Eielson Memorial Building

In the 1930s, aviation was one of Alaska's fastest growing industries, and Fairbanks was at its center due to its desirable location for over-the-pole routes to Asia and Europe. The Eielson Building, originally intended to house a school of aeronautical engineering, complete with a wind tunnel and labs to test atmospheric conditions, was deemed a fitting tribute to Carl Ben Eielson, known as the "Arctic Lindbergh." Over the years, the Eielson Building also housed a dormitory, the college's administrative offices, the College Post Office, the bookstore and several academic units of the college such as art, electrical engineering, physics, home economics and music.