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Morrill Hall

Official abbreviation: MORRILL
Construction Date: 1891
LEED Silver
Morrill Hall photo
Space in this building

27,172 total square feet

Building Unlocked Hours
Monday7 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday7 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday7 AM - 5 PM
Thursday7 AM - 5 PM
Friday7 AM - 5 PM
SaturdayLocked
SundayLocked
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Buildings may also be locked on university holidays.
Location
603 MORRILL RD
Latitude: 42.02724
Longitude: -93.64804
3D SketchUp Model from the Trimble Warehouse
Energy / Utility Use
LEED Brochures:
Morrill Hall photo
Building Supervisor
Miller, Amber
amiller1@iastate.edu
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History

Morrill Hall was constructed to fill the need for a library and museum, as well as a chapel. Named to honor the Senator who had sponsored the Morrill bill, which had established the land-grant college system, Morrill Hall was built at a cost of less than $30,000. Since its construction, it has been home to zoology, entomology, and geology classes and labs, Agriculture Extension Offices, the Printing Office, Photo Service, and even a barber shop from 1905-1908. Morrill Hall has been vacant since 1996, when it was deemed unsafe. Renovation on Morrill Hall began in 2005 and is expected to be completed in 2007. The projected cost of the renovation is $9,000,000, most of which came from private donations. Morrill Hall will house the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, the Center for Visual Learning in Textiles and Clothing, and the Christian Petersen Art Museum.