University History: Buildings and Grounds

Chronology

1890	Normal School Building cornerstone laid June 13 (1890-1972). After 1906, building known as Administration Building (Pierce p.165). Renamed Cranford Hall in 1931. Razed in 1972.
1891	Normal School Building east wing completed April 13 (Pierce p.165).
1895	Normal School Building center completed (Pierce p.165).
1897	Training School library established ( Crucible v.4 #10 [June 9, 1896] 29-30 ).
1901	First heating plant completed. Razed in 1933 (RG SC27 photo. Pierce p.165).
1902	Pillars at 9th Avenue and 17th Street class gift of 1902 (Carter p.387).
1903	Normal School Building west wing completed November 11 (Pierce p.165, Larson p.61).
1903	Gymnasium in basement of west wing of Normal School Building (Larson, p.61).
1904	First presidential home completed. Became Music Conservatory in 1924. Razed in 1954.
1907	First library completed. Renamed Carter Hall in 1944.
1908	Greenhouse built. Razed in 1936.
1909	Stables built south of Library.
1910	Training School cornerstone laid August 22.
1910	Guggenheim Hall cornerstone laid September 24.
1910	Gateway at 10th Avenue and 18th Street gift of class of 1910 (Carter p.387).
1910	Cranford and the Library had telephones installed (Larson p.63).
1911	Cranford updated with first indoor toilet (Larson p.63).
1911	Formal reflecting pool north of Library gift of the class of 1911 (Carter p.387).
1912	Training School center section of building completed (Pierce p.165).
1912	Gateway at 8th Avenue and 17th Street gift of class of 1912 (Carter p.387).
1912	Guggenheim Hall completed (Carter p.81).
1913	Women's Club House construction began.
1914	Pioneer Statue north of the Library reflecting pool gift of class of 1914 (Carter p.387).
1914	Totem Teddy arrived on campus. Andrew Thompson, a 1897 graduate of the Normal School and U.S. Commissioner of Education for Alaska, gave the totem pole to UNC in 1914. Repatriated in October 2003.
1914	Home Economics Building cornerstone laid (Pierce p.165).
1915	Home Economics practice cottage constructed (Carter p.84). Later renamed Roudebush Cottage.
1916	Women's Club House dedicated March 22. Remodeled and renamed the Student Union in 1939. Renamed Gray Hall in 1965.
1918	SATC Gymnasium (also known as "Temporary Gym," "Cow Barn," "Green Barn"). Razed in 1927.
1919	Home Economics Building completed in October. Renamed Crabbe Hall in 1931 (Pierce p.165).
1921	Belford Residence Hall completed.
1921	Gordon Residence Hall completed.
1921	Decker Residence Hall completed.
1922	Training School west wing erected (RG2 S1 F8 Bk. 8).
1923	Training School east wing erected (RG2 S1 F8 Bk. 8).
1924	First presidential home became Music Conservatory.
1925	KFKA (100 W. station) established to broadcast on the 3rd floor of Cranford. Broadcast supervised by Physics Department (Hartman p.124).
1926	Gunter construction began with cornerstone, September 28, 1926 (Pierce p.165).
1926	KFKA moved to Music Conservatory. Music Department responsible for many broadcasts. (Hartman p.121).
1927	Jackson Field dedicated (5,200 capacity).
1928	Gunter completed--balcony seated 1,100 people. Dedicated January 35.
1928	Second presidential home at 1862 10th Avenue.
1930?-1939	Two radio towers E of Gunter ( Cache la Poudre 1936 p.61) removed by 1939 when Gray remodeled.
1930	Faculty Apartment #1: "The Faculty Club" completed (W).
1931	Administration Building renamed Cranford Hall on October 22 (BOT).
1931	Home Economics Building renamed Crabbe Hall, October 22 (Pierce p.165).
1931	Training School renamed Kepner Hall (BOT 10/22/1931).
1931	Hadden Residence Hall completed.
1931	#2 men's residence hall on east campus completed. Named Hays Residence Hall on October 22.
1933	Men's residence hall on east campus was named Hadden Hall on February 7 by the Board of Trustees.
1933	Second Heating Plant completed (N of Faculty Apts. & SE of Gunter).
1933	Driveway north of Gunter running from 8th to 10th Avenue closed on June 9 (BOT).
1936	Sabin Residence Hall dedicated June 13 (RG15 S15 F1).
1936	Snyder Residence Hall dedicated June 13 (RG15 S15 F1).
1936	Tobey-Kendel Residence Hall dedicated June 13 (RG15 S15 F1).
1936	Faculty Apartment (Unit #2) (mid-W).
1936	Greenhouse dismantled and sold (BOT 4/9/1936).
1937	Gunter has Celotex sound conditioned ceiling installed (Building Survey, RG15 S17).
1938	Women's Club House remodeling started. Renamed Student Union in 1939.
1939	Student Union remodeling completed . Renamed Gray Hall in 1965.
1939	Library remodel and renovation (Pierce p.165).
1940	Faculty Apartment (Unit #3) completed (mid-E).
1940	Garden Theater dedicated June 14 (RG15 S15 F1).
1940	Remodeled library dedicated June 28.
1940	Leo Florio flagpole erected.
1940	Tops of deciduous trees around Carter and Cranford severely trimmed. See photos Cranford--Aerial & Carter--Remodel.
1940	Bridge NW of Gray erected as class gift ("Hi Bridge").
1941	Gunter additional locker rooms installed in basement.
1942	Drinking fountain, Outdoor (Gunter, Garden Theater) class gift.
1944	Library renamed Carter Hall (Pierce p.165).
1947	Cross Residence Hall completed.
1947	Faculty Apartment (Unit #4) completed (E).
1948	Jackson Field renovated reducing seating capacity to 4,000 (Pierce LB1840 G747 1988 P54).
1948	Gunter original chimes replaced with second set ( Mirror 10/14/1987).
1949	Cranford fire.
1951	Frasier Hall groundbreaking. November 19.
1953	Frasier Hall completed in December.
1954	Frasier Hall dedicated January 1.
1954	Frasier theater dedicated January 14, 15 & 16 with performance of "Point of No Return".
1954	Benches between Frasier and Cranford gift of the class of 1954.
1954	Conservatory of Music razed (Pierce p.165).
1955	Lily pond in front of Snyder vandalized ( Mirror May 13). It was subsequently removed.
1957	Gunter Hall balcony in men's gym removed. Folding bleachers installed.
1957	Wiebking Residence Hall dedicated June 1957.
1957	Wilson Residence Hall completed.
1957	Tobey Kendel addition (Pierce p.166).
1958	Parsons Hall completed.
1960	Troxel Residence Hall dedicated in October.
1961	Gunter Hall hardwood floors replaced in men's and women's gyms.
1962	Bishop-Lehr Hall (Laboratory School) dedicated May 13.
1963	Boiler house converted to Arts Annex (Pierce p.167).
1963	McCowen Residence Hall dedicated (fall).
1964	Ross Hall of Science completed.
1965	Student Union renamed Gray Hall.
1965	College Center completed. Renamed University Center in 1970.
1965	Ross Hall dedicated August 1.
1966	Harrison Residence Hall dedicated November 6.
1967	Student Family Apartments completed.
1968	McKee Hall of Education completed.
1968	Turner Residence Hall completed.
1969	McKee Hall dedicated March 27 (RG15 S15 F1).
1970	College name changed to UNC.
1970	College Center renamed University Center.
1970	University Library (Michener) fire.
1971	University Library completed.
1972	University Library dedicated on October 27. Renamed Michener Library in 1973.
1972	Cranford demolished June 12-15 (1890-1972).
1973	Candelaria construction began.
1973	Candelaria Hall completed.
1973	University Library renamed the James A. Michener Library.
1973	Lawrenson Residence Hall dedicated May 10 (RG15 S15 F1).
1973	Mariani Gallery in Guggenheim dedicated October 14.
1973	Butler-Hancock construction began.
1974	Butler-Hancock Hall completed.
1974	Lindou Auditorium in Michener Library dedicated August 4.
1975	Butler-Hancock dedicated February 4.
1976	Foundation Hall dedicated March 13.
1979	Kepner--outside of building cleaned and sealed ( Campus 4/10/1981).
1981	Carter Hall undergoes major renovation (Pierce p.168).
1981	Gunter--outside of building cleaned and sealed ( Campus 4/10/1981).
1982	Butler-Hancock storage room addition(s) (Pierce p.169).
1985	Gunter's bells stopped ringing ( Mirror 10/14/1987).
1985	Cross, Hadden, Hays and Troxel no longer used as dorms (Pierce, Morris. LB1840 G747 1988 P54 p.137).
1986	Frasier Theater renamed Langworthy Theater.
1986	Kepner Hall undergoes major internal renovation (Pierce p.165).
1987	Kepner Hall renovation completed.
1987	Gunter received fourth set of new bells ( Mirror 10/14/1987).
1988	Laboratory wing added to Ross Hall (Pierce p.168).
1988	University Center added atrium and internal remodel of ground level.
1988	Cogeneration Plant constructed.
1989	Lawrenson Hall rededicated October 5.
1990	Cranford Park dedicated on June 13.
1990	Leo Florio Flagpole rededicated October 13.
1991	Ross Laboratory wing dedicated March 26.
1993	Michener Library recarpeted.
1993	Frasier--Music Technology Center wing added.
1994	Michener Archives, room L119, completed.
1995	Frasier remodeled to connect 2nd floor wings.
1995	Recreation Center added to Butler-Hancock.
1995-96	Gunter Hall--major remodeling/renovation. Rededicated September 20, 1996.
1996	Nottingham Field completed.
1996	Norton Theatre dedicated in Gray Hall February 24, 1996.
1997	Music Library dedicated October 17. Named Skinner Music Library 2005.
1999	Hansen-Willis Hall dedicated October 22.
1999	Scott-Wilcoxen Hall dedicated October 22.
1999	Cassidy Hall completed.
1999	President's Residence converted and renamed Visitors Center.
2000	Ross Hall renovation started.
2002	Garden Theatre E wall removed when Summer Concert Series cancelled.
2002	Arlington Park Apartments completed August 2002.
2003	West Campus Dining Facility construction began August 2003.
2003	Totem Teddy returned to the Tlingit Indians, Angoon, Alaska. October 2003.
2004	Archives remodel completed and reopened October 6.
2005	West Campus Dining Facility officially opened on January 8.
2005	Archives open house held on January 21 to celebrate the renovation of Archival Services.
2005	Skinner Music Library (former Music Library) named on May 6.
2005	Presidents Row (Bond Hall, Brown Hal1, Dickeson Hall, Lujan Hall), 19th Street and 9th Avenue, dedicated October 1. Previously named Faculty Apartments.

see also: Buildings

Looking for dates:
	3rd set of chimes in Gunter (mid 1960's).
	E-W streets of President's home closed (1980's-90's).
	Clock on Gray Hall NW corner.