Morrill Hall

History

Morril Hall, one of the earliest buildings on the Iowa State University campus (1891) was named in honor of Vermont Senator, Justin Morrill. Morrill sponsored the bill establishing the land-grant college system, the Morrill Act (1862). Iowa was the first state in the nation to accepts the tenets of the Morrill Act.

Morrill Hall has served the Iowa State campus community in many ways throughout its history. Among its tenants: the university chapel, university library, the zoologoy museum, academic departments, classrooms, and laboratories for music, zoology, entomology, and geology, the armory, dining and living space for students, and offices for Extension and University Relations. But most importantly, Morrill Hall represents the democratic land-grant ideal of education, openness, accessibility and service to the American people.

Programs

Morrill Hall now houses three main programs.

• Christian Peterson Art Museum and Art of Campus Program
• Center for Visual Learning in Textiles and Clothing
• Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching