parapet. Completed in 1937, the Women's Club and Art Museum later occupied the Alumni Center. The building now houses Continuing Education.

    The Oval


    Professor Frederick Scheuch and first university President Oscar Craig created the original campus master plan in 1895. The plan specified that the entrances of all immediate and future campus buildings were to face the center of a large oval. Ovals were a formal element commonly used in landscape design of the late 19th century, especially on academic campuses. Although only Main Hall and Science Hall were placed exactly according to the Craig-Scheuch plan, the beautifully landscaped Oval, surrounded by its eclectic collection of early buildings, remains a focal point of the campus.

    Prescott House


    Prominent state legislator and county commissioner Clarence R. Prescott homesteaded here in 1891, planting a vast orchard of plum, cherry, pear, and apple trees. In 1898, Prescott replaced his original log dwelling with this beautiful Queen Anne style residence. The home was patterned after the childhood home of Prescott's wife Julia, a schoolteacher, who had come to Montana from Pennsylvania in 1880. Today the Prescott homestead is one of the few remaining links to the agricultural foundations of Missoula. The property was owned by the family until 1955 when the University of Montana purchased the Prescott acreage. Son Clarence Prescott, Jr., was then granted life tenancy of the house and.