fɹʌm ðˈɛn ɪt wʌz jˈuːzd baɪ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ʌntˈɪl nˈuː fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz æt ðə mˈeɪn kˈæmpəs lˈɛd tə bˈɪldɪŋz klˈoʊʒɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
From then it was used by the university's Department of Fine Arts from 1970 until new facilities at the main campus led to building's closure in 1997.