Peter Frandsen Humanities Building - University of Nevada, Reno - People-Named Places on Waymarking.com

The Place:
The Frandsen Humanities Building was built in 1917-18, and was designed by W.L. Lewis of the Reno architectural firm of Lewis, Ellory, & Sexton. It originally contained the College of Agriculture, and several agricultural and home economics laboratories. The building was reopened in May 2000 after a two-year, $2.9 million renovation, and is home to office and classroom space for the Department of English. Considered one of the most picturesque buildings on campus, Frandsen Humanities overlooks Manzanita Lake. ~source

The Peter Frandsen Building is currently home to the English Department. This building is also one of 13 contributing building as part of the University of Nevada Historic District and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The department's website can be visited here.

The Person:
The building is named of honor of Peter “Bugs” Frandsen, a well-known and beloved Nevada biology professor whose career at Nevada spanned 40 years. Frandsen, a member of the University’s class of 1895, produced more than 100 students who went on to careers in medicine, dentistry or nursing. ~source

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