Riverview opened as the campus model school in 1913 where students could watch experienced teachers teach and to student teach. In 1958, the model school moved from Riverview to the new Gray Campus Laboratory School.
Stewart Hall, which opened in 1948 as St. Cloud State's main classroom building, was named for Warren Stewart. Stewart served as St. Cloud State resident director from 1938 to 1948.
St. Cloud Mayor Edward L. Henry, Chancellor G. Theo Mitau, St. Cloud State president Robert H. Wick, and Minnesota Governor Harold LaVander at the Centennial Hall groundbreaking.