Ames National Laboratory

Ames National Laboratory is a research institute in Washington Township, Story, Iowa which is located on Iowa State University. Ames National Laboratory is situated nearby to the grassland Science II Prairie, as well as near Parks Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Farm House and Carrie Chapman Catt Hall.

The Farm House

Museum

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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 1,700 feet southeast of Ames National Laboratory.

Carrie Chapman Catt Hall

University building

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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 1,200 feet southeast of Ames National Laboratory.

Morrill Hall

University building

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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. Morrill Hall is situated 1,200 feet south of Ames National Laboratory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iowa State Center and Ames.

Iowa State Center

Neighborhood

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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

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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 Ames National Laboratory.

Ames National Laboratory

Type: Research institute
Address: 311 Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
Category: education
Location: Washington Township, Story, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.03062° or 42° 1′ 50″ north

Longitude

-93.648° or 93° 38′ 53″ west

Inception

1947

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

U.S. Department of Energy

Open location code

86J829J2+6R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1080378017

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=research_institute

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