[3] Over time, this building has housed a diverse set of facilities, including a canteen, a barbershop, and a chapel.

The construction of Anderson Hall began in 1877 with an appropriation of $12,500 by the Kansas legislature for its north wing.

[6] A time capsule was also embedded in the new foundation, which included some campus records, commencement speech transcripts, some copies of the school newspaper (The Industrialist), and other documents.

A story in the newspaper in the June 4, 1981, issue stated, "incased [sic] in solid masonry, it will remain until resurrected by some curious antiquary, a thousand years hence."

Two east facing porches were also added to the front of the building between the central section and the ends of the north and south wings at this time.