In 1891, the original building opened as Roble Hall, a three-story women's dormitory.
In 1917, a new women's dormitory also called Roble Hall was constructed on another part of campus and the earlier building was renamed Sequoia Hall and renovated as a men's dormitory.
The top two stories of the building were demolished and the bottom floor was renovated.
In the late 1980s, Stanford University began planning a $120 million Science and Engineering Quad (SEQ) Project, scheduled to be completed by 1999.
On August 22, 1996, the original Sequoia Hall was demolished to make way for the new facility.