Morrill Hall (Iowa State University)

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Morrill Hall

| nrhp_type =

| image = Morrill Hall.jpg

| caption = HABS photo

| location = Morrill Rd., facing E toward central campus, Iowa St. University, Ames, Iowa

| coordinates = {{coord|42|1|38|N|93|38|52|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Iowa#USA

| built = 1891

| architect = Josselyn & Taylor

| builder = King, O.J.

| architecture = Romanesque

| added = June 28, 1996

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 96000700{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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Morrill Hall, on the campus of Iowa State University, is a historic building that now houses the Christian Petersen Art Museum.

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.

Image:Morrillhall.jpg

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. Morrill 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).{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=96000700}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Morrill Hall |publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=July 7, 2016 |author= Wesley I. Shank |date=December 7, 1995}} with {{NRHP url|id=96000700|photos=y|title=three photos}}{{rp|6}}