Time and Change is a weekly series highlighting the history of some of Ohio State's storied traditions.
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Orton Hall was built in 1893 and named after Edward J. Orton, a geologist and Ohio State’s first president. The building is located on the Oval and houses a library, classrooms and a geology museum that is free to the public.
The unusual architecture of the building is full of details. The stones used to build Orton Hall are organized from oldest to newest from the ground up.