the new science building that was built on seminary square in 1873 was struck by lightning and destroyed by a fire on july 12, 1883. the loss of this building was an estimated $100,000. after this event, the trustees felt they should rebuild on a larger campus. on february 4, 1884, an area of known as "dunn's woods" were purchased. an additional site for buildings was available for purchase, amounting to $70,000, twenty of which went to insure the site with the additional fifty thousand donated by monroe county. the first buildings on this site, owen and wylie halls, were completed in 1885. although lemuel experienced the aforementioned successes while at indiana university, the law and medicine departments at the university were ended (both revived in later years) and fewer than six new students enrolled during his presidency at indiana university.