Area less than one acre Built by King, O.J. Opened 1891 Added to NRHP 28 June 1996 | Built 1891 NRHP Reference # 96000700 Architectural style Romanesque architecture Architect Josselyn & Taylor | |
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Location Morrill Rd., facing E toward central campus, Iowa St. University, Ames, Iowa Similar Christian Petersen Art Muse, Scheman Building, Catt Hall, Brunnier Art Museum, Campanile | ||
Morrill Hall, on the campus of Iowa State University, is a historic building that now houses the Christian Petersen Art Museum.
Map of Morrill Hall, 603 Morrill Rd, Ames, IA 50011, USA
It was named for Justin Smith Morrill, who created the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. Construction was completed in 1891 with less than $30,000. Morrill Hall was originally constructed to fill the capacity of a library, museum, and chapel. These original uses are engraved in the exterior stonework on the east side.
It was vacated starting in 1996 when it was determined unsafe. Also in 1996, Morrill Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2005, $9 million was raised to renovate the building and convert it into a museum. Morill Hall has reopened as of March 2007, including the new Christian Petersen Art Museum.
The building has 27,172 square feet.
Chimneys at the four corners are designed to provide draft for natural ventilation, unlike most chimneys (which exhaust products of burning).