Barney-Davis Hall

An academic building that houses the English department and the Environmental Studies department. Barney-Davis Hall is an academic building that houses the English department and the Environmental Studies department. The building was a gift of Eugene...

An academic building that houses the English department and the Environmental Studies department. Barney-Davis Hall is an academic building that houses the English department and the Environmental Studies department. The building was a gift of Eugene J. Barney, a Denison trustee from 1881 to 1917 honoring his father, Eliam, also a Denison trustee. Built in 1894 as a science hall, the interior was gutted by a fire in 1905 whereupon it was rebuilt and fireproofed. In 1996, the building underwent another major renovation funded by the family of the late Samuel S. Davis and from Walter McPhail.