Morrow Hall Explained

Morrow Hall
Location:775 E. Boswell St.,
Batesville, Arkansas
Coordinates:35.7727°N -91.6466°W
Architecture:Renaissance
Added:October 18, 1972
Refnum:72000205

Morrow Hall is a historic building in Batesville, Arkansas. It was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in October 1972.[1]

Built in 1873,[2] this was the first permanent building of Arkansas College (now Lyon College), the oldest continuing private college in the state of Arkansas. Three other academic buildings once stood on the block - the Long Memorial Building, on the site of the Presbyterian sanctuary; the chapel, which stood between Long and Morrow; and the gymnasium, which has been remodeled to serve as the present church Fellowship Hall, immediately behind Morrow.

Morrow Hall stands as it was originally built. It is an "academic house," with Italianate pressed tin window trim and projecting central bay. It is now used by the First Presbyterian Church.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Arkansas Listings in the National Register. Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 1981. 40. 2. 188–192. 40027674.
  2. Web site: The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project. Morrow Hall. 13 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Morrow Hall, Batesville, Independence County. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. 14 June 2014. https://archive.today/20140615095633/http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/historic-properties/_search_nomination_popup.aspx?id=1530. 15 June 2014. dead.