Morrill Hall at Oklahoma State University is one of the oldest buildings on the Stillwater campus, constructed in 1906. Originally, it housed the agricultural college, administrative offices and the experiment station. The building was named in homage to Justin Smith Morrill (April 14, 1810-Dec. 28, 1898), a Vermont congressman and senator who played a pivotal role in establishing land-grant universities through the Morrill Act of 1862. In 1914, Morrill Hall was devastated by a fire but was reconstructed in 1915. Its stone and brick design and its columns set a precedent for future architectural projects on campus. Today, it serves as the home of the OSU Department of English. It is between the General Academic Building and the Bartlett Center for the Visual Arts.