In my research in the Student Life newspapers, I found an article about when our barn became the Art Barn. According to the article from January 30, 1959, the ceramics building burned down over the summer of 1958 (unfortunately there wasn't a summer paper, so I didn't get more details on the fire from this source - and it did say ceramics building as if it were a separate building).
By the time of the article, the old horse barn had been converted into the Art Barn. The first floor was used for the ceramics program, which was the largest in the West. It was described as having "taffy-colored" walls and cabinets, with "persimmon" colored doors and accents. The windows were covered with green material to provide the right lighting for throwing pottery.
On the second floor was 3D design, metal smithing, leather working, and jewelry making.
The third floor was for graphic arts, where they had a rare lithographic press, and a painting studio on the north end, for which the wall was replaced with windows for better lighting.
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I have a question about the lithographic press on the third floor? Both the press and stones are amazingly heavy and together seem like they would have been a structural concern as well.
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