Students received ten cents per hour for menial jobs, such as carrying bricks and water to the masons.

Shifting red Permian clay soil and Old Central's native sandstone foundation proved to be an unfortunate combination.

Condemnation of Old Central became official in 1925, but space on campus was badly needed; so the building continued to be used until early 1927 when falling plaster slightly injured a student.

When the renovation was completed in July 2009, the building became the home of the OSU Honors College and continues to house the Oklahoma Museum of Higher Education.

The renovation was funded by the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education capital lease program.