National Historic Landmark · Ithaca, New York

Morrill Hall, Cornell University

Built 1868 by Cyrus Kinne Porter. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Morrill Hall, Cornell University
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
AddressCornell University campus, Ithaca, NY
CountyTompkins County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forEducation
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000576
Built1868 · more from the 1860s
ArchitectCyrus Kinne Porter
StyleSecond Empire architecture in the United States and Canada
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressCornell University campus, Ithaca, NY
Coordinates42.4486° N, 76.4853° W · Directions ↗
Also in Ithaca38 listed places in Ithaca → · walking tour →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for Ithaca and Tompkins County

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  • Ithaca, New York
    Carol Kammen, 2008
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  • Tompkins County New York
    Municipal Historians of Tompkins County and Tompkins County Historian, 2009
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Guidebooks to historic places in New York

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Morrill Hall, Cornell University listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Morrill Hall, Cornell University built?

1868, designed by Cyrus Kinne Porter, in the Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Morrill Hall, Cornell University?

Cornell University campus, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Morrill Hall, Cornell University?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000576. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.