Lincoln Hall, Frandsen Humanities, and Manzanita Lake, 1944

Manzanita Lake stretches out in front of Lincoln Hall with Frandsen Humanities visible to the right of the photograph. Manzanita Lake was made by damning up the irrigation "Orr Ditch" that still runs through parts of the university today. Originally a man-made rancher's pond, the lake came into existence with the help of Donor Clarence Mackay in 1911 as part of the university's beautification mission. Lincoln Hall was built as an all-male dormitory in 1896 and maintained its status as the oldest continuously-operating residence hall in the western United States until 2015. Frandsen Humanities was built in 1918 originally serving as the College of Agriculture. After a two-year remodel, the building reopened in 2000 to house the Department of English.