Changing through time – Rexburg housing
BYU-Idaho has experienced a variety of transitions since its early beginnings as Ricks College in 1888 to its present university status. The following photos offer a glimpse into how campus housing began and has changed over the years.
1950s
1998
BYU-Idaho Library Archives Photo courtesy BYU-Idaho Housing
Ricks College men’s dorms. A view of the men’s dorms at the front of Biddulph Hall.
2001
1963
Photo courtesy BYU-Idaho Housing
BYU-Idaho Library Archives
Inner courtyard of the women’s dorms. The women’s dorms being constructed.
1960s
1999
BYU-Idaho Library Archives
BYU-Idaho Library Archives
A view of the north end of the women’s dorms. An aerial photo of BYU-Idaho. The women’s dorms are seen above the campus buildings.

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