Morrill Hall

Four and one-half years after President Gregory Geoffroy announced a private fund-raising campaign to renovate Morrill Hall, the building reopens, a $10 million project nearly complete.

Welcome to Morrill Hall

Find out all about the new Morrill Hall -- the building, the occupants, the renovation project, the donors and the features that make Morrill the first sustainable building on campus. View Morrill touchscreen.

The history of Morril Hall

The newly renovated Morrill Hall maintains the distinction it had when it was first constructed in 1890. Download this program (pdf) to learn about Morrill Hall's history and its renovation.

News releases

• Renovated Morrill Hall opens this month (March 9, 2007)
• Class restored (Aug. 10, 2006)
• Windows for a turret (Jan. 27, 2006)
• Morrill renovation gets under way this month (May 6, 2005)
• Revised Morrill plan goes to regents next week (Apr. 29, 2005)
• Fund-raising effort to save ISU's Morrill Hall reaches goal (Oct. 8, 2004)
• Donor list approaches 1,500 (Nov. 21, 2003)
• Reinhardt family donates $100,000
• Design planning begins for Morrill Hall (July 3, 2003)
• Iowa State will seek funds to renovate Morrill Hall (Aug. 29, 2002)

What's inside

• Third floor: CELT offices, library and conference room
• Second floor: CELT workshop room, two university classrooms
• First floor: art museum gallery, textiles and clothing gallery, university classroom
• Ground floor: art museum gallery, art museum storage, textiles and clothing collection storage, textiles conservation lab

History

It's been a chapel, library, museum and gym, as well as home to bats, bees and one camel. Here's a lighthearted history of Morrill Hall.

Check out the movie

In this 10-minute movie ISU President Gregory Geoffroy and university educators discuss the plans for Morrill Hall.