Fun Fact

The stone that covers the front, east and west sides of the building was quarried from the area behind Houck Stadium. Since this stone was rather expensive, Southeast officials at the time decided to cover the building’s "backside" with red brick. They assumed that the campus would never extend to the north, past the building site, and the red brick would be hidden from common view. Today, both the Art building and Carnahan Hall are essentially positioned in the center of campus and are still the only campus buildings with finished red brick.