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 |
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1905 | 1st Wells Hall burns, 11 Feb. New heating plant Water system |
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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 |
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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 |