The construction of the Veterinary School was entrusted to architect Seroen. While the facades of the various buildings are erected in the Flemish neo-Renaissance style, at least as great a masterpiece is hidden under the ground. Because of the marshy subsoil and the nearby Senne, no less than 100,000 cubic metres of soil had to be brought in for the construction of the grounds, and a network of cellars was constructed under each building as a buffer against the sometimes high water levels.

Eventually, the entire site encompasses an area of no less than 3,5 hectares, containing 19 buildings such as stables, a veterinary clinic, laboratories, classrooms and a central boiler room - still recognisable today by the brick tower visible from afar. The main building, which today houses The Faculty, originally accommodated The Faculty's administrative departments, the academic hall and the library.

The Veterinary School continued to function independently until 1969, when it was finally incorporated within the University of Liège. However, the Veterinary School site remains in use. In 1990, the Veterinary School moves out permanently and the school moves to the Sart-Tilman campus in Liège.

That same year, the site was also listed by the Commission of Monuments and Sites but unfortunately that could not stop the buildings there from being abandoned and falling into disuse in the following years. In 1999, the main building was bought by the commune of Anderlecht and from 2004 the other buildings on the site were repurposed as housing or offices. It will take until 2017 before work begins on the conversion of the main building.