WSBT photo // Ed Ernstes

WSBT photo // Ed Ernstes (October 22, 2012)

NOTRE DAME – A popular Notre Dame landmark is closed.

The Morris Inn is shut down for renovations.

A $15 million donation is funding the expansion project.

The hotel is adding and making rooms bigger, updating the plumbing and electrical systems and renovating the lobby.

The renovations will also include a 300-seat ballroom.

The Morris Inn was built in 1952.