1910 — A fire destroys Knowlton Hall (pictured), one of the original Second Empire structures designed to complement Central Hall in the mid-1870s. Alumnus Wallace Heckman, business manager and counsel at the University of Chicago, said, “Bear in mind it is the buildings only that can burn—the College is indestructible.”
Knowlton was originally home to the literary societies. It was rebuilt after the fire, and housed the science department and museum until its final demolition in 1999. At that time, the nearly-identical Moss Hall was built in its place.
-Compiled by Dane Skorup
