Old Dorm is the original campus building. The building of Old Dorm began in May 1831 and was completed in the summer of 1832. At the time of its completion it housed the campus steward, two lecture rooms, a room for the library, an assembly room, and ample dormitory accommodations for the students. Early the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg in the cupola on Old Dorm served as the lookout for the Union Army. For the remainder of the three day battle it served as the chief signal station of the Confederate Army. Old Dorm was a hospital for troops of both armies during, and after, the Battle. Today it houses a historical museum.