A-Z Building List
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements. Classes can be relocated to an accessible building as needed.
Acland Street Apartments
Accessibility Rating: 3
Acland Street Apartments have accessible entrances to enter first floor level with parking also available in front of apartment units. Restrooms are on the second level and not accessible.
Allen House
Environmental Health and Safety; Five Colleges of Ohio; Ombudsperson
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements. Classes can be relocated to an accessible building as needed.
Alpha Delta Phi
Accessibility Rating: 0
Ascension Hall
Almost every Kenyon student has occasion to take a class in Ascension Hall, one of the stately stone "castles" that overlook the historic south campus. This masterpiece of Victorian Gothic architecture, which dates from 1859, is the home for five academic…
Accessibility Rating: 2
The lower level of Ascension Hall offers accessible restrooms. Accessible parking is available nearby in the adjoining lot. Classes on upper levels of Ascension can be relocated to an accessible building as needed.
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building currently has no accessible restrooms or nearby parking. Two first floor classrooms are accessible via ramped front entrance.
Bexley Hall
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements. Classes can be relocated to an accessible building as needed.
Accessibility Rating: 1
The Black Box Theater facility is located beside the North Campus Apartment area and is fully accessible.
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements. Classes can be relocated to an accessible building as needed.
Bolton Theater
From Shakespeare and Molière to Albee and Mamet, Bolton offers an exciting venue for drama. Bolton is a modern, versatile facility serving a drama program whose graduates enjoy remarkable success finding careers in the theater and related fields. The building…
Accessibility Rating: 2
The theater is equipped with automatic door openers and ALDs. (*) Accessible parking is located behind the theater but the sloped walkway approaching the theater from the parking area is steep. Patrons can be dropped off at the front door of the theater for direct access.
Bookstore
Located smack in the middle of the village, the Kenyon College Bookstore is an important hub in Kenyon’s academic and literary life. You’ll buy your textbooks and school supplies here. You’ll find loads of good reading, from classics and bestsellers. The store…
Accessibility Rating: 0
The building has an automatic entrance, and accessible parking is available directly in front of the bookstore. There are restrooms on the second floor of the building, which are accessible via stairs or elevator.
Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
This is the place to come when you want to get away from the hubbub of metropolitan Gambier. Kenyon’s nature preserve offers beautiful gardens plus 500 acres of woodland and prairie habitats, which you can explore on eight miles of hiking trails, some offering…
Accessibility Rating: 1
The BFEC is fully accessible. Accessible restrooms are located at the Educational Center and parking lots located throughout BFEC grounds allow for nearby parking regardless of destination.
Bushnell Hall
Accessibility Rating: 2
Accessible entrance and entry ways. Access to first floor includes accessible restroom.
Cai House
Accessibility Rating: 0
Campus Safety
Accessibility Rating: 1
Ramped entrance (completed in summer 2017) allows entrance to Campus Safety office from Scott Lane.
Caples Residence
Accessibility Rating: 2
Caples has a fully accessible first floor suite with an accessible restroom. The building has automatic door openers and an elevator allows for access to all levels.
Access Rating for First Floor Suite: 1
Access Rating for building: 2
Church of the Holy Spirit
Stately on the outside, graceful on the inside, the Church of the Holy Spirit lifts its steeple high above the south campus, greeting visitors as they come up Gambier Hill. As the home of Harcourt Parish, the church is a reminder of Kenyon’s Episcopal heritage…
Accessibility Rating: 0
College Relations Center
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements.
Craft Center
Accessibility Rating: 1
This building was renovated in 2015 and is fully accessible.
Cromwell Cottage
Cromwell Cottage is where Kenyon’s president lives. It’s right in the heart of the campus, along Middle Path — which means that you are likely to run into the president and maybe have a chat, just as you run into professors and friends. (It also means that…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Crozier Center for Women
Accessibility Rating: 2
Ramped entrance allows access to first floor only. Accessible restroom.
Davis House
Accessibility Rating: 3
This first floor seminar room is accessible via ramped entrance. Classes can be relocated to an accessible building as needed.
Duff Street House
Accessibility Rating: 0
Eaton Center
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors of Eaton Center accessed via elevator. Nearby accessible parking is available in adjoining lots.
Edelstein House
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements.
Edwards House
Accessibility Rating: 2
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on the first floor of Edwards House. Street parking is available but not accessible.
English Quad
The English Quad, which includes Lentz House and the more recent additions of Keithley House and English Cottage, was designed as a dedicated campus space to honor Kenyon's literary tradition. It's appropriately situated across the street from Finn House,…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Farr Hall
Accessibility Rating: 0
Finn House
Words reign — and rain down — in Finn House, the elegant home of the Kenyon Review. Here, student “KR associates” work with the journal’s editors, reading submissions, interviewing authors, and organizing programs like Poem in Your Pocket Day and the annual…
Accessibility Rating: 2
Accessible entrance located on parking circle on WEST side of Finn House. Accessible restrooms and accessible parking is available.
First-Year Quad
The first-year quad is a focal point of underclass culture. Norton, Gund, and Lewis Halls, the three buildings housing first-year students, form a U, framing an open, grassy area strewn with benches, picnic tables, Adirondack chairs, and trees. All three buildings…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Forman House
Accessibility Rating: 0
Franklin Miller Observatory
Perched on a hill a few minutes’ walk from campus, the observatory lets astronomy students — and, actually, everyone — get up close and personal with the cosmos. Instrumentation includes a robotic telescope drive system, allowing for computerized pointing…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Ganter Price Hall
Accessibility Rating: 0
Gund Commons
Accessibility Rating: 1
Gund Commons has vertical access to upper and lower levels. Automatic door openers on both upper and lower level entrances. Accessible/unisex restrooms available in lounge area. Accessible parking available at the rear of the building.
Gund Gallery
Always expect the unexpected at the Gund Gallery. Contemporary art provokes, startles, disturbs, and delights—and you’ll find all of the above in the exhibitions hosted here. The Gund, which opened in 2011, is officially Kenyon’s art gallery and museum, but…
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors of Gund Gallery, accessed via elevator. Nearby accessible parking is available in adjoining lot.
Gund Hall
Accessibility Rating: 2
This building has accessible lounge and restroom. Laundry facilities are fully Brailled.
Hanna Hall
Students like Hanna Hall for its prime south-campus location—it’s one of the two historic residence halls flanking Old Kenyon. (Leonard Hall is the other.) But some also savor the building’s personal story. Hanna was built (in 1902-03) with funds provided…
Accessibility Rating: 3
Accessible entrance and entry ways, no accessible restrooms. Upper floors are inaccessible.
Hayes Hall
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors of Hayes Hall, accessed via elevator. Nearby accessible parking is available in adjoining lots.
Health and Counseling Center
The new Cox Health and Counseling Center was completed in July. Its address on Scott Lane puts it in the center of campus, while its state-of-the-art design includes plenty of natural light, more examination rooms, a centralized nursing station, and separate…
Accessibility Rating: 1
The Cox Health Center is fully accessible. Accessible parking is located out front on Scott Lane.
Higley Hall
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors of Higley Hall, accessed via elevator. Nearby accessible parking is available in adjoining lots.
Hill Theater
Accessibility Rating: 0
Hillel House
Rothenberg Hillel House, named in honor of trustee Alan E. Rothenberg ’67 P’96 H’10,
Accessibility Rating: 2
Accessible entrance and restroom on the first floor. No access to upper floor is currently available.
Hoehn-Saric House
Accessibility Rating: 0
Horn Gallery
Accessibility Rating: 2
This building has accessible entrances on both levels and an accessible restroom on one floor. Nearby accessible parking is available.
Horvitz Hall
Artists get inspired and get dirty. Experiment and execute. Express. Erase. Expose. Exhibit. Kenyon’s home for the Studio Art Department, which opened in 2012, was designed with the creative process in mind. Here you’ll find tools of the trade both traditional…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Horwitz House
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors of Horowitz House, accessed via elevator. Nearby accessible parking is available in adjoining lots.
Kenyon Athletic Center
It’s the KAC for short, and that’s pronounced “The Kack”—two mere syllables that, at least here, denote perpetual motion. Big, superbly equipped, architecturally striking, and filled with light—and action—the Kenyon Athletic Center is arguably the best small-college…
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors of the Kenyon Athletic Center, accessed via elevator. Nearby accessible parking is available in adjoining lots.
Kenyon Cemetery
The shaded, tranquil College cemetery is a good spot for a quiet talk or some alone time. Located between Storer and Horvitz halls, this corner acre of the campus holds the remains of Kenyon notables as well as students, alumni, and local residents, going…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Kenyon Farm
One way students connect with their surroundings is by taking care of Kenyon's wide-open spaces. At the 10-acre Kenyon Farm, students roll up their sleeves for hands-on experience managing the land and harvesting the crops (strawberries, onions, garlic, tomatoes…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Kenyon Inn
If you’re visiting Kenyon, you can’t find a place that’s more on-campus than the Kenyon Inn (unless you stay in a dorm room). Run by the College, the inn offers 32 recently renovated rooms, a gourmet restaurant and intimate bar, and free high-speed Internet…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Lentz House
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors of Lentz House, accessed by elevator. Adjoining parking space provides accessible parking.
Leonard Hall
Students living in Leonard Hall can look down the hill toward the Kenyon Athletic Center or across the south campus to Hanna Hall. Like Hanna, Leonard flanks Old Kenyon; and, like both of those halls, is popular because of its south-campus location. Built…
Accessibility Rating: 3
Accessible entrance and entry ways, no accessible restrooms. Upper floors are inaccessible.
Lewis Hall
Accessibility Rating: 3
Accessible entrance and entry ways, no accessible restrooms. Upper floors are inaccessible.
Manning Hall
Accessibility Rating: 2
Accessible entrance and entry ways. Access to first floor includes accessible restroom.
Mather Residence
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements.
Mayer Art Center
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrance and elevator permitting access to all floors.
McBride Residence
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building has one unit with an accessible entrance and restroom. There is nearby accessible parking.
Middle Path
Middle Path is Kenyon’s main drag and beating heart. It’s a footpath. It’s a village green. It’s a gathering place. It’s a marketplace. It takes you where you’re going and invites you to stop along the way. It’s a trail and a metaphor, a defining presence…
Accessibility Rating: 1
Morgan Apartments
Accessibility Rating: 0
Murnen House
Accessibility Rating: 0
New Apartments
Accessibility Rating: 3
These buildings are currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements.
North Campus Apartments
Here you have two blessings dear to students’ hearts: freedom and kitchens. In Kenyon’s townhouse-style apartments, which opened in 2011, there’s a lot of freedom to create your own lifestyle. That’s because they really are apartments, with living room and…
Accessibility Rating: 2
Two of the eight residences are fully ADA accessible.
Norton Hall
Accessibility Rating: 2
Accessible entrances with automatic doors. One accessible restroom located on the first floor.
O'Connor House
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors of O'Connor House, accessed by elevator. Adjoining parking space provides accessible parking.
Old Kenyon
With its proud spires and massive stone walls (four feet thick at the base), Old Kenyon dates from the era of the College's founding. It was, in fact, the school's first permanent building, constructed between 1827 and 1829. For most of its history, it has…
Accessibility Rating: 3
These buildings are currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements.
Palme House
Palme House not only has arguably the prettiest porch on campus but is also a top candidate for boasting the most fascinating faculty offices. That’s because members of the Anthropology Department, located here, have covered their walls and filled their shelves…
Accessibility Rating: 2
This building has one unit with an accessible entrance and restroom. There is nearby accessible parking.
Peirce Hall
Along with Old Kenyon and its slender spire, Peirce Hall may be the College's most recognizable landmark, with its stone tower commanding attention from across the south campus. It is noteworthy, as well, for the striking character of some of its interior…
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors of Peirce and Dempsey Halls. Elevators provide access to all four levels. Nearby accessible parking is available in adjoining lots.
Ralston House
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements. Classes can be relocated to an accessible building as needed.
Ransom Hall
Inside Ransom, students waiting for interviews and parents browsing through course catalogs sit in the Norton Room. Outside the building, they may notice the touch of whimsy: a group of sculpted crows perched on the roof, cocking their heads as if to comment…
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors. Elevators provide access to all three levels. Nearby accessible parking is available.
Rosse Hall
A Greek Revival beauty, Rosse Hall is a first-class, 600-seat concert and lecture hall. Projected by Kenyon's founder as one of the College's earliest buildings, Rosse Hall began life in the 1830s and since then has served a multitude of purposes, from College…
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrance available at rear of Storer Hall. Elevator access to Rosse Hall auditorium and stage levels. RR on lower level are accessible. Accessible parking behind Olin Library.
Samuel Mather Hall
You begin your Kenyon career in front of "Sam Mather" at Opening Convocation. Four years later you'll walk the stage at Commencement under the watchful gaze of the Sam Mather gargoyles. Opened in 1926 and designed by Abram Garfield (the son of U.S. President…
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors of Samuel Mather Hall, which has elevators. Nearby accessible parking is available in adjoining lots.
Science Quad
In the Science Quad you have the opportunity to pursue creative research that engages your mind and thrills your soul. Two principles are at work in the Science Quad. One is the idea that undergraduates learn science best by doing science in spacious teaching…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Seitz House
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements. Classes can be relocated to an accessible building as needed.
Snowden Multicultural Center
Snowden Multicultural Center is here to promote understanding and respect among people of diverse backgrounds and cultures, on and off campus. Centrally located in Gambier, the student-led diversity initiative hosts multicultural celebrations, discussions…
Accessibility Rating: 1
Spaid House
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements. Classes can be relocated to an accessible building as needed.
Sparrow House
Sparrow House is home to the Office of Communications.
Accessibility Rating: 0
Stephens Hall
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements.
Storer Hall
Open instrument cases and pencil-marked scores add creative clutter to the décor in Storer Hall, home of the Music Department. Whether you’re majoring in music or just playing (or singing, or composing) for enrichment and fun, you will make yourself at home…
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrance available at rear of Storer Hall. Elevator access to Rosse Hall auditorium and stage levels. RR on lower level are accessible. Accessible parking behind Olin Library.
Student Activities Office
Accessibility Rating: 0
Sunset Cottage
The home of Kenyon's English department for many years, Sunset Cottage is currently being preserved for future use.
Accessibility Rating: 3
Accessible ramped entrance to lower level classroom and small common area only. There are no accessible restrooms.
Taft Cottages
Accessibility Rating: 3
Taft Cottages (A block) has one unit with an accessible entrance, restroom, and laundry facility. Route of travel is not direct and there is no nearby accessible parking.
Access Rating for A Block: 2
General Access Rating: 3
Thomas House
Thomas House is a dedicated space for Muslim gathering and worship.
Accessibility Rating: 0
Timberlake House
Accessibility Rating: 2
Accessible entrance and restroom is available in Timberlake House. Nearby accessible parking is available in adjoining lot.
Tomsich Hall
Accessibility Rating: 1
Accessible entrances and restrooms are located on all floors of Tomsich Hall, accessed via elevator. Nearby accessible parking is available in adjoining lots.
Treleaven House
Accessibility Rating: 3
Accessible ramped entrance to lower level classroom and small common area only. There are not accessible restrooms.
Unity House
Accessibility Rating: 1
Unity House
With a goal of promoting equality on and off campus, Unity House offers a supportive, educational, social and cultural environment to enhance awareness and acceptance about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning+ and ally community. Open…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Village of Gambier
Some colleges border a small town. Others are situated within a large town. Not at Kenyon, where the village of Gambier is located right in the middle of campus. This is by design. Students care about what happens here because they live here—this is their…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Watson Hall
Accessibility Rating: 3
This building is currently inaccessible according to ADA requirements.
West Quad
The development of a new academic quadrangle is in progress. Called the West Quad for its location on the west side of Middle Path, the space will be anchored by Chalmers Library, a hub for undergraduate research, experiential learning and academic and career…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Wiggin Street Coffee
Occupying Gambier’s busiest intersection—and of course “busy” is a relative term in the village—the coffee house offers a full array of coffee creations, teas,and cold drinks, plus bagels, pastries, cookies, soups and light sandwiches. But here, community…
Accessibility Rating: 0
Woollam House
Accessibility Rating: 0
Wright Center
Kenyon’s state-of-the-art film center and community hub is situated in the heart of downtown Mount Vernon. The second and third floors, which house the film department, feature large, industrial-style spaces devoted to film production and teaching. Classes…
Accessibility Rating: 0