| 1890, December 1 |
B Hall - First Residence Hall (aka University Hall, Brackenridge Hall) opens for residents $17,000 donated by Col. Brackenridge |
| 1899 - 1900 |
B Hall - renovated to increase capacity from 50 spaces to 125 spaces. $20,000 was paid by the State of Texas and $5,921.53 from Col. Brackenridge |
| 1902, April 24 |
Woman's Building - ground broken for construction |
| 1903 Fall |
Woman's Building - opened for long session |
| 1903 May 11 |
B Hall - The Eyes of Texas written by John Lang Sinclair in room 203 (First performed May 12) |
| 1904 November 24 |
B Hall - Thanksgiving dinner with Carry Nation |
| 1910 June 17 |
University Apartments - Colonel Brackenridge deeds 500 acres of land to UT which later became the apts. |
| 1917 Late/ 1918 Early |
Camp Mabry - School of Automobile Mechanics(SAM) housed here; Mess hall built to feed 1800; trained 600/ class; peak enrollment was 3600; cost $800,000 |
| 1917 Late/ 1918 Early |
A-Z Shacks - Student Army Training Corps(SATC) (~1400 students too young for military service) housed/ fed on-campus in A-Z shacks |
| 1918 April |
Little Campus (currently Heman Sweatt Campus) - School of Military Aeronautics (SMA) moves 200 cadets from B Hall to be housed at the then-called Little Campus; $250,000 |
| 1918 Late June |
Penn Field - the Radio School was housed here previously started on campus; 4 brick dorms and a 40,000 sq. ft mess hall for 1100 were built in 62 days at a cost of $750,000 ($40,000 for the land); was not used for very long because armistice came on 11/11 |
| 1918 November |
Little Campus (currently Heman Sweatt Campus) - increased to 1500 SMA cadets at Little Campus |
| 1920 |
Little Campus (currently Heman Sweatt Campus) - some buildings used to house male students |
| 1920 November 10 |
Major Littlefield died and willed $300,000 for a dorm in his wife's honor |
| 1920 December 28 |
Colonel Brackenridge died |
| 1925/26 |
B Hall - closes as a dormitory (used until 1952 as offices) |
| 1925 Aug.- 1926 Jan. |
Little Campus (currently Heman Sweatt Campus)- $35,000 spent to renovate buildings to be used as dorms (used until 1951, then vacant for 3 years. In 1962 there was a fire and soon after they closed forever as a dorm.) |
| 1927 |
Littlefield - opens; $300,000 willed by Major Littlefield, $50,000 State of Texas and $30,000 Univeristy of Texas |
| 1932 |
Brackenridge Hall - built $190,000 |
| 1936 |
Roberts Hall - built |
| 1936 |
Andrews Hall - built |
| 1937 |
Prather Hall - built |
| 1937 |
Carothers Hall - built |
| 1939 |
Hill Hall - built mainly to house athletes |
| 1940 |
Women's Building - closed as a dorm (used until it burned on 1/23/1959 for Modern Languages and Drama Departments) |
| 1951 |
Little Campus (currently Heman Sweatt Campus)- used continuously as dorm space since 1925, is vacant for next 3 years |
| 1951/1952 |
Hill Hall - renovated $68,967 |
| 1952 |
Women's Co-ops - 6 co-ops (3 buildings) are opened to house 96 women |
| 1952-1954 |
Roberts Hall - renovated at a cost of $220,000 |
| 1952-1956 |
Andrews Hall - renovated |
| 1955 |
Moore Hall - built at a cost of $1,618,115
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| 1955 |
Simkins Hall - built |
| 1955 |
Blanton Hall - built at a cost of $1,073,000
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| 1955-1956 |
Hill Hall - renovated $53,794
|
| 1955 |
Moore-Hill Hall - Hill Hall and Moore hall known as Moore-Hill
|
| 1958 |
Kinsolving - built costing $4,300,000
|
| 1967 |
Moore-Hill Hall - renovated $43,000
|
| 1969 October |
Women's Co-ops - 6 more co-ops (3 buildings) built
|
| 1969 |
Jester Dormitory - built at a cost of $19,000,000
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| 1969 |
All Campus - Faculty Fellow program implemented
|
| 1972 |
BRP - renovated |
| 1977 |
Jester - many improvements made $200,000 |
| 1978 |
Kinsolving - 10 rooms are changed to accommodate disabled residents |
| 1979 |
Moore-Hill Hall - 5 rooms changed to accommodate disabled residents |
| 1982 |
Littlefield - basement (including kitchen, dining room and service rooms) were closed and changed to administrative offices; the dining room became known as "the Pit" and was often used as a study place |
| 1985 |
Kinsolving - emergency lights are installed |
| 1985 |
Jester - $5,000,000 spent to improve food-service |
| 1987 |
Kinsolving - computer lab installed |
| 1980s Late |
Simkins Hall - computer labs built |
| 1988 |
Andrews Hall - new computer lab |
| 1988 |
Prather Hall - get a computer lab |
| 1989 Summer |
Andrews Hall - dining hall in basement remodeled $1,324,000 |
| 1991 Fall |
Kinsolving - $4,800,000 spent to improve cafeteria and lounge |
| 1991 |
Littlefield - receives air-conditioning |
| 1991 |
Andrews Hall - offices are redecorated |
| 1991 |
Prather Hall - receives air-conditioning |
| 1992 Fall |
Carothers Hall - becomes a coed honors hall |
| 1993 |
BRP - gets air-conditioning and becomes coed |
| 1993 |
Andrews - becomes an honors hall |
| 1999 |
Whitis Court - DHFS purchases 2 of the Women?s Co-ops to become Living Learning Halls |
| 1999 June |
San Jacinto Hall - ground broken for construction; $52,000,000 |
| 1999 December |
Jester - fire sprinkler system installed; $9,490,000 |
| 2000 |
Whitis Court - DHFS purchases another coop for Living Learning |
| 2000 Fall |
Andrews Hall- Dining facility closed |
| 2000 August |
San Jacinto Hall - North tower opens for residents; |
| 2001 January |
San Jacinto Hall - South tower opens for residents; Female athletes housed in SJH previously in Kinsolving |
| 2001 January |
Jester - Jester City Limits opens |
| 2001 Summer |
BRP - sprinklers |
| 2001 Fall |
All Campus - IRIS System implemented |
| 2002 May |
Whitis Court - DHFS purchases 1 of the co-ops to become Living Learning Halls |
| 2002 Spring |
Jester - Spanish Oaks Terrace renovated |
| 2002 Spring |
Jester - General Information Desk becomes the Jester mail and service center (now able to buy packing supplies) |
| 2002 Fall |
San Jacinto Hall- Longhorn mural unveiled |
| 2002 Fall |
All Campus - PALS program implemented |
| 2002 Fall |
All Campus - Centralized check-in started for all Residence Halls, first in SRH, now held in Bass Concert Hall |
| 2002 Fall |
All Campus - Faculty F program overhauled kk |
| 2003 Spring |
Simkins - all common areas renovated |
| 2003 May |
Whitis Court - DHFS purchases the remaining 2 co-ops to become Living Learning Halls |
| 2003 Summer |
Andrews Hall- dining area changed to student rooms |
| 2003 Fall |
Brackenridge Hall - Room 421 not used |
| 2003 Fall |
Moore-Hill Hall - 4th floor not used until next fall |
| 2004 Spring |
Littlefield - "The Pit" is renovated to become a food venue (first non-DHFS, Winter 2004-5 became Littlefield Patio Cafe DHFS) |
| 2004 Summer |
Kinsolving - 1st floor offices renovated |
| 2004 Summer |
Moore-Hill Hall- renovations begin (lost 8000sqft, replaced 2000sqft in old varsity) to swimming pool, new desk, tv game, conference, apt, hc office. |
| 2004 Summer |
Roberts Hall - 24-hour desk moved to Prather desk area and study lounge |
| 2004 Summer |
BRP - A and B sections connected
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| 2004 Summer |
San Jacinto Hall - Rub rail added to rooms |
| 2004 Fall |
San Jacinto Hall - coed by room |
| 2004 Fall |
Prather Hall - become coed |
| 2004-5 Winter break |
Kinsolving - renovations |
| 2005 February |
Jester - "Legends in Training" mural revealed in newly named Legends Lounge (formerly Jester East Lounge) |
| 2005 |
Roberts Hall - Desk renovated to become study lounge
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| 2005 Summer |
Kinsolving - 1st floor offices renovated to become faculty spaces and Hall Coordinator offices are moved to newly renovated 2nd floor |
| 2005 Summer |
BRP - J section will be connected with K section; G with F and external stairwells added to H and I sections |
| 2005 Fall |
Moore-Hill Hall - becomes co-ed |
| 2005 Fall |
San Jacinto Hall - becomes coed by room |
| 2005 Summer |
Duren Hall - Construction begins |
| 2007 January |
Duren Hall - Opens for residents |
