Timeline
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1860 | Construction starts on Farm House |
| 1884 | Construction of English Office Building finished |
| 1891 | Construction of Morrill Hall finished |
| 1891 | First run of Dinkey on July 4 |
| 1892 | Addition made to the English Office Building |
| 1892 | Construction of The Hub |
| 1895 | Severe water shortage; classes cancelled; spurred construction of the Marston Water Tower |
| 1897 | Construction for the Campanile was started on Central Campus |
| 1897 | Construction of the Marston Water Tower |
| 1903 | Construction of Marston Hall finished |
| 1904 | Construction first started on what would be the Alumni Hall |
| 1897 | End of operation of Dinkey; start of operation of an electric streetcar |
| 1908 | Construction of Central Building finished |
| 1908 | President's, Vice President's, and Treasurer's offices moved from Office Building to Beardshear Hall |
| 1920 | Edgar W. Stanton dies and 26 bells are added to the carillon in the Campanile (36 bells total) |
| 1929 | Construction of the Memorial Union finished |
| 1938 | Central Building renamed to Beardshear Hall |
| 1940 | English department moves into Office Building and is renamed to English Office Building |
| 1941 | The Fountain of Four Seasons is sculpted by Christian Petersen. |
| 1954 | 13 more bells were added to the carillon in the Campanile (49 bells total) |
| 1967 | Bessey Hall opens for use |
| 1967 | 1 more bell was added to the carillon in the Campanile (50 bells total) |
| 1969 | Construction of Stephens Auditorium finished |
| 1973 | English and speech departments relocate from English Office Building to Ross Hall & Pearson Hall, respectively. |
| 1978 | Alumni Hall placed on the National Register of Historic Places |
| 1978 | The Marston Water Tower is disconnected from use |
| 1982 | The Marston Water Tower is added to the National Register of Historic Places |
| 1983 | Marston Hall placed on the National Register of Historic Places |
| 1984 | Library named the W. Robert and Ellen Sorge Parks Library |
| 1996 | Morrill Hall determined unsafe for occupancy |
| 1997 | Restoration of the Marston Water Tower |
| 1999 | Central Campus is listed as a "medallion site" by the American Society of Landscape Architects |
| 2003 | Control of the Memorial Union was transferred to ISU |
| 2004 | English Office Building demolished |
| 2004 | The Gerdin Business Building, a new high-tech 111,000 square foot (10,000 m²) building equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technology, opens to provide more space for the collage which was previously located in Carver Hall. |
| 2005 | Two of the Towers residence halls, Knapp and Storms, demolished by implosion |
| 2007 | Newly renovated Morill Hall holds grand opening; houses Christian Petersen Art Museum |
| 2009 | Renovations of Snedecor Hall are to be completed and the building is to be opened in May |
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