Howlett Hall
Originally known as the Horticulture, Forestry and Food Technology Center, the building was completed in 1969. It contains classrooms, labs and greenhouses.
The building was named on February 3, 1971, to honor Freeman S. Howlett, who served as chairman of the Department of Horticulture from 1947 until his retirement in 1969. Prior to his career at Ohio State, he received two degrees, including his doctorate, from Cornell University. He first joined the staff at Ohio State in 1929, conducting research at the Agricultural Experiment Station.
During his four-decade career at OSU, Howlett released several varieties of apples, including the Franklin (1938), the Melrose (1944), the Holiday (1964) and the Holly, which was released on the date of his retirement in June 1970. Cherry in color, it tasted like a cross between a Delicious and a Jonathan apple. Howlett, who was the first ever to receive the Presidential Citation of the American Society for Horticultural Science in 1963, died Nov. 19, 1970, in Wooster, at the age of 70.
In 2013 the campus’ first “green roof” was opened on the back of Howlett Hall, over the building’s extended ground floor. The 12,000-square-foot rooftop garden is part of the University’s Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens.
more information:
John H. Herrick Archives: Howlett Hall
