Introduction

Origins

The City

Collegeville (1887, 1895)
College Delta (1897, 1899)
Oakwood (1899)
Cedar Bank (1900)
College Grove (1903)
Fairview (1903, 1905)
College Heights (1904)

Charter of 1907

Avondale (1913)
Bungalow Knolls (1915)
Chesterfield Hills (1916)
Ardson Heights (1919)
Ridgely Park (1920)
Oak Ridge (1924)
Strathmore (1925)
Glen Cairn (1926)

The Campus

Chronology

1855–1870
1871–1885
1886–1900
1901–1915
1916–1927

 

Interactive Map

Sites on the National and State Historic Registers

Complete list of
Significant Structures

Sources

Chronology of the Michigan Agricultural College

1855–1870 1871–1885 1886–1900 1901–1915 1916–1925

Year Event or Building History
1901 1st Dairy Building (became Forestry Lab, 1913) Existing (Chittenden Hall)
     
1902 Bacteriology Lab Existing (Marshall–Adams Hall)
  Bridge to new athletic field  
  Post office & waiting room Demolished, 1924
     
1903 2nd Bathhouse Demolished, 1938
     
1904 2nd Boiler house, 125’ chimney
and 4100’ of steam tunnels
 
     
1905 1st Wells Hall burns, 11 Feb.
New heating plant
Water system
 
     
1906 2nd Wells Hall Demolished, 1966
  Poultry houses  
     
1907 Semicentennial Celebration, 26–31 May
  Engineering Building Burned, 5 Mar. 1916
     
1908 New farm complex completed Moved south of the river, 1920s
     
1909 Agriculture Hall Existing
  Four detention hospitals Demolished, 1924
  1st addition to Botany Lab  
     
1910 Weather Bureau Demolished, 1948
  Delta Club founded Disbanded, c. 1917
     
1911 2nd addition to Chem Lab Demolished, 1955
     
1912 2nd Dairy Building (later Soil Sciences) Demolished, 1985
     
     
1913    
     
1914 Evergreens planted on Sand Hill Partially remaining
     
1915 Veterinary Clinic Existing (part of Giltner Hall)
  Six off-campus women’s dormitory annexes opened, including College Cottage Most demolished, various years
  Observatory vandalized Possibly demolished soon after
     
  Note: Italicized entries are from Beal’s “College as a River” timeline, 1913

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The Spirit of Michigan State

by J. Bruce McCristal
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