List of Bowling Green State University buildings

[6] Originally built in 1915 as the first building on the campus, University Hall cost $150,000 to construct and was intended to be the focal point of the campus, initially housing an administrative offices, auditorium, library, and classrooms, but has also housed a recreation hall, theatre, and the University's first basketball arena.

[7] Lucky Fingers, the final play of Lennox Robinson had its world premiere at University Theater on January 19, 1948.

[8][9] Then Senator John F. Kennedy held a speech inside this building (Then called Administration Hall), on September 19, 1959, with 1,500 in attendance, and 500 needing to be turned away due to a lack of seating.

[12] Until it was renovated in 2017, University Hall housed two theatres, the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Language and Math laboratories, and many classrooms.

[30] In the 1930s the pond behind the building was used by seniors to haze freshmen by dunking them in the water if they were unable to sing the school song.

As an academic library, McFall Center housed over 45,000 volumes of books as well as research space and a seminar room.

[48] McFall Center currently houses the Office of the University President, an assembly room, and the Faculty Senate.

It was used as housing for members of the V-12 Navy College Training Program during World War II, and an annex was added to expand capacity in 1964.

[71][72] The event was shortly followed by a speech in the Ballroom by minor presidential candidate Pat Paulsen on March 8, 1972, which resulted in a full house.

[75] In 2016 renovations were completed to form the Michael & Sara Kuhlin Center to house Journalism and Media departments, as well as studios for WBGU (FM) and WFAL Falcon Radio.

[76] The renovations earned the building an LEED gold rating in part due to improvements in water usage, and a reflective roof to mitigate the urban heat island effect.

[77] Originally constructed in 1960 as a men's residence quadrangle where different governing policies such as self-governance of students could be tested.

[83] Built in 1960 at a cost of $1.2 million, the name Memorial Hall was chosen to honor those who lost their lives in war.

[114] The Administration Building currently houses the offices of the Bursar, Registration, and the College of Arts and Sciences, among others.

[118][119] The center was expanded in 1995 at a cost of $1.4 million to increase office space and add equipment to digitize their analog tapes.

[141] The aquarium houses a snowflake eel, striped bamboo catsharks, zebrafish, catfish, clownfish, and a coral husbandry program.

[154] In 1991 Dr. Hiroko Nakamoto sponsored the creation of a Japanese family room with a tokonoma on the 11th floor of the west tower.

[159] In 2020 the building was renamed to Central Hall due to the College of Business moving to the Maurer Center, and parts of the then new School of Nursing were consolidated on its second and third floors.

[171] On March 16, 2010 the band Over the Rhine performed here in collaboration with University Activities Organization and CRU to raise money in support of the relief efforts for the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

[182] The observatory houses a reflecting telescope with a mirror measuring 20 inches (51 cm) made by DFM Engineering and a CCD camera.

[188] Houses the BGSU Police department,[189] Nontraditional and Military Students Services,[190] and a virtual reality lab.

[206] In January 2009, Craig Edward Dykers of Snøhetta gave a speech on the architecture philosophy behind the building, whose construction was completed in 2011.

[209] In 2018, 12 Roman mosaics housed in the building were returned to Zeugma, Commagene by the University after it came to light that the art dealer who sold the pieces in 1965 had provided incorrect information regarding their origin.

[216][217] The location of the Oaks was chosen in part to attract more non-students from off campus as a way of reducing costs for students and increasing community engagement.

[224] In September 2012 President Barack Obama held a campaign visit at the Stroh Center after flying in from the Toledo Express Airport.

[229] The building was completely paid for by the Wood County Hospital and includes water run off systems and shade trees to reduce energy consumption.

[231] A 30,000 square foot building built in 2014 at a cost of $14 million to serve as a crime laboratory for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.

[233] The building earned LEED silver certification due to careful use of materials during construction, and a storm runoff system.

Was renovated in 2016 at a cost of $4 million to house Architecture program facilities under one roof including a reference and materials library, gallery, studio space, plotters and laser cutters.

[247] During the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic in Ohio the facility was used to house blood drives for the American Red Cross.