the college of engineering was founded in 1870 as the sibley college of mechanical engineering and mechanic arts. the program was housed in sibley hall on what has since become the arts quad, both of which are named for hiram sibley, the original benefactor whose contributions were used to establish the program. the college took its current name in 1919, when the sibley college merged with the college of civil engineering. it was housed in sibley, lincoln, franklin, rand and morse halls. in the 1950s the college moved to the southern end of cornell's campus.