History

Notable campus landmarks

  1. North Hall*

    First building on campus, constructed in 1851

  2. South Hall

    Built opposite to North Hall in 1855

  3. Science Hall*

    Built in 1888 as only the second building in the country to use steel-beam construction

  4. Red Gym*

    Armory built in 1894 now serves as a student and visitors center

  5. Memorial Union

    The “living room of campus,” built on the lake shore in 1928

  6. Camp Randall

    Site of a Civil War training camp now houses 77,000-seat stadium and a memorial arch

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National Historic Landmark