Prime Minister of Canada Sir Wilfrid Laurier laid the cornerstone of the first under construction building on campus, the College Building, on July 29, 1910. The original buildings were built using native limestone - greystone - which was mined just north of campus. Over the years, the greystone was to become one of the most recognizable campus signatures.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Prime Minister of Canada, inaugurated the first building on campus with a cornerstone laying ceremony in 1910. The initial buildings were constructed using local stone called greystone, which was mined just north of campus. As time went by, the greystone became an unmistakable feature of the university's architecture.