[5] It is the southernmost of the three buildings which comprise the "Stone Row" which forms the west side of Cornell's Arts Quadrangle, all constructed of Ithaca bluestone quarried from the base of Libe Slope.

"[4] While all three of these historic buildings remain standing, each has undergone periods of extensive renovation to overcome the limitations of their original structural designs.

The exterior architectural style of Morrill Hall has been alternatively described as Second Empire[5] and Italian Renaissance.

[9] Later construction efforts, however, focused on the area east of the three historical buildings, leaving them facing the wrong way.

Morrill Hall's current interior layout, following a 1973 remodeling,[4] thus runs counter to the original exterior orientation.