Cornell University: Morrill Hall (Ithaca, NY) : View of north end and facade facing Arts Quad

Creator:

Wilcox & Porter, 1865-ca. 1874

Published/Created:

West side of Arts Quad, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States
1997

Date Depicted:

1866
1850 AD - 1899 AD

Materials:

Ithaca shale (siltstone)
Medina sandstone

Notes:

Morrill Hall was named after Sen. Justin Morrill of Vermont, author of the Land Grant Act of 1862. It was opened on October 7, 1868 and cost $70,111. The Second Empire French structure was divided into three sections to represent the three original functions of the building. The center section contained classrooms, a library, and a large auditorium, while the north section contained student residences arranged in suites and the south side professors' and the President's offices. An interesting historical note is that these three sections were not interconnected within the building itself until much later, so movement from section to section required going outside of the building. The building was originally named South University Building, and is made of bluestone quarried from the base of Libe Slope. Along with White Hall and McGraw Hall, it reveals the original plan to have the University face the valley and western slopes of Ithaca. Cyrus Kinne Porter (1828-January 30, 1910) was a prominent architect in Buffalo, New York. In 1865 Porter moved to Buffalo, entering into partnership with H. M. Wilcox as Wilcox & Porter.

Variant Titles:

Morrill Hall

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Nineteenth century
Second Empire

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A2-US-NY-I-CU-D2

Genre:

architecture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architecture; Education buildings; institutional buildings; schools (buildings); buildings; schools (buildings); universities

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Six

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
1997

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4125

OID:

10078582

PID:

digcoll:1801746