 Rev.Sorin had waited for the arrival of an architect, Mr. Marsile, to build a main building for his university, but the architect did not arrive until August 1843; without the support of Mr. Marsile, Sorin decided to build in the meantime this smaller structure in the spring of 1843.This simple brick building once served as dormitories for the students and Holy Cross priests and brothers as well as classroom, clothing room, bakery, and dining hall.