Buildings & Places Directory
Find more information on the buildings and places at Denison, including their use, history, and departments and offices located within them.
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1110 North Pearl
Completed in 2024, North Pearl houses the offices of Information Technology Services, Institutional Advancement, and University Communications.
Arts House
The Arts House is a former sorority house. It offers large open spaces for meeting and gatherings, offices, and a fully equipped kitchen.
Bandersnatch Coffee House
The Bandersnatch is an eclectic student-run coffee shop and gathering place located in the ground floor of Huffman Hall.
Barclay-Thomsen Field
Barclay-Thomsen Field is a stadium complex home to Denison's men's and women's soccer, with seating for 1,000 spectators and lights for night competitions.
Barney-Davis Hall
Built in the Northern Italian Renaissance Revival style, Barney-Davis houses the English and Environmental Studies academic programs.
Baseball Field (Big Red Field)
One of the finest facilities in the region, this well-maintained athletic field is home to the Denison University men's baseball team.
Beaver Hall
Located on East Quad, the largest residential quad on campus, Beaver Hall offers suite-style, single, and double rooms.
Beta Theta Pi
Originally built for the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, the classic Tudor-style building houses students. The fraternity holds meetings in the basement.
Biological Reserve
The Biological Reserve is 350 acres including forest, orchards, old plantations, ponds, and former agricultural fields and is commonly used for research.
Brown Hall
An apartment-style residence hall for seniors located on North Quad, named after President Kenneth Brown.
Bryant Arts Center
Bryant Arts is home to the departments of Studio Art and Art History/Visual Culture. The building boasts studios, a foundry, classrooms and computer lab.
Burton D. Morgan Center
An administrative building that is home to Admission, Knowlton Center for Career Exploration, Off-Campus Studies, and more.
Burton Hall
Once home to the Denison music department, Burton Hall has been reclaimed as an air-conditioned student residence hall.
Cemetery
Established in 1833, the College Cemetery is reserved for presidents and professors who wish to be interred on campus.
Chamberlin House
Chamberlin House is apartment-style housing for senior students that previously housed Chemistry and formerly, the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Cinema House
The Cinema House is home to faculty and staff offices, a screening room, production equipment, an editing room and media stations.
College Town House
Originally built a a residence, the College Town House now serves as event and meeting spaces for campus and community groups.
Crawford Hall
Located on East Quad, Crawford Hall is Denison's largest residence hall and contains double and single rooms.
Curtis Dining Hall
Curtis Dining Hall features cafeteria-style dining, study spaces, and an event space, the Provost's Dining Room.
Curtis West Hall
A residence hall with single, double, triple and quad rooms and a quintessential common room with paneled walls, couches, study areas and a cozy fireplace.
Davis South Plaza
The Davis South Plaza is a gathering place on the southern side of the Academic quad with views of the Fine Arts Quad and Sugarloaf Hill.
Deeds Field - Piper Stadium
Deeds Field-Piper Stadium currently serves as the home field for the Denison football, field hockey, lacrosse & outdoor track and field teams.
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Delta Delta is currently used for chapter meetings and gathering for the sorority.
Denison Libraries
The Denison Libraries are home to the William Howard Doane Library, the Seeley G. Mudd Learning Center, and Douthit Hall.
Doane Administration
The Center for Data Reasoning & Visualization will result from a renovation of Doane and a 17,700-square-foot addition in 2025-2026.
Doane Cinema
Built in 1905, Doane Cinema in conjunction with the Eisner Center is home to the Cinema Department.
East Hall
Built in 1953, East Hall is a residential community with single, double, triple, and quad rooms located on East Quad.
Ebaugh Laboratories
Ebaugh Laboratories is an academic building that houses the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Ebaugh Pond
Ebaugh Pond is a research site for student and faculty research that was created in 1934.
Facilities Services
Home to the office of the Facilities Services team and hub for planning, operating, maintaining, constructing & renewing campus facilities and grounds.
Fellows Hall
Fellows Hall is home to International Studies, Modern Language, Global Commerce, History, East Asian Studies and Information Technology Services.
Gilpatrick House
Built in 1958, Gilpatrick House is home to the Center for Spiritual life.
Golf Club
The Denison Golf Club at Granville was built in 1924 and has long been noted as one of the best public courses in the Midwest.
Granville Inn
Built in 1924, the Granville Inn is a mainstay in the village. It boasts state-of-the-art guest rooms, meeting spaces, dining and a ballroom.
Herrick Hall
Herrick Hall is a performance space on the academic quad that seats about 300 individuals.
Higley Hall
Higley Hall is home to the departments of Communication and Economics, the First-Year Office, and the Academic Resource Center.
Hoaglin Wellness Center
The Ann and Thomas Hoaglin Wellness Center is designed to integrate student wellbeing into everyday campus life.
Homestead
The Homestead is a student-run community with a focus on sustainability. It is home to an "earth ship" and houses 12 students in total.
Huffman Dining Hall
Huffman Dining Hall is a campus dining hall on East Quad that uses local food sources and offers food options for every diet.
Huffman Hall
A residential hall located on East Quad, Huffman Hall houses students in single, double, triple, and suite-style rooms.
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Alpha Theta is currently used for chapter meetings and gathering for the sorority.
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Kappa Gamma is currently used for chapter meetings and gathering for the sorority.
Kappa Sigma
Built in 1958 for the Kappa Sigma fraternity, this building now houses first-year students in single and double rooms.
Kienzle-Hylbert Stadium
A state-of-the-art lacrosse and soccer facility, with a multi-use synthetic turf field, press box, permanent bleachers, lighting, and scoreboard.
King Hall
A residence hall with double, triple and quad rooms located on South Quad that was originally part of the Shepardson College.
Knapp Hall
Built in 1968, Knapp Hall is home to eight academic departments and a performance space.
Lamson Lodge
Lamson Lodge is a gathering space featuring a fireplace, patio, volleyball courts and outdoor space.
Main Entrance
The Main Entrance was constructed in 1931 to celebrate the centennial of the college's founding.
Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts
The Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts is home to music, dance & theatre departments & the Denison Museum — building campus collaboration.
Mitchell Recreation and Athletics Center
Mitchell is home to a 200-meter indoor track, tennis courts, squash courts, a strength room, fitness rooms, an olympic-sized pool, gyms, and classrooms.
Monomoy Annex
Originally the carriage house for Monomoy Place, the annex now serves as staff housing.
Monomoy Place
The historic Monomoy Place hosts formal and informal gatherings for alumni, family, and friends of the college.
Moon Hall
Moon Hall is a social lodge for Denison students, set on the North Quad. Two large buildings with open layouts each can hold 75 to 150 students.
Moshier-Huchison House
Moshier-Huchison is a residence hall for students with single and double rooms built in 1952 for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
Mulberry House
Mulberry House is home to a 1100 square foot lab with tools to help artists explore intersections of their disciplines.
Nest, The
Originally built as a bowling alley, the Nest now serves as a casual dining, hang-out, and event space.
Olin Science Hall
Built in 1994, this building houses the departments of physics, astronomy, geosciences, mathematics and computer science.
Parking Garage
The Parking Garage is home to Campus Safety, visitor parking, and faculty and staff parking with entrances to Slayter, Talbot and Burton Morgan.
Pi Beta Phi
Located in Granville, the Pi Beta Phi house serves as a chapter and gathering space for the sorority.
Polly Anderson Field Station
The Polly Anderson Field Station, erected in 1995, houses a large laboratory for class meetings, research space for students and faculty, and a telescope.
Practice Fields
The Practice Fields are used for collegiate sports and some of them provide additional space for intramural sports.
President's House
The President's House is home to the university president and serves as a reception space for Denison-related gatherings.
Preston House
A residence hall located on North Quad with single and double rooms built in 1928 for the fraternity Phi Delta Theta.
Recycling Center
This facility on Pearl Street offers recycling for the Granville community. Recycling of electronics: Monday - Friday, 10 am - 1 pm only.
Reese House
Reese House (formerly Beth Eden) is home to the Office of the President, Provost, Finance & Management, Business Services, and Registrar.
Sawyer Hall
Built in 1925, Sawyer Hall is a residential community with single, double, and suite-style rooms on East Quad.
Shaw Hall
A residence hall with a mix of single, double, triple and suite style rooms located on East Quad built in 1939.
Shepardson Hall
Named in honor of Dr. Shepardson, president of the women's college that merged with Denison, Shepardson is a suite-style residence hall.
Sigma Chi
Built in 1930 for the Sigma Chi Fraternity, this building is home to administrative staff and Emeriti Faculty.
Silverstein Hall
Silverstein Hall is comprised of apartments for Denison seniors, enabling every senior student the option of living in apartment-style housing.
Slayter Hall Student Union
Slayter Union is home to gathering spaces, a food market, mailroom, bookstore, auditorium, the Red Frame Lab, and other campus offices.
Softball Field
A softball field used for intercollegiate practice and competition for the Big Red softball team.
Sunset House
Originally built for the American Commons Club, this building houses students in single rooms on North Quad.
Swasey Chapel
The centerpiece of campus, Swasey Chapel was built in 1924 and is home to major academic events, speakers, and Vail Series concerts.
Swasey Observatory
Built in 1909, the Swasey Observatory is home to a 9-inch refracting telescope, an astronomy library and dark rooms.
Talbot Hall of Biological Science
Home to the department of Biology, Talbot hall was built in 2003 as part of the academic quad expansion.
Whisler Hall
Whisler Hall is home to human resources, student accounts, mail services, and copy center.