The interior wood-work will be done with quartered red oak and the floors and stairs will be hard maple. The building will be equipped with a modern system of steam heating and fan ventilation, including automatic temperature controlling apparatus. A complete system of baths and sanitary plumbing will be installed. To view early floor plans of Lang Hall, choose one of the links below. The building's cornerstone was set into place November 13, 1900.
Cornerstones serve as time capsules, storing carefully selected artifacts for future generations.
Iowa Educational Directory, 1895-1900 Memorial to Hon. The ceremony itself consisted of musical numbers presented by the Normal School Orchestra, the Men's Glee Club, and the Normal School Cadet Band. Speakers at the event were Professor D. Sands Wright , giving the historical address, and Reverend A. Cato Kaye of Oskaloosa, Iowa, giving the cornerstone address. Construction on Lang Hall was completed by 1902. In the bright yellow dedication program shown here were the program of the day's events, a menu of the food to be served at the reception, and the dedicatory exercises.