Buildings Timeline

See also the alphabetical list of Buildings at the College of Saint Benedict.

Additional information about College of Saint Benedict campus buildings is located on the College of Saint Benedict Tour page and A History of CSB Buildings.

Pictures can be found in the Photo & Maps area.

Original UseYear of Completion  Present Use of the Building
St. Gertrude Hall1899Present 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 Hall1913-1914Renovation in 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
  
 Sacred Heart Chapel1913 
   
Mary Hall Commons1956 
   Aurora Hall1956 
   Regina Hall1963 
   Corona Hall1969 
 
The 2nd gym1961n.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 Center1964Renovation began in Summer 2005. Additions include a black box amphlitheater, a refreshment booth, a dance studio, a music rehearsal hall, a courtyard garden, and a new box office.
 
Idzerda House1968Built by Dr. Davidson in 1964; it became Pres. Home from 1968 to 1996 and then used as Student Residence.
Trailers 1971Brought on campus in 1971; temporary housing until East Apartments were completed in 1975. 
 
West Apartments:1971-1972 
   Sr. Irma Schumacher (Latin)  
   S. Enid Smith (Philosophy)  
   Sr. Rogatia Sohler (Chemistry)  
   Sr. Mariella Gable (English)  
   Sr. Incarnata Girgen (Education)  
   S. Remberta Westkaemper (Biology)  
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   Borgerding Hall (Part of West Apts)1980 
   S. Dominca Borgerding
   (Theater and Elocution)
  
 
Horse Barn and Hay Storage1972Horsemanship Program closed in 1982; building used for dances & broom ball between 1982-1996. The building was demolished in 1996 and a parking lot took its place.
 
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 & 1973Henrita 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. In 1986 a wing was added to house an additional 50 students. From 1992-2011, girls from Saint John’s Prep School resided in Richarda, which is also used for faculty offices. During the summer of 2011, Richarda was renovated to offices for the History Department.
 
Swimming Pool1973 
 
Student Campus Center/Academic Services Building
    [housed a bookstore and café]
1974When Haehn Center and bookstore were completed in 1996, this building was renovated into Academic Services in the year 2000.
 
East Apartments:1975-76The original Luetmer apartments were 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)2002 
 
Evin Hall1981Rented from Monastery until 1994.
 
Claire Lynch Gymnasium1985became part of HCC in 1996
 
Clemens Library1986(The Main Building library was then renovated into Teresa Reception Center in 1988/89.) Renovated in Summer 2001 to incorporate the Clemens Computing Center and in 2007 to link to the new Gorecki Dining and Conference Center; interior renovations, including new carpeting and paint, in Summer 2013.
 
Margretta Hall residence for sophomores1988 
   S. Margretta Nathe (German)  
 
Ardolf Science Center1992 ASC housed the Chemistry, Nutrition, and Dietetics Departments.
 
Lottie Hall1994Basement level renovated in 2012 to incorporate Information Technology Services.
  
Lottie Ardolf Boulevard Entrance1994 
   
Haehn Campus Center1995Lower 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 Development1998-1999Located on first and second level of new section in Mary Hall Commons. Dedicated on April 9, 2000.
   
Renner House2005Built as a residence for President MaryAnn Baenninger and future presidents.
   
Gorecki Dining and Conference Center2007 
   
Health Center2009Located in Lottie Hall Basement.
 IT Services2012Located in Lottie Hall Basement.
Centennial Commons 2012Located on the corner of Calloway Street and College Avenue. Built as an upper-class residence.
College Avenue Athletic Fields2017The central building was re-named in honor of Lois Wedl, OSB, in September 2021.
Schoenecker Commons2018