According to the Historic American Buildings Survey at the Library of Congress, the house, which they describe as a “modest 1960s ranch-style house” was built in 1961, and updated in 1974 ...

Herman came to the U of A for a nine-month visiting position figuring one could live anywhere for nine months. Three decades later, he's still here and still sad in a glad way when his students ...

according to a Historic American Building Survey on the building was conducted by the National Park Service in 1975, at a total cost of $118,500. Included in the list was renovations in the lobby: ...