Most of the buildings of Doshisha were made of bricks, but the first building was made of wood, the first brick building was Shoeikan (the oldest brick building existing in Kyoto) which was completed in 1884 that was donated from the American Board.
レンガ造りの建物がほとんどを占める同志社の建物だが最初に建てられたものは木造で、同志社に初めて登場するレンガ造りの建物は1884年に完成したアメリカン・ボードより寄付された彰栄館（京都で現存する最古のレンガ造り）である。