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| Original Use | Year of Completion | Present Use of the Building |
| St. Gertrude Hall | 1899 | Present uses of Gertrude Hall, 2003: |
| Basement: Dining Rooms | Dining Rooms | |
| 1st floor: Physics/Chemistry, Dean, | President, Provost and Dean, | |
| academic dean, registrar, business office | Academic Assessment | |
| Admissions | ||
| 2nd floor: Faculty offices and classrooms | Institutional Advancement | |
| One classroom | ||
| 3rd floor: Dormitories | Faculty offices and classrooms | |
| 4th floor: Dormitories | Faculty offices and classrooms | |
| St. Teresa Hall | 1913-1914 | Renovation in 1985-86 and 1988-1989: |
| Basement: Gym and Canteen | Marketing and Communication, | |
| Physical Plant & Facilities Office | ||
| 1st floor: Library & Art Dept. | Teresa Reception Center | |
| 2nd floor: Study Hall/theater | Business Office | |
| 3rd floor: Student Residence | Offices for Teachers | |
| 4th floor: Student Residence | Offices for Teachers | |
| Note: Until 1956 Teresa and Gertrude were the only buildings of the college | ||
| Mary Hall Commons | 1956 | |
| Aurora Hall | 1956 | |
| Regina Hall | 1963 | |
| Corona Hall | 1969 | |
| The 2nd gym | 1961 | [n.b. new gym in Phy. Ed. building |
| used until 1985 and in 1996-97, | ||
| was named Murray Hall as part of | ||
| Haehn Center for Campus Ministry, | ||
| and Student Leadership] | ||
| Benedicta Art Center | 1964 | Renovation began in Summer 2005. |
| President's House | 1968 | [built by Dr. Davidson in 1964; it became Pres. Home from 1968 to 1996 and then used as Students' Residence] |
| West Apartments: | 1971-1972 | |
| S. Irma Schumacher (Latin) | ||
| S. Enid Smith (Philosophy) | ||
| S. Rogatia Sohler (Chemistry) | ||
| S. Mariella Gable (English) | ||
| S. Incarnata Girgen (Education) | ||
| S. Remberta Westkaemper (Biology) | ||
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| Borgerding Hall (Part of West Apts) | 1980 | |
| S. Dominca Borgerding (Theater and Elocution) |
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| Horse Barn and Hay Storage | 1972 | [Horsemanship Program closed in 1979; building used for dances & broom ball between 1979-1992. Building demolished in 1992 for a parking lot.] |
| Henrita Hall and Richarda Hall [used by College since 1973, at which time the former was named the Henrita Academic Building or HAB] Ownership transferred to CSB in 1996 |
1961 & 1973 | [Henrita was built as a high school and Richarda as a dormitory for high school students in 1961. The College started using Henrita for classrooms and Richarda for residence and faculty offices in 1973, when the high school closed. Presently, girls from Saint John's Prep School reside in Richarda, which is also used for faculty offices.] |
| Swimming Pool | 1973 | |
| Student Campus Center [housed a bookstore and café] |
1974 | [When Haehn Center and bookstore were completed in 1996, this building was renovated into Academic Services in the year 2000.] |
| East Apartments: | 1975-76 | [demolished and a new 3-story apartment building replaced it in 2001] |
| S. Alfred Zierden (German) | ||
| S. Magna Wirth (Physics) | ||
| S. Grace McDonald (History) | ||
| S. Nora Luetmer (Education) |
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| Evin Hall | 1981 | [rented from Monastery until 1994] |
| Claire Lynch Gymnasium | 1985 | became part of HCC in 1996 |
| Clemens Library | 1986 | [The first library was then renovated into Teresa Reception Center in 1988/89.] Renovated in Summer 2001 to incorporate the Clemens Computing Center. |
| Margretta Hall residence for sophomores | 1988 | |
| S. Margretta Nathe (German) | ||
| Ardolf Science Center | 1992 | |
| Lottie Hall | 1994 | |
| Haehn Campus Center | 1995 | Lower level: conference rooms, field house and fitness centers Main floor: Lobby, Alumnae Hall, O'Connell's, McGlynn's connected to Clare Lynch Gym and the Pool |
| Brian Hall | 1996 | |
| New Book Store and the Grace Donovan Center for Student Development on first and second level of new section in Mary Hall Commons added in 1998-1999. Dedicated on April 9, 2000. | ||
| Leutmer Apartments added to East Apartments in 2002. | ||