Originally, Hine Hall was built as the University Place Hotel and Conference Center in 1987 and designed by Ellerbe Architects & Engineers.

The Hagerman Construction Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana was responsible for building the structural steel system of the hotel and center.

The Indiana University Trustees purchased the hotel and conference center for a total of $17.5 million in 2005 but talks of the deal began in late 2004.

The university felt that the hotel could serve as a residential hall for on-campus students and that the conference center was an important source of revenue.

[14] In 2013, the University Hotel was repurposed as an academic center with lecture halls, classrooms, and administrative offices.

[16] In 2019, the IU Trustees approved the redesigned Hine Hall courtyard to create a more inviting green space for students, faculty, staff and visitors.

NAMOS consists of more than 1,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, and photographs in the collection, which is the nation's largest and most diversified assortment of art portraying American sports.

The acquisitions include an extensive collection of wood engravings by Winslow Homer, depicting mid-nineteenth-century sports and recreational activities.

[20] Other artists represented include Fletcher Martin, George Bellows, R. Tait McKenzie, and Alfred Boucher.

The exhibition left the University Place Hotel in 2012[21] and moved to the NCAA Headquarters, where it remained in storage until being acquired by the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis in 2017.