National Register of Historic Places
Morrill Hall, Cornell University
Morrill Hall, Cornell University is a historic place in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000576.
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Morrill Hall, Cornell University
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About this place
What is Morrill Hall, Cornell University?
Justin Morrill Hall, known almost exclusively as Morrill Hall, is an academic building of Cornell University on its main campus in Ithaca, New York. As of 2009, it houses the university's Departments of Romance Studies, Russian Literature, and Linguistics. The building is named in honor of Justin Smith Morrill, who as Senator from Vermont was the primary proponent of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862 which greatly assisted the founding of Cornell University. Morrill Hall was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
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Listing details
- Name
- Morrill Hall, Cornell University
- City
- Ithaca
- County
- Tompkins County
- State
- New York
- Listed on the National Register
- October 15, 1966
- NRIS reference number
- 66000576
- Resource type
- building
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 42.44868, -76.48530
When was Morrill Hall, Cornell University listed on the National Register?
Morrill Hall, Cornell University was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
Where is Morrill Hall, Cornell University located?
Morrill Hall, Cornell University is located in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York at approximately 42.44868, -76.48530. See the map above.
Is Morrill Hall, Cornell University a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Morrill Hall, Cornell University is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.