 Fort Douglas, a U.S. Army base, had been established in 1862 but was closed in 1991; from the earliest stages of Olympic planning the fort was a possible location for the Olympic Village.Following the fort's closure the University of Utah acquired much of its property, and began planning to restore the historic buildings and build new dorms and apartment buildings for its students on the property.SLOC agreed to pay $28 million of the projected $80 million construction cost, if the buildings could be used to house up to 4,000 Olympic athletes during the games.