 Despite the funding shortages, construction of what was originally called simply "the Auditorium" began and ended in 1907.It was constructed on a granite foundation of brick and Indiana limestone.Despite the deviations from Blackall's original plan, upon the building’s completion and its two-day dedication on November 4 and 5, 1907, it was capable of holding 2,500 students, more than the entire student body at the time.