Morrill Hall (University of Nevada, Reno)

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Morrill Hall (University of Nevada, Reno)
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Location Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates 39°32′15″N119°48′46″W / 39.53750°N 119.81278°W / 39.53750; -119.81278 Coordinates: 39°32′15″N119°48′46″W / 39.53750°N 119.81278°W / 39.53750; -119.81278
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1885–86
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 74001152 [1]
Added to NRHP May 1, 1974;44 years ago (1974-05-01)

Morrill Hall at the University of Nevada, Reno is a historic Italianate building that was built during 1885–86. It was described by architect Edward Parsons as "'a classic example of Italianate Victorian architecture...dignified with a wood shingled mansard roof and full dormer windows.'" [2]

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Edward Parsons (1907–1991) was an American architect who practiced in Nevada and was a leader in historic preservation. He was born in Tonopah, Nevada in 1907, went to school in Salt Lake City, Utah and in Reno, Nevada, and studied architecture at University of Southern California and the University of Pennsylvania.

The hall was the first building constructed on the campus and originally housed the entire university, including offices, classrooms, library and living quarters for the grounds keeper. It is named after U.S. Congressman and later Senator Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont, who was the author of the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act that led to the development of the University of Nevada, Reno. [3]

Justin Smith Morrill American politician

Justin Smith Morrill was a Representative (1855–1867) and a Senator (1867–1898) from Vermont, most widely remembered today for the Morrill Land-Grant Acts that established federal funding for establishing many of the United States' public colleges and universities. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party.

Morrill Land-Grant Acts

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Morrill Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 1974. [1] [2]

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