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Buildings and Grounds

The grounds of the University consist of the original forty-acre campus just north of the state capitol and additional land acquired by gift and purchase. The main campus now covers more than 350 acres. Also part of the University are the J. J. Pickle Research Campus, a 476-acre tract eight miles north of the main campus that houses research organizations in engineering, science, and the social sciences; the Brackenridge tract, 445 acres bordering Town Lake where research is conducted in the life sciences; and the Montopolis Research Center, 94 acres located in southeast Austin. In addition, the University owns the Marine Science Institute at Port Aransas, the McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis, the Stengl–Lost Pines Biological Station near Smithville, the Winedale museum and conference center near Round Top, the Bee Cave Research Center west of Austin, the Sam Rayburn Library in Bonham, the John Nance Garner House and Museum in Uvalde, and J. Frank Dobie's ranch, Paisano.

Major buildings and other facilities are listed below.

For teaching, research, and administration

Animal Resources Center

Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences Building

Houses facilities for research and graduate study in computer sciences, electrical and computer engineering, and computational and applied mathematics

Art Building and Museum

Battle Hall

Formerly the Old Library Building; renamed for William James Battle, former professor of classical languages and president ad interim of the University

Batts Hall

Named for Judge R. L. Batts, former chair of the Board of Regents; houses the Department of Government

Beauford H. Jester Center

Named for former governor of Texas and former member of the Board of Regents; houses the Center for African and African American Studies, the Career Exploration Center, the UT Learning Center, and classrooms

Bellmont Hall

Named for L. Theo Bellmont, former professor and director, Physical Training for Men; houses Intercollegiate Athletics for Men, Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, and the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Benedict Hall

Named for former University president H. Y. Benedict; houses the Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Bernard and Audre Rapoport Building

Formerly the Petroleum Engineering Building, then the Economics Building; renamed in 1998 for alumnus and benefactor Bernard Rapoport and his wife. Houses the Department of Economics.

Biological Laboratories

Houses part of the School of Biological Sciences

Burdine Hall

Named for John Alton Burdine, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and first vice president of the University; houses the Department of Sociology

Calhoun Hall

Named for former University president John William Calhoun; houses the Department of Linguistics, the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, and the comparative literature program

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Building

Houses the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering

College of Business Administration Building

Formerly the Business Administration–Economics Building; renamed in 1984

College of Fine Arts Performing Arts Center

Houses the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Concert Hall and the Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough Theatre

Continuing Engineering Education

Houses the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education

Development Office Building

Houses the Development Office and the Charles A. Dana Center

Dorothy L. Gebauer Building

Formerly the Engineering Building; renamed the Journalism Building, then the Speech Building; renamed in 1984 for former dean of women; houses the Office of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts

E. P. Schoch Building

Formerly the Chemical Engineering Building; renamed for former professor of chemical engineering; houses the Department of Anthropology, the Department of Germanic Studies, and the Américo Paredes Center for Cultural Studies

E. William Doty Fine Arts Building

Formerly the Fine Arts Library and Administration Building; renamed in 1998 for first dean of the College of Fine Arts

Edgar A. Smith Building

Named for University alumnus and benefactor; when completed in 2007, will house the administrative, educational, and outreach activities of the Blanton Museum of Art

Engineering Teaching Center II

Houses the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Texas Materials Institute

Engineering-Science Building

Houses the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ernest Cockrell Jr. Hall

Named for an alumnus and benefactor of the College of Engineering; houses the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering and the Office of the Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering

Experimental Science Building

Houses part of the School of Biological Sciences

F. Loren Winship Drama Building

Formerly the Drama Building; renamed in 1979 for former chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance

Garrison Hall

Named for George P. Garrison, former professor of history

Geography Building

Formerly the Journalism Building; renamed in 1974

George I. Sánchez Building

Formerly the College of Education Building; renamed in 1994 for former professor of education; houses the School of Information and part of the College of Education

Goldsmith Hall

Formerly the Architecture Building; renamed in 1978 for former professor of architecture Goldwin Goldsmith; houses part of the School of Architecture

Graduate and International Admissions Center

Graduate School of Business Building

Harry Ransom Center

Formerly the Humanities Research Center; renamed in 1974 for University chancellor emeritus

Hogg Memorial Auditorium

Named for former governor James S. Hogg and his son Will C. Hogg; houses facilities for the Performing Arts Center

Homer Rainey Hall

Formerly the Music Building; renamed in 1995 for former University president; houses the Department of French and Italian

J. T. Patterson Laboratories Building

Named for former professor of zoology; houses part of the School of Biological Sciences

Jesse H. Jones Communication Center

Formerly the Communication Building; renamed in 1981 for Houston philanthropist; houses the College of Communication, KLRU TV, KUT Radio, and Texas Student Media

Jesse H. Jones Hall

Named for Houston philanthropist; houses part of the School of Law

Joe C. Thompson Conference Center

Named for former member of the Board of Regents

John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Geological Sciences Building

Named for alumnus and benefactor John A. Jackson and his wife

John B. Connally Center for the Administration of Justice

Named for alumnus and benefactor who was a member of the Board of Regents, governor of Texas, and United States secretary of the treasury; houses programs for advocacy and dispute resolution in the School of Law

John W. Hargis Hall

Formerly Building H of the Little Campus property (now the Heman Sweatt Campus); renamed in 1983 for former special assistant to the president of the University; houses the Freshman Admissions Center

Laboratory Theatre Building

Lake Austin Centre

Located three miles west of the University; houses the Distance Education Center, a part of the Division of Continuing and Innovative Education; and the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

Littlefield Home and Littlefield Carriage House

House part of the University Development Office

Louise and James Robert Moffett Molecular Biology Building

Named for alumni benefactors

Main Building (Tower)

Located on the site of Old Main; houses University administrative offices

Mari and James A. Michener Gallery Building

Named for the Pulitzer Prize—winning novelist and University benefactor, and his wife; provides gallery space for the Blanton Museum of Art

Mary E. Gearing Hall

Formerly the Home Economics Building; renamed in 1976 for the first chair of the Department of Home Economics; houses part of the Department of Human Ecology

Mezes Hall

Named for former University president Sidney E. Mezes

Music Building East and Music Building/Recital Hall

Houses the Kate Broocks Bates Recital Hall

Nano Science and Technology Building

Neural and Molecular Science Building

Houses classrooms, laboratories, and offices

North Office Building A

Contains classrooms and offices reporting to the vice presidents for employee and campus services, information technology, and research

Nursing School

Parlin Hall

Formerly the English Building; renamed for Hanson Tufts Parlin, former professor of English and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; houses the Department of English and the Department of Rhetoric and Writing

Perry-Castañeda Library

Named for Ervin S. Perry, former associate professor of civil engineering, and Carlos E. Castañeda, former professor of Latin American history

Peter T. Flawn Academic Center

Formerly the Undergraduate Library and Academic Center; renamed in 1985 for University president emeritus

Pharmacy Building

Houses the College of Pharmacy

Robert A. Welch Hall

Formerly the Chemistry Building; renamed in 1974 for Houston philanthropist; houses the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Robert Lee Moore Hall

Formerly the Physics-Mathematics-Astronomy Building; renamed in 1974 for professor of mathematics; houses the Departments of Astronomy, Mathematics, and Physics

Russell A. Steindam Hall

Formerly the ROTC Building; renamed for ROTC graduate posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1971; houses the Departments of Air Force Science, Military Science, and Naval Science

Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Building

Named for alumni benefactors; houses the Department of Psychology and provides facilities for research in human development and family sciences

School of Social Work Building

Formerly University Junior High School

Sid Richardson Hall

Named for Texas philanthropist; houses the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, the Center for American History, and the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

Student Services Building

Houses University Health Services, Counseling and Mental Health Center, Office of the Dean of Students, Office of the Ombudsperson, Legal Services for Students, Student Financial Services, Student Government, and the Senate of College Councils

Sutton Hall

Named for William S. Sutton, former dean and professor of education; houses part of the School of Architecture

T. U. Taylor Hall

Formerly the Engineering Building; renamed in 1958 for former dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering; houses the Department of Computer Sciences

T. S. Painter Hall

Formerly the Physics Building; renamed in 1974 for former University president Theophilus Shickel Painter; houses parts of the School of Biological Sciences and the Departments of Human Ecology and Physics

Texas Memorial Museum

Built to commemorate the centennial of the Republic of Texas in 1936; funded in part by the sale of centennial coins and a University student donation drive; serves as the exhibit hall for the Texas Natural Science Center

Townes Hall

Named for Judge John Charles Townes; houses part of the School of Law

University Teaching Center

W. R. Woolrich Laboratories

Formerly the Engineering Laboratories Building; renamed in 1977 for former dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering; houses the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

Waggener Hall

Named for the University's first president, Leslie Waggener; houses the Departments of Classics and Philosophy

Walter Webb Hall

Named in 1975 for former professor of history; houses the Center for Women's and Gender Studies, the Office of Public Affairs, and the Campus Club

West Mall Office Building

Houses part of the School of Architecture, the Center for Mexican American Studies, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, and the University Station Post Office

Will C. Hogg Building

Formerly the Geology Building; renamed for distinguished alumnus and benefactor; houses the Department of Asian Studies, the Plan II Honors Program, and the Office of the Dean of the College of Natural Sciences

Wooldridge Hall

Named for civic leader Alexander Penn Wooldridge, who was instrumental in the campaign to locate the University in Austin; houses the International Office

For student activities

Anna Hiss Gymnasium

Formerly Women's Gymnasium; renamed in 1974 for former director of Physical Training for Women

Clark Field

Named for Judge James Benjamin Clark, first proctor of the University

Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium

Formerly Texas Memorial Stadium; renamed in 1997 to honor former head football coach and athletics director

Denton A. Cooley Pavilion

Basketball practice and training facility; named for University alumnus and heart transplant pioneer

Disch-Falk Field

Named for former baseball coaches Billy Disch and Bibb Falk

Frank C. Erwin Jr. Special Events Center

Formerly the Special Events Center; renamed in 1981 for former chairman of the Board of Regents

Frank Denius Practice Field

Named for alumnus and benefactor Franklin Wofford Denius

Gregory Gymnasium

Named for former United States attorney general Thomas Watt Gregory; houses the Gregory Aquatics Facility and part of the Division of Recreational Sports

Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center

Named for alumni benefactors

Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium

Named for alumnus benefactor

Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Center

Named for alumni benefactors Vernon F. Neuhaus and W. A. "Tex" Moncrief; called the Neuhaus-Royal Athletic Center until the 1997 renaming of Memorial Stadium

Penick-Allison Tennis Center

Named for Daniel Allen Penick, former professor of classics and tennis coach, and Wilmer Allison, alumnus and former tennis coach

Recreational Sports Center

Red and Charline McCombs Field

Named for alumnus and benefactor Red McCombs and his wife

Texas Union Building

Houses dining areas, entertainment venues, meeting rooms for student organizations, reading rooms, banquet rooms, the Informal Classes program, and the Union Underground

Whitaker Field

Named for Berry M. Whitaker, former director of intramurals; located at 51st and Guadalupe streets