Morrow Plots, University of Illinois
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
The Morrow Plots, with institute for Genomic Biology in the background.
Location:	Urbana, Illinois
Coordinates:	40°6′16.01″N 88°13′32.95″W / 40.1044472°N 88.2258194°W / 40.1044472; -88.2258194
Built/Founded:	1876
Governing body:	State
Added to NRHP:	May 23, 1968
Designated NHL:	May 23, 1968[1]
NRHP Reference#:	68000024 [2]

The Morrow Plots is an experimental corn field at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is the oldest of its kind in the Western hemisphere and the second oldest in the world. It was established in 1876 as the first experimental corn field at an American college and continues to be used today, although with three plots instead of the original 10.^[3] The Morrow Plot, along with the neighboring University Observatory, was designated as a National Historic Landmark on May 23, 1968.^[4]

It is popularly believed that the University constructed an undergraduate library with three stories underground, so that the library would not block the sun. However, the University master plan at the time called for a large open plaza on that end of campus, which was an equally important reason the library was built underground.^[5]

One of the campus a cappella groups, The Other Guys, traditionally performs a song about the Morrow Plots.

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[edit] External links

• UIUC Crop Sciences
• UIUC Tour: Morrow Plots

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