1815
Allegheny started by contributions totaling $9,788.30.
1817
Allegheny is officially chartered as a college. The first official Trustee meeting.
1820
Bentley Hall is built. Before this, classes are taught in Meadville’s log courthouse, or Timothy Alden’s house.
1830
Allegheny’s library is moved from the Meadville Courthouse to Bentley Hall.
1831
Allegheny closes due to lack of funds (re-opens 1833).
1833
The Methodists took over and changed the spelling of “Alleghany College” to its present spelling.
1839
Attempt to make Allegheny a military school is aborted.
1855
Ruter Hall is completed.
1861
William McKinley allegedly takes a cow up the Bentley Bell Tower.
1865
Culver Hall is built. Curriculum consists of three departments: Classical, Scientific and Biblical.
1870
The Board of Trustees passed a resolution to admit women to the College – 3 women entered.
1876
The Campus begins publishing.
1880
The first yearbook, the “Alleghenian”, is published, bound in paper.
1881
Hulings Hall is finished.
1882
Culver Hall burns down because Meadville’s pump-wagon cannot climb slippery North Main Street.
1885
Classes held Tuesday through Saturday to make it easier for students to return home for church.
1891
Allegheny has an engineering department. One hundred ninety students (including post-graduate) are enrolled at Allegheny.
1892
Wilcox Hall is built.
1893
William H. Crawford is inaugurated President of Allegheny.
1896
Allegheny has a Prohibition Club.
1901
Newton Observatory is built. Reis Library is built. Ford Memorial Chapel is built.
1904
Fees are raised to $30 per term.
1906
Alden Academy is built for the Preparatory school.
1908
Cochran Hall is formally opened, with bowling alleys and shuffleboard in the basement.
1910
Alden Academy is renamed Alden Hall. The rustic bridge is built.
1912
The Alden Preparatory Academy closes because of lack of funds.
1914
The Honor System is adopted for the first time.
1915
Alden Hall is destroyed by fire; the College decides to build a fireproof building for chemistry.
1916
Alden Hall is rebuilt. Allegheny has a separate Men’s and Women’s Senate. The students have a Modern Problems Club.
1919
Fees are $200 per year. Hulings Hall Annex is completed, including an elevator.
1920
William H. Crawford resigns from his presidency.
1924
Heating Plant is built where Schultz Dining Hall now stands.
1927
Morten J. Luvaas begins teaching – he revolutionizes the choirs at Allegheny.
1929
Arter Hall is completed. The Post Office is in Bentley Hall’s basement.
1933
The College Bookstore shares the Cochran Hall basement with the bowling alleys.
1937
The Bousson Camp (bought in 1934) is a frequent meeting place of the Outing Club.
1940
The Grille is located in Cochran Hall. A picture of the representatives from each class is placed in the cornerstone of Brooks.
1942
The Athletic Committee votes to discontinue football “for the duration”. Allegheny owns a plane called “Flying Gators”.
1943
Caflisch Hall is turned into a military barracks. The Samuel Lord Gates are completed.
1947
The original Maintenance Building is completed; donated by the Federal Government (where the Campus Center now stands).
1949
Eberhart Field opens, including equestrian ring (now known as Robertson Field).
1955
The David Mead Field House is completed. A television is installed in Brooks Hall.
1956
Security consists of one man and a police dog.
1962
Walker Annex is built. Allegheny adopts the three-term calendar. Tuition and fees are $421 per term.
1963
WARC begins broadcasting.
1964
Wilcox Hall is torn down because of poor condition. Carr Hall is completed. Crawford Hall opens.
1966
Chuck Berry performs for Greek Weekend. Ravine Dormitory opens. The Maintenance Bldg. is rebuilt where it now stands.
1968
Freshmen quit wearing dinks.
1969
Mellon Recreation Building is finished.
1970
Allegheny holds a peace strike. Edwards House is completed.
1975
Pelletier Library is completed. Tuition & fees are $950 per term.
1976
George Bush gives the commencement speech.
1982
ASG pronounces the 1983 Kaldron “unfeasible”. The administration provides the funds. Security is now housed in the Newton Observatory.
1983
Adam Ant performs at Allegheny with INXS as the opener.
1984
Paul Young performs at Goodtimes Weekend.
1985
Club ’85 is introduced as the Friday night entertainment.
1986
Women’s soccer team established. Women’s softball team ends season fourth in nation. Robert Palmer performs at Allegheny.
1987
Daniel F. Sullivan is inaugurated Allegheny’s 19th president. Speed bumps installed on Brooks Drive. Students protest College’s South Africa policies.
1988
The Hooters perform. The speed bumps are stolen from Brooks Drive.
1989
Club ’85 is named McKinley’s. Dizzy Gillespie performs at Allegheny. Tuition and fees are $3,785 per term.
1990
The semester calendar is reinstalled. Football team wins the National Championship. Tuition & fees are $6,880/sem.
1993
Foster B. Doane Hall of Chemistry and Hall of Advanced Biology are dedicated. Cost to build, $14.5 million.
1994
Campus buildings declared “smoke-free”. Brook’s Walk dedicated, formerly Brooks Drive.
1995
Allegheny’s world wide web site unveiled, www.alleg.edu. Fifteen Russian football coaches attend 11 days of intensive training by Ken O’Keefe and staff.
1996
Richard J. Cook selected Allegheny’s 20th president. South Campus Gateway unveiled. Meadville and Allegheny join with Russian children in “Friendship Through Football”.
1997
Wise Sports & Fitness Center opens. College Court Residence Hall opens. Allegheny’s new student-managed coffeehouse, “Grounds For Change” is created. Tuition and fees are $12,040 per semester.
1998
Golf team ranks 3rd in the nation. Allegheny College Center For Experiential Learning (ACCEL) emerges. Residence Halls wired for telephones, computing and cable TV.
1999
Foster B. Doane Hall of Chemistry & the Hall of Advanced Biology is dedicated. Cost to build, $14.5 million.