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Entomology Building / Justin Smith Morrill Hall

Morrill Hall was completed around 1964, [1] and houses the School of Life Sciences. [2] It cost $1,965,515 to construct, with $170,000 coming from the National Science Foundation, $693,015 from the National Institutes of Health, $932,500 from State appropriation, and $170,000 from University funds. [3] Upon completion, it offered the Department of Entomology and other biology departments, six stories with a penthouse. It also "feature[d] vertical aluminum panels which give it an exterior appearance unlike that of any other on campus". [4]

While known simply as the Entomology Building during construction, before it was completed, the building was renamed the Justin Smith Morrill Hall in honor of the sponsor of the Land Grant Act that made the University possible. [5]




[1] Note that the "Entomology" listed in major building projects since 1949 on ui urbana-cham campus - 1961 as having been completed in 1961 was most likely Burrill Hall, since a campus map from 1963-1964 (undated, but shows PAR (1963 completion), but not FAR (1966 completion) gives the building name of the modern Morrill Hall as "Entomology", yet a newspaper article that states that the building will be completed later that month gave the name as Entomology Building and stated that it had been officially named as the Smith Morrill Hall
[2] Building sign "Morrill Hall / School of Life Sciences" and personal tour of building
[3] Newspaper article, unknown date, photo shows it almost complete and caption says "completion is scheduled for this month", so would put it around 1961 or so.
[4] Campus Map from around 1963-1964 (undated, but shows PAR (1963 completion), but not FAR (1966 completion)
[5] Campus Map from around 1963-1964 (undated, but shows PAR (1963 completion), but not FAR (1966 completion)
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