Building Chronology
The following major buildings owned by the university existed in 2010. They are listed in order of construction:
| 1859 | Solitude |
| 1876 | Henderson (1st section) |
| 1888 | Lane (Barracks No. 1) |
| 1894 | Rasche (old section) |
| 1899 | YMCA (Performing Arts) |
| 1900 | Brodie (old section) |
| 1902 | The Grove |
| Shanks (old section) | |
| Henderson (2nd section) | |
| 1903 | Old Security (Bldg. 201) |
| 1904 | Maj. Williams (1st section) |
| 1907 | Price |
| 1914 | Home Management House |
| 1916 | Blacksburg High School (bought 1965) |
| 1924 | Sandy |
| 1926 | Memorial Gym (except pool) |
| Patton (1st story) | |
| 1927 | Maj. Williams (2nd section) |
| Davidson (1st phase) | |
| 1928 | Power House (1st phase) |
| 1929 | Patton (completed) |
| Henderson (3rd section) | |
| 1930 | University Club |
| Campbell (west section) | |
| 1931 | Saunders |
| Mechanical Engineering Laboratory | |
| 1933 | Davidson (2nd phase) |
| Memorial Gym (pool) | |
| 1934 | Media Building (bought 1965) |
| 1935 | Eggleston (main) |
| Faculty Center | |
| 1936 | Burruss (original section) |
| 1937 | Squires (original core) |
| 1938 | Davidson (third phase) |
| 1939 | Owens |
| Smyth (1st phase) | |
| 1940 | Agnew |
| Campbell (east) | |
| Eggleston (east and west) | |
| Hillcrest (original section) | |
| Holden | |
| Hutcheson | |
| Seitz | |
| 1942 | Airport Shop |
| 1949 | Femoyer |
| Monteith | |
| Power House (2nd phase) | |
| Thomas | |
| 1950 | Smyth (2nd phase) |
| 1951 | Henderson (4th section) |
| 1952 | Food Science (1st phase) |
| Randolph (west wing) | |
| 1953 | Williams |
| 1955 | Carol M. Newman Library (1st section) |
| Power House (3rd phase) | |
| 1957 | Shanks (new section) |
| Maj. Williams (3rd section) | |
| Brodie (new section) | |
| Rasche (new section) | |
| Pamplin (Commerce) | |
| 1959 | Randolph (east wing) |
| 1960 | Norris (1st section) |
| Robeson (Physics) | |
| Power House (4th phase) | |
| Memorial Chapel (completed) | |
| 1961 | Biochemistry and Nutrition |
| 1962 | Norris (2nd section) |
| Coliseum (first used) | |
| Shultz | |
| Vawter | |
| Barringer | |
| Central Stores | |
| Seismograph Station | |
| 1964 | Miles |
| Newman | |
| 1965 | Food Science (2nd phase) |
| Johnson | |
| Lane Stadium (first used) | |
| 1966 | Lee |
| O’Shaughnessy | |
| 1967 | Pritchard |
| 1968 | Burruss (west and rear wings) |
| Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center | |
| Ambler Johnston (part) | |
| 1969 | Cowgill |
| Derring (1st phase) | |
| Ambler Johnston (completed) | |
| Wallace (1st phase) | |
| 1970 | Anaerobe Lab |
| Burruss (east wing) | |
| Dietrick | |
| Food Science (3rd phase) | |
| Squires (addition) | |
| 1971 | Rector Field House |
| Cheatham (1st phase) | |
| Hillcrest (east wing) | |
| McBryde (except auditorium) | |
| Whittemore (1st phase) | |
| Boiler Plant | |
| Central Refrigeration Plant | |
| 1972 | Slusher (threestory wing) |
| 1973 | McBryde (auditorium) |
| 1974 | Slusher Tower |
| 1975 | Rector Tennis Pavilion |
| University Bookstore | |
| War Memorial Gymnasium addition | |
| 1977 | Lane Stadium Upper East Stands |
| 1980 | Carol M. Newman Library Addition |
| 1981 | Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center |
| LittonReaves | |
| Vet Med Phase 1 | |
| 1983 | Special Purpose Housing A, B, C |
| Vet Med Phase 2 | |
| Vet Med Phase 3 | |
| Cochrane (except West End Market) | |
| 1984 | Jamerson Center |
| 1985 | Whittemore Hall (2nd phase) |
| 1987 | Southgate Center |
| Pamplin Addition | |
| 1988 | HahnSouth Wing |
| 1990 | John W. Hancock Jr. |
| G. Burke Johnston Student Center | |
| Special Purpose Housing D, E, F, G, H, I, J | |
| Vet Med Phase 4a | |
| Vet Med Phase 4b | |
| 1991 | Squires Student Center (addition) |
| 1993 | Payne |
| Vet Med Phase 4D | |
| 1994 | Vet Med Phase 4C (1st section) |
| 1995 | Airport Terminal |
| Fralin Biotechnology Center | |
| Library Storage Facility | |
| Major Williams (addition) | |
| Vet Med Phase 4c (2nd section) | |
| 1996 | Northern Virginia Center |
| English Baseball Field and Pressbox | |
| 1997 | Durham |
| Track/Soccer Complex | |
| Women’s Softball Field and Dugouts | |
| 1998 | Merriman Center |
| Burchard | |
| McComas | |
| New Residence (East) | |
| PeddrewYates | |
| West End Market | |
| Cassell (addition) | |
| 1999 | Harper |
| 2000 | Torgersen |
| 2001 | Shanks (addition) |
| Special Purpose Housing KL, MN, OP, QR | |
| 2002 | Lane Stadium South Endzone (addition) |
| Southgate Center (addition) | |
| 2003 | Bioinformatics Phase 1 |
| Cheatham (addition) | |
| Student Services | |
| 2004 | Bioinformatics Phase 2 |
| Smith | |
| HahnNorth Wing | |
| 2005 | Holtzman Alumni Center |
| The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center | |
| 2006 | Latham |
| 2007 | BishopFavrao |
| Surge Space Building | |
| 2008 | Institute for Critical Technologies and Applied Science (ICTAS) II |
| 2009 | New Hall West |
| 2010 | HahnHurst Basketball Practice Center |
| Perry Street Parking Deck | |
| VTC |
