Buildings
of the University of St. Thomas
(including St. Paul Seminary and Minneapolis Campuses)
KEY:
Bold –
Currently standing Buildings
Italics – Non-current Names for Buildings
Underline -- Uniform Name for Building
Administration Building
(Old)
1876 – Constructed as the
Catholic Industrial School
1886 – Remodeled and expanded to become St. Thomas
Seminary
1930 – Razed
Air Force Building
1946? – Constructed
1957 – Razed
Alumni House
1965 – Acquired by the
College
Albertus Magnus
Hall
see John Roach Center for the Liberal Arts
Aquinas Hall
1932 – Constructed.
McGinnnis & Walsh of Boston, architects
1964 – Remodeled
Archbishop Ireland Memorial
Library
1949/1950 – Constructed
Armory – Field House
1914 – Constructed by a
Mr. Butler as two-part building: an armory and a clubhouse.
The clubhouse section contained meeting rooms on the first
floor for use by student clubs; the second floor contained
an auditorium. The basement contained a shooting gallery for
indoor target practice. When constructed, the armory was the
second largest hall in the Twin Cities.
1958 – Clubhouse section remodeled to provide theater
space.
1980 – The Armory section razed.
Barracks
1946 Fall – Constructed
1956 – C Barracks Razed
1959 Summer – A & B Barracks Razed
Binz Refectory
1978 – Constructed on the
St. Paul Seminary Campus
Brady Educational Center
1968 – Constructed as a
classroom building and auditorium for the St. Paul Seminary
Brady Hall
1967 – Constructed as a
Residence Hall. Designed by Ellerbe Architects, Inc. Named
for Archbishop William O. Brady. Stands on the site of the
Old Classroom Building ( St. Thomas Academy)
1967 Oct 22 – Dedicated
Building X
1946? – Constructed
1957 – Razed
Byrne Retired Priests
Residence (I)
1978 – Constructed
1995 – Razed to make room for Frey Science and Engineering
Center
Byrne Retired Priests
Residence (II)
1995 – Constructed as a
29-unit apartment building for retired priests. Opus
Architects and Engineers designed the building
Cafeteria
1946? – Constructed
1957 – Razed
Catholic Digest Building
1905 – Constructed for
use as the College Infirmary. Herman Kretz, architect?
1967 – The Catholic Digest offices moved in when the
infirmary is moved to Brady Hall.
Chapel (New)
1917 – Constructed. E. L.
Masqueray, Architect
1919 – Dedicated
1944 – Decoration completed (including painting and
stained glass work)
1978 – Remodeled
Chapel (Old)
1891 – Constructed
1917 – Razed
Chiuminatto Hall
see Sitzmann Hall
Christ Child
1955 – Constructed as the
Christ Child School for Exceptional Children. Gift of I.A.
O’Shaughnessey. Ellerbe and Co. Architects
1976 – When the school closed, the property reverted to
the Archdiocese who in turn gave it to the College of St.
Thomas.
Classroom Building
1894(?) -- Constructed on
St. Paul Seminary Grounds. In addition to classrooms,
contained a large auditorium (Aula Maxima). Designed by Cass
Gilbert.
1972 -- Razed
Convent
1951 – Constructed as a
memorial to the John J. Bell Family. The building was used
as convent and chapel for the Sisters of St. Joseph who ran
the Seminary infirmary and dining hall.
1995 – Razed to make room for the Frey Science and
Engineering Building.
Cretin Hall
1894 – Constructed as
South Student Residence Building for the Seminary. Designed
by Cass Gilbert
1987/1989 – Acquired by the University of St. Thomas.
Renovated for use as a residence hall for UST students
Dormitory Building
See Old Science Building
Dowling Hall
1959 – Constructed.
Harold Spitznagel and Associates, architects
Faculty Residence
1974 – Constructed.
Gerald A. Rauenhorst, Architect
Fine Arts Building
See Sitzmann Hall
Foley Theater
See also Armory – Field House
1914 – Built as the
clubhouse portion of the Armory-Field House
1958 – Remodeled into a 280-seat theater
Frey Science and
Engineering Center
1995/1997 -- Constructed.
Designed by Holabird & Root (Chicago, IL)
1997 Sept 18 -- Dedicated
Gleason House
1870 (?) – Constructed
1900 – Occupied until this year by the Gleason family who
"farmed" the campus for the college. Used after
that as a home for the Sisters of St. Joseph who ran the
college infirmary and as a storehouse.
1950 – Razed
Grace Hall
1913 – Constructed as
residence for St. Paul Seminary students. Designed by Cass
Gilbert.
1987/1989 -- Acquired by the University of St. Thomas and
renovated for use as an undergraduate residence hall
Grand Apartments
1981 – Acquired
Gymnasium Building
See Armory-Field House
Heating Plant
1939 – Constructed.
Designed by Ellerbe & Co., Architects.
Herrick Hall
See Murray-Herrick Hall
Industrial School
See Administration Building (Old)
Infirmary
See Catholic Digest Building
International House
1976 -- Acquired
Ireland Hall
1912 – Constructed as a
residence hall. E.L. Masqueray, architect. Built by Mr.
Brady.
1924 – Named after Archbishop John Ireland
1945 – Remodeled. Ellerbe and Co, architects
Irish American Cultural
Institute
1947 -- Constructed
1995 Nov -- Razed
John Bell Building
See Convent
John Paul II
1978 – Constructed as a
residence hall. McGuire, Corteau and Lucke, architects
1979 – Named in honor of Pope John Paul II
John Roach
Center for the Liberal Arts
1946/1948 – Constructed
as science classroom building. Ellerbe Brothers, architects.
McGough Construction Co., builders.
1948 Dedicated as Albertus Magnus Hall. Named for St.
Albert the Great, scientist, and St. Thomas Aquinas'
teacher.
1963 – Greenhouse addition. Built by Albert Lauer
1999/2000 – Renovated by McGough Construction Co. for $9.8
million.
2000 Sept 21 Redicated as the John Roach Center for Liberal
Arts
Koch Commons
1997 – Constructed as a
multipurpose facility to house the Wellness Center, a
computer lab, fitness center, lounges and administrative
offices.
1998 Feb 19 – Dedicated. Named in honor of David and
Barbara Koch.
Lake Mennith
1887 - created when a dam
was built across a stream which ran through the southeast
part of the campus.
ca.1910 - disappeared from the campus landscape after the
construction of a sewer line by the City of St. Paul across
the campus in 1902.
Liberal Arts Building
See Aquinas Hall
Loras Hall
1894 – Constructed as
North Residence for St. Paul Seminary students. Designed by
Cass Gilbert.
1943/1945 – Housed St. Thomas Academy Students
1970’s -- Housed St. John Viannney Students
1982 – Acquired by College of St. Thomas to house
undergraduate students
McCarthy Recreation
Building
1968 – Constructed as
Gymnasium for the St. Paul Seminary
1987 – Acquired by the University of St. Thomas
McNeeley Hall
1957 – Constructed as the
William Mitchell College of Law
1977 – Acquired by the College of St.Thomas
Minneapolis
Campus Building
see Terrance Murphy Hall
Morrison Hall
1998 – Constructed as
student apartment residence.
Murray-Herrick Hall
1960 – Murray Hall
constructed. Ellerbe and Company, architects
1978 – Two floor addition added as a residence hall for
female students
1988 – Expanded.
1989 Nov 2 – Herrick Hall dedicated
Music Building
See Sitzmann Hall
Old Administration
See Administration Building (Old)
Old Classroom Building
1903 – Constructed by
E. J. Daly
1965 – Razed
Old Chapel
See Chapel (Old)
Old Industrial School
Building
See Administration Building (Old)
Old Main
See Administration Building (Old)
Old Science Building
1900 – Constructed as a
residence hall. Herman Kretz, architect. Built by Timothy
Reardon
1966 – Razed
Opus Hall
1997/1999 – Constructed.
Designed by Opus Architects and Engineers
O’Shaughnessy Educational
Center
1970 – Constructed.
Patrick F. McGuire of Haarstick, Lundgren and Associates
architect
1971 September 23 – Dedicated
O’Shaughnessy Hall
1939 – Constructed. R.C.
Reinecke or Ellerbe and Co., architects
O’Shaughnessy Library
See O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center
O’Shaughnessy – Frey
Library Center
1959 – Constructed. Lang
and Rouglind of Minneapolis, architects
1991 – Remodeled and expanded (Frey addition)
O’Shaughnessy
Science Hall
See Frey Science and Engineering
Center
O’Shaughnessy Stadium and
Athletic Field
1908-11 -- Field
laid out. Hugh Vincent Feehan, Landscape Architect.
1940 -- South wall constructed
1947 -- Stadium Constructed. Ellerbe & Co. Architects.
Built by Edward Dunningan Co.
Owens Science
Hall
See Frey Science and Engineering
Center
Parking Ramp
1998 -- Constructed
Physical Education
Activities Center
See Schoenecker Arena / Coughlan Field
House
Portland House
1976 – Acquired by the
College
Recreation Center
See O’Shaughnessy Hall
Refectory Building
1894/1895 – Constructed
as a dining hall for the St. Paul Seminary. Designed by Cass
Gilbert
1978 -- Razed
St. John Vianney
Seminary
1984 – Constructed.
Griswold and Rauma, Inc. Architects
St. Mary’s
Chapel
1901 – 1905 –
Constructed. Clarence H. Johnston, Architect
1905 May 24 – Dedicated
1929/1930 -- Decorated
1988 – Renovated
St. Paul Seminary
Administration Building (Old)
1894 – Constructed.
Designed by Cass Gilbert
1987 – Razed
St. Paul
Seminary Building
1988/1989 – Constructed.
Complex includes 1-story administration building and a
5-story student residence. Designed by Griswold, Rauma, Egge
and Olson Architects
Saint Thomas Academy
See Old Classroom Building
St. Thomas Aquinas
Chapel
See Chapel (New)
Schoenecker
Arena/Coughlan Field House
1981 – Constructed
School of Law
Building
2002/2003 - Constructed by
Opus Corporation. Designed by Opus Architects &
Engineers assisted by Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbot
of Boston, MA.
2003 Oct 17 - Dedicated
Science Hall
See Old Science Hall
Selby Hall
2004/05 - Constructed by Opus
Corporation. Designed by Opus Architects & Engineers
with assistance from Ellness, Swenson and Graham Architects.
2005 Sept 6 - Dedicated
Service Building
See Refectory
Service Center
1894(?) – Built as
Gymnasium and Heating Plant for the St. Paul Seminary.
Designed by Cass Gilbert
1968 – After McCarthy Gym was constructed became center
for the Seminary's Physical Plant
1987 – Acquired by the University of St. Thomas
Shooting Gallery
1916 – Constructed
1980 – Razed
Sitzmann Hall
1943 – Acquired by the
College as a faculty residence and to house of some STMA
boarders; known as Summit Hall.
1946 – Became known as the Fine Arts Building. Housed the
Music Department offices and classrooms.
1976 – Remodeled and renamed in honor of Anthony
Chiuminatto, long-time chair of the Music Department
2002 - Remodeled to house the Catholic Studies Department.
Renamed in honor of Eugene ('47) and Faye Sitzmann.
Student Apartment
Residence
See Morrison Hall
Terrence Murphy
Hall
1992 – Constructed as the
original Minneapolis campus building
2000 - Renamed in honor of Msgr. Terrence Murphy
Tom Town Huts
1948 Spring – Constructed
1957 – Razed
White House
1976 – Acquired
William Mitchell
Building
See McNeeley Hall
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