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Historical Timeline

1850s
- Wilhelm Löhe sends Georg Grossmann to establish teachers seminary

1860s
- First use of the name "Wartburg," 1857

1880s
- Dedication of Old Main, 1880
- College moves from Mendota and combines with normal school in Waverly, 1885
- First use of the name "Wartburg College," 1885

1890s
- First female student, Cordella Grossmann, 1896
- First band, 1898

1900s
- First student publication: Wartburg Quarterly, 1906

1910s
- Wartburg Hall, 1913
- Grossmann Hall, 1919

1920s
- Wartburg Artist Series begins, 1920
- Little Theatre/Players Theatre (first used as gymnasium, 1920)
- Luther Hall 1925
- Coeducation introduced, 1928

1930s
- Eureka Lutheran College, Eureka, S.D., merges with St. Paul-Luther, St. Paul, Minn.
- St. Paul-Luther merges with Wartburg College in Waverly

1940s
- North Central accreditation, 1948
- Knights Gymnasium, 1949

1950s
- KWAR Radio, 1951
- Luther Hall South Wing, 1952
- First African-American students, 1952
- College celebrates centennial, 1952
- Student Union, 1955
- Liemohn Hall of Music, 1956
- Schield Stadium, 1957
- Homuth Library, 1959

1960s
- Neumann Auditorium, 1960
- Student Union Addition, 1964
- Becker Hall of Science, 1967

1970s
- Engelbrecht Library, 1972
- P.E. Center, 1978

1980s
- Whitehouse Business Center, 1984
- Old Main Renovation, 1986
- P.E. Center Wrestling/Weight Room Addition, 1987

1990s
- Fine Arts Center, 1991
- McElroy Communication Arts Center, 1991
- Wartburg Chapel, 1994
- Rada-Aleff Classroom Technology Center, 1995
- Commission Wartburg, 1999
- Vogel Library, 1999

2000s
- Knights Village, 2000
- Walston-Hoover Stadium, 2001
- Student Center, 2004
- Science Center, 2004