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The Normal School Moves

1849 July 31

The Normal School moves to new permanent building at the Corner of Lodge & Howard Streets.

Albert Randolph Ross, Architect And Hon. George Lewis Heins, State Architect, To Design The New Three Building Washington & Western Avenue Campus.

1907 March

Albert Randolph Ross, Architect and Hon. George Lewis Heins, State Architect, jointly commissioned to design the new three building Washington & Western Avenue Campus. Ross designed the exterior in the classical Georgian style, while Heins offices prepares interior drawings and specifications....

School Occupied The Three Building Downtown Campus

1909 September

Dedication Ceremony Held For Downtown Campus

1909 October 28

Syddum Hall, The First School Sponsored Dormitory For Women

1918 Fall

Syddum Hall, the first school sponsored dormitory for women, was opened at 390 Madison Ave. by Marion Syddum Van Liew, head of the Home Economics Department. Twenty-two young women were accomidated in the initial Syddum Hall. Van Liew advanced the money to rent the house. In 1921, now under the...

Governor Smith Signs Bill To Build Milne, Page, And Richardson Halls

1920 June

Newman Hall, A Women's Residence Hall For Catholic Students Opens

1921 Fall

Newman Hall, a women's residence hall for Catholic students, opens at 741 Madison Avenue.

State Legislature Appropriates $65,000 In Addition To The $5,000 Already Appropriated To Acquire The Land Between The State College Campus And Albany High School

1922 Spring

State Legislature appropriates $65,000 in addition to the $5,000 already appropriated to acquire the land between the State College campus and Albany High School. Future site of Milne, Page, and Richardson Halls. According to the State College News, the last deed for the land acquisition was...

Page Hall, A Residence Hall For Women, Established At 714 Madison Avenue

1924 Fall

-Page Hall, a residence hall for women, established at 714 Madison Avenue. The residence hall, which may have been privately owned, was named after the school's first principal, David Perkins Page.

John Sayles Reports That Residence Hall Committee Has Acquired A Large Plot Of Land

1924 November 2

John Sayles reports that Residence Hall Committee has acquired a large plot of land just south of Beverwick Park at a cost of $20,000 for the residence hall.