BYU Campus Building Development: 1910s to 2020s
Introduction Provo, UT was established in 1849 by Latter-day Saint pioneer settlers. After Brigham Young Academy was established in 1875, the city attracted national attention (History of Provo, n.d.). Brigham Young Academy eventually became Brigham Young University in the early 1900s. Provo's population grew when settlers in Salt Lake moved south due to threats from the US army to move into Salt Lake (Provo City Timeline, n.d.). This page focuses on the development of BYU campus and the subsequent advancement of Provo's transportation systems to accommodate a growing student population. Brief History of BYU Brigham Young Academy (BYA) was located in the Lewis Building on Center Street in Provo, UT. In its early days, BYA struggled financially. The first semester in 1876 showed only seventy students, so the board rented out space in the building to keep the academy afloat (Timeline). The school saw growth and its academic department split into four: "Language, Polytechni...