Bulldozers are still working on the site, laying foundations for the 12-story building.

A ceremonial cornerstone was laid for the new federal building in 1935.

William Hammond laid the first foundation stone for the new building on 18 May.

The foundation was laid for the first building, Meredith Hall, which was completed in 1885.

By the end of the first school year nearly 200 students had enrolled and the foundation had been laid for the main building.

The foundation stone was laid in July 1887 for the first building, Davidson Hall.

Not a brick has been laid for the building, and a judge is now deciding if any will be.

Woodrow Wilson laid the cornerstone for the building on October 15, 1915.

The next year, he helped lay the cornerstone for the new building, which opened the following year.

Two cornerstones were laid in November 1929 - one for the new building, and the one salvaged from the 1901 church.