The site where Morrill Hall currently stands was part of a 22-acre farm originally owned by Moses Catlin.
 The land was passed to Catlin from Ira Allen in November 1798 as a result of a levy originating from a federal judgement against Allen.
 Catlin had filed a lawsuit on the behalf of his wife, Lucinda Catlin (née Allen) for mismanagement of her late father's estate.
 Lucinda Catlin was the daughter of Heman Allen and niece to Ira and Ethan Allen.

In 1806, Catlin built the original house on the property, which is today known as the "Johnson House".
 The property was then sold to John Johnson (Vermont's third surveyor-general) in 1809.
 Johnson was in charge of surveying the northeastern boundary between Canada and the U.S. (circa 1816).
 He had also served as the architect and master builder of the original college building (i.e. the 1802 predecessor to the present day "Old Mill" building).
 After it was destroyed by fire in 1824, Johnson designed much of its replacement, as well as other buildings on the UVM campus (e.g. Grasse Mount in 1804, and Pomeroy Hall in 1828).

Johnson's son Edwin F. Johnson passed the property to his son-in-law Joseph Dana Allen, who then passed it to his son John Johnson Allen (UVM class of 1862).
 In 1906, the site known as the "Allen Homestead" was sold to the University Trustees by J.J. Allen (for a sum of $30,000 or $32,000) for the purpose of the building's construction.
The site where Morrill Hall currently stands was part of a 22-acre farm originally owned by Moses Catlin.  The land was passed to Catlin from Ira Allen in November 1798 as a result of a levy originating from a federal judgement against Allen.  Catlin had filed a lawsuit on the behalf of his wife, Lucinda Catlin (née Allen) for mismanagement of her late father's estate.  Lucinda Catlin was the daughter of Heman Allen and niece to Ira and Ethan Allen.
In 1806, Catlin built the original house on the property, which is today known as the "Johnson House".  The property was then sold to John Johnson (Vermont's third surveyor-general) in 1809.  Johnson was in charge of surveying the northeastern boundary between Canada and the U.S. (circa 1816).  He had also served as the architect and master builder of the original college building (i.e. the 1802 predecessor to the present day "Old Mill" building).  After it was destroyed by fire in 1824, Johnson designed much of its replacement, as well as other buildings on the UVM campus (e.g. Grasse Mount in 1804, and Pomeroy Hall in 1828).
Johnson's son Edwin F. Johnson passed the property to his son-in-law Joseph Dana Allen, who then passed it to his son John Johnson Allen (UVM class of 1862).  In 1906, the site known as the "Allen Homestead" was sold to the University Trustees by J.J. Allen (for a sum of $30,000 or $32,000) for the purpose of the building's construction.
Morrill Hall (University of Vermont)