Established in March, 1893, by the Second Idaho State Legislature, Albion State Normal School opened on September 11, 1894, after residents of Albion erected and furnished a two-story stone building on five acres of donated land for the very successful teacher-training school. They soon donated additional land and more buildings were erected. In 1947 the institution became known as Southern Idaho College of Education. It closed in 1951. Magic Valley Christian College occupied the campus between 1958 and 1969. The original building now houses a museum.