, ▁W . ▁S . ▁White , ▁draft ed ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁school ▁waited ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁to ▁begin ▁construction . ▁That ▁year ▁the ▁corner stone ▁was ▁laid ▁where ▁the ▁cabin ▁of ▁the ▁C oz ine ▁family ▁once ▁stood ▁until ▁they ▁don ated ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁the ▁prior ▁year . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁dedicated ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁and ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁hous ed ▁the ▁entire ▁college . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁landscape ▁architect ▁John ▁Charles ▁Ol m sted ▁visited ▁the ▁campus ▁to ▁advise ▁the ▁school ▁on ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁campus . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁P ione er ▁Hall ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁hall ▁on ▁campus ▁and ▁a ▁wooden ▁g ymnasium ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁building . ▁Ol m st ead ▁described ▁P ione er ▁Hall ▁as ▁ugly , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁building ▁as ▁cheap . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁school ▁became ▁Lin field ▁College . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁P ione er ▁Hall ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁P ione er ▁Hall ▁was ▁then ▁rem ode led ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁structure ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁P ione er ▁Hall ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁Lin field ▁College ▁radio ▁station ,