Border Crossing
Border Crossing is a work of art in Washington Township, Story, Iowa. Border Crossing is situated nearby to the university building Morrill Hall, as well as near Plaza of Heroines.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Farm House and Morrill Hall.
The Farm House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Farm House, also known as the Knapp–Wilson House, is the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Now a museum open to the general public, this house was originally built in 1860 as part of the model farm aspect of Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm. The Farm House is situated 820 feet east of Border Crossing.
Morrill Hall
University building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Morrill Hall, on the campus of Iowa State University, is a historic building that now houses the Christian Petersen Art Museum. It was named for Justin Smith Morrill, who created the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act.
Carrie Chapman Catt Hall
University building
Photo: Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrie Chapman Catt Hall is an administrative building completed in 1892, at Iowa State University which currently houses the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and the Carrie Chapman Center for Women and Politics. Carrie Chapman Catt Hall is situated 380 feet northeast of Border Crossing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iowa State Center and Ames.
Iowa State Center
Neighborhood
Photo: Jaretac, Public domain.
The Iowa State Center is located just southeast of Iowa State University's central campus in Ames, Iowa. It is a complex of cultural and athletic venues.
Ames
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ames is a pleasant college town in Central Iowa, sitting astride the Skunk River roughly 30 miles north of Des Moines. Life in Ames follows the ebb and flow of the academic year at Iowa State University, which is the city's primary draw.
Ontario
Hamlet
Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of the city of Ames, in Story County, Iowa, United States. Ontario is situated 2 miles west of Border Crossing.
Border Crossing
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Washington Township, Story, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.02747° or 42° 1′ 39″ northLongitude
-93.64696° or 93° 38′ 49″ westOpen location code
86J829G3+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 7885372343OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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