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Morrow Plots
A landmark on S Goodwin Ave, in the middle of things: 132 places within a five-minute walk. One of 46 history & landmarks in Urbana.
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On the National Register since 1968
Morrow Plots, University of Illinois
Morrow Plots, University of Illinois was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1968, and named a National Historic Landmark the same day. It is significant for its agriculture at the national level.
The Morrow Plots is an experimental agricultural field at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Named for Professor George E. Morrow, it is the oldest such field in the United States 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 half-acre plots, instead of the original ten . The si…
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132 places within a five-minute walk of Morrow Plots.
☕Grab a coffeeArray Cafe1 min walk🌳Get outsideUndergraduate Library1 min walk🍽️EatSpice Box2 min walk🎭See some artThe Canopy Club4 min walk
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Soybean Innovation LabAgricultural service
1 min walk🎓Department of ACE - University of IllinoisCollege university
1 min walk🤝ADMI: Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest LossCommunity services non profits
1 min walk🎓University of IllinoisCollege university
1 min walk🤝FBFMCommunity services non profits
1 min walk🎓Illinois ACES Office of International ProgramsCollege university
1 min walkWhere it is
Directions →1102 S Goodwin Ave
The nearest neighbor is Soybean Innovation Lab, 1 min walk away.
Address1102 S Goodwin Ave · 61801
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Phone(217) 333-3420
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Address
1102 S Goodwin Ave
Hours
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Phone
(217) 333-3420
Website
http://cropsci.illinois.edu/research/morrow
Status
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.