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See also A History of SJU Buildings and St. John’s Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.

“High Above the Sagatagan: A Landscape Paradise” [on the natural history of St. John’s land] by Vincent Tegeder, OSB. Scriptorium, v. 25, 1986, p. 95-107.

DatesBuilding/Place/Project ARCHITECT, DESIGNER
Glacial PeriodLake Sagatagan: A Lake of Saint John’s Abbey Arboretum, Lake Sagatagan [DNR Stats] and Ice Freeze/Thaw DatesMother NatureAbout the name
“Sagatagan” 
+1856 +1859Saint Cloud PrioryResident Designer
+1858 +1859Saint Joseph PrioryResident Designer
+1859Indianbush “Old Farm”Resident Designer
+1864 +1867 +1886Frame HouseResident Designer
+1866Stone HouseResident Designer
+1868 +1873 +1878 +1941SawmillRaphael Knapp, OSB
+1868 +1875 +1879 +1918Flour MillRaphael Knapp, OSB
+1868 +1878 +1903, 1939, 1974, 1993* Woodworking ShopRaphael Knapp, OSB; Linus Ascheman, OSB
1868, 1894, 1928, 1976* Quadrangle, Saint Raphael Hall, Health CenterVincent Schiffrer, OSB; Traynor, Hermanson & Hahn
1869, 1891, 1950, 1981* Quadrangle, SoutheastVincent Schiffrer, OSB
+1869, 1876, 1965, 2007Cemetery, Abbey and ParishWolfgang Northman, OSB; Cloud Meinberg OSB
+1869 +1927 +1929 +1941Cattle and Horse Barns Resident Designer; Phillip Heitkemper, OSB
1872, +1894Exhibition HallResident Designer
+1872, 1915, 1943, 1989, 2007Stella Maris Chapel Vincent Schiffrer, OSB; Gilbert Winkelmann, OSB; Cloud Meinberg, OSB
1874, 1879, 1897, 1950* Quadrangle, EastGregory Steil, OSB
+1876, 1890, 1980Water Tower, old and newChrysostom Schreiner, OSB, and commercial
1878, 1981, 1993* Butcher Shop (Electric Shop)Gregory Steil, OSB
+1878Shoe ShopGregory Steil, OSB
1878* Smoke HouseGregory Steil, OSB
+1878, 1897, 1921, 1944Crew House (Laundry)Resident Designer; Raphael Knapp, OSB
+1878, +1918, +1935, 1949, 1979Chicken Coop (waste water treatment)Resident Designer
+1878, 1925, 1944Lumber ShedRaphael Knapp, OSB
+1879, 1902Collegeville Station (1st)Nicholas Klein
1879, 1891, 1937, 1961* Quadrangle, Great Hall (Former church)Gregory Steil, OSB
1883, 1978, 1984* Quadrangle, NW, W, SWGregory Steil, OSB
1888-1889, +1946Power House 
+1889, +1892, 1912, 1914, 1999* Luke HallRaphael Knapp, OSB, Rafferty, St Paul
+1890, +1894, +1961ObservatoryRD, Melchior Freund OSB
1891, 1923, 1984, 1992* Saint Joseph Hall, +garage & relocationRaphael Knapp, OSB
+1896Handball Courts, site of Alcuin LibraryResident Designer
1898Ding an SichResident Designer
1898John the Baptist StatueUnknown
+1898Pflueger HouseNicholas Klein
1901, 1928, 1964, 1999* Wimmer Hall (Old Library) Charles Aldrich; Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1901, 1937, 1949, 1986* Guild Hall (Old Gymnasium) Charles Aldrich
1901Collegeville Station (2nd) 
+1902Handball Courts, site of Mary HallResident Designer
1904, 1914, 1983, 1992* Saint Francis (Frank) House (Convent)Raphael Knapp, OSB; Hammel, Green & Abrahamson; RRT
+1905, +1908, 1917Watab Fish PondsClerics OSB
1907, 1933, 1984* Saint Gregory (Greg) House (Infirmary) Gregory Steil, OSB; Traynor, Hermanson & Hahn
1908, 1922, 1933, 1986, 2002Football FieldSam Chute
+1908Fish HatcheryResident Designer
1909, 1923* Quadrangle, Cold CorridorRaphael Knapp, OSB
1910, 1989* Simons Hall (formerly Engel Hall/Old Science Hall)Raphael Knapp, OSB, RRT
1910, 1914, 1944Lourdes GrottoClerics OSB
1912, 1977, 1993, +2014* Paint Shop (Laundry)Raphael Knapp, OSB
1914Flynn & Leonardz Houses, FlynntownRaphael Knapp, OSB
1915Lady of Lourdes StatueUnknown
+1915Entrance Gate with LionsResident Designer
+1915Wimmer Hall SkywayRaphael Knapp, OSB
1915, 1916, +2007Cemetery Wall & LandingClerics OSB
1916, 1979* Quadrangle, Devil’s TowerRaphael Knapp, OSB
1919, 1934* Plumbing & Candle ShopsRaphael Knapp, OSB
ca. 1920Marmion HouseJoseph and Helena Roske
1922, 1996-99* Saint Benet Hall & Archway John T. Comes, Pittsburg; Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1923Monastery Bath HouseAngelo Zankl, OSB
1924, +1951, +1989, 2011Tennis CourtsRafferty Associates, St Paul
1925-1926, +1974St. John the Baptist Parish Grade School Louis Pinault, St Cloud
+1926Golf CourseArchie Houle
 1927 Monastery Bath House Steps John Pueringer, St. Joseph
1928, 1984, 2011* Auditorium & Music Hall O’Meara & Hills, St Paul; Hammel, Green & Abrahamson
1931Monastery Garden Stone WallJoachim Watrin, OSB
1931Stone Arch Gate, West WoodsJoachim Watrin, OSB
1933Monastery Garden & FountainJoachim Watrin, OSB
1934, 1942, 1943Frank House Stone WallsEdward Zwak, OSB
1935Greg House Stone WallJohn Pueringer
+1938Handball Courts, Power HouseResident Designer
+1939Stone Arch Gate, Football FieldJoachim Watrin, OSB
1939Pig Barn Unknown
1940, 1981, +2014Edelbrock House (Durenberger)Philip Heitkemper, OSB
1941, +2021Gagliardi (Benda) House  Philip Heitkemper, OSB
1941, 1995Quadrangle, East Porch (Admissions)Cloud Meinberg, OSB
+1941Sculpture Shop (Foundry)Resident Designer
+1942, 1970, 1996, 2009Maple Sugar House (aka Maple Sugar Shack)Philip Heitkemper, OSB; Sebastian Schramel, OSB
+1942Stone Weather StationCloud Meinberg, OSB
1942Produce Garden HousePhilip Heitkemper, OSB
1943Potato (Bee) CellarResident Designer
1943, 1993Summer Garden House (St. Francis Chapel)Philip Heitkemper, OSB; Grooters, Leapaldt, Tideman
1945, 1949, 1958, 1980, 1988, 1999* Power House & StackToltz, King & Day, St Paul
1946St Augustine’s Monastery, BahamasJerome Hawes TOSF
1946, +1951BarracksUnknown
1946Apple CellarEdward Zwak, OSB
1947Huschle HouseDunstan Nordick, OSB
1949San Antonio Abad, Puerto RicoCloud Meinberg, OSB
1950, 1993Emmaus Hall (Seminary)Jackson; Grooters, Leapaldt, Tideman; Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1951, 1982, 1992, 2001Saint Mary HallMcCann & Assoc, Mpls; Rafferty
1954, 2009Stadium Press BoxJoachim Watrin, OSB
1955, 2021Monastery Residence BuildingMarcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1956Kateri Tekakwitha Statueunknown
1956, 1961, 1963, 1988Liturgical Press, PrintingTraynor, Hermanson & Hahn, RRT
+1957Monastery PergolaJoachim Watrin, OSB
1958-1961, 1984* Abbey ChurchMarcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1959, 1979Saint Thomas HallMarcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1960, 1983Watab Causeway & Bridge; lights, stepsCivil Core of Engineers; Roman Paur
1961Baldwin Park cleared1960-61 Novices
1961Stained Glass Window, Abbey ChurchBronislaw Bak, SJU Art Department Faculty
1962Preparatory School (new)Hansen & Michelson, St Paul
1962Baldwin Park Madonna (slab glass)Catherine Smith
1962Jellum HouseResident Designer
1963Slabglass & Bronze symbols, Lit PressPlacid Stuckenschneider, OSB
1964Alcuin Library (dedicated 1966)Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1965, 1977, 1998Abbot Peter Engel Science Center & GreenhouseMarcel Breuer & Associates, New York; Rafferty; CSNA
1966FM TowerTechnical Associates
1967Bernard, Boniface, Patrick HallsMarcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1968Collegeville Institute (formerly called Ecumencial Institute)Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1969Abadia del Tepeyac, MexicoGabriel Chavez de la Mora, OSB
1970New Observatory 
 1970, 1980Quadrangle, Der Keller 
1970Fire StationJohn Anderl, OSB, Avon Lumber
1972* Quadrangle, Dining Room renovationTraynor, Hermanson & Hahn
1972Tholl HouseVictor and Philomena Tholl
1972, +2006Seidenbusch ApartmentsTraynor, Hermanson & Hahn
1973, 1997Warner PalaestraTHH; Ellerbe Becket
1973Warner Palaestra sculptureMarcel Breuer
1975Bush Center (HMML)Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1976Wild Flower ReserveGunther Rolfson, OSB
1977I-94 FootbridgeUS Highway Department
1977Service GarageAvon Lumber Company
1978Quadrangle, Angel TowerHammel, Green & Abrahamson, St Paul
1978Quadrangle renovation, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floorsTraynor, Hermanson & Hahn
+1979Bresnahan Kiln, Joe Hall GarageRichard Bresnahan
1980Dining Service StorageTraynor, Hermanson & Hahn
1981Water TowerMilner W. Carley and Associates, St. Cloud
1981, +2021Seton Earth-Sheltered ApartmentsHammel, Green & Abrahamson
1982Campus Mall Landscaping 
1982, 1986Saint John the Baptist Parish CenterGary Grooters, Saint Cloud
1986Campus Master PlanHugh Jacobsen, DC; Kiley Walker
1986, +2017Science Center AnnexRafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1987Virgil Michel HouseRafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1988Entrance Plaza (Great Hall, Auditorium)Kiley Walker; Hugh Jacobsen
1988Wetlands Project & Dam/ Habitat Restoration ProjectPaul Schweitz, OSB
1988Infrastructure tunnels, reconstructionDonlar Construction
1989Campus Cooling SystemGausman & Moore, engineers
1989Student Green (Breuer Dorms)Dan Kiley & Associates, Boston
1989Art BuildingHugh Jacobsen
1990, 1999Episcopal House of Prayer & OratoryJohn Cuningham, St Paul
1991, + 2022Metten Court Apartments Bentz, Thompson, Rietow, Mpls
1992, 2001, 2011Sexton Commons (dedicated Oct. 8, 1993)Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1992Johanna Becker Kiln (dedicated October 12, 1994)Richard Bresnahan
1996-2000, 2006Saint Vincent Court ApartmentsRafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1996Weber Center, Prep School (dedicated July 26, 1998)Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1997McNeely Spectrum, McKendrick HallEllerbe Becket
1997Clemens StadiumEllerbe Becket
1997All-Weather TrackEllerbe Becket
1997New Entrance Road and LandscapeBentz; Bakke, Kopp, Ballou, McFarlin
1997Arboretum Designation (dedicated May 9, 1997) 
1997New Science Center (dedicated April 16, 1999)Gregory Friesen, CSNA; Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1998Arboretum Prairie Kiosk (dedicated September 26, 1998) 
1998Holy Trinity Monastery, Fujimi, JapanKen Takagaki and Associate, Tokyo
1999Monastery South Walks & Garden GateBKBM; Tad Jensen, mason
1999Prep School Meyer Science AdditionHammel, Green & Abrahamson
2000Saints Maur & Placid Apartment Bldgs (dedicated Aug. 30, 2001)Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
2001, 2002Quadrangle renovation, first floorRafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
2001Peter Engel Science Center PlazaGregory Freisen (CSNA)
2005Abbey Guesthouse (dedicated Oct. 22, 2006)Vincent James Associates, Minneapolis
2006Chapter House addition – Abbey Church (dedicated May 6, 2007; initially called Petters Pavilion)Vincent James Associates, Minneapolis
2008Prep School Middle School/Music Addition to Bede Hall Rice Building Systems, Inc.
2009Flynntown ApartmentsRafferty Rafferty Tollefson Lindecke
2009McKeown Community Center (dedicated Sept. 12, 2009)Rafferty Rafferty Tollefson Lindecke
2009Solar Power Project (dedicated October 7, 2009)Westwood Renewables, Hunt Electric Corporation, M+W Group
2011 Campus Signage Project Seriagraphics
2013President’s House  acquired by SJU 
2015Chapel Trailhead 
2016Haws Field (Durenberger Field) 
2016Baseball Park and PlazaRafferty Rafferty Tollefson Lindecke
2016Gagliardi Field and Seasonal Dome RRTL and Anderson Johnson and Associates
2021Seton Townhomes and Flynntown BridgeBWBR Architects, Saint Paul
2023Abbey WoodshopGregory Friesen and Associates, CSNA Architects

+razed; mostly starting dates

*in The National Register of Historic Places

Italics indicate buildings or projects that are off-campus or for other entities.

Page originally created by Roman Paur, OSB.