Johnson University - Campus Facilities

Campus Facilities

Over the years Johnson University has had many different buildings that have severed the college and some are still serving and others have been reused and adapted or demolished.

Current Facilities

• The White House - Built 1890 (Restored home of Dr. and Mrs. Johnson) http://www.knoxheritage.org/node/529
• Old Main Building - Built 1905 (Old Chapel, Archeological Museum and Research Project, Prayer Room)
• Clark Hall - Built 1905 (Guest Housing, former Men's Dorm attached to Old Main.)
• Gymnasium and Pool - Built 1949
• Myrtle Hall - Built 1951 (Counseling Center, former women's dormitory)
• Bell Hall - Built 1955 (Student/Staff Apartments)
• Alumni Memorial Chapel - Built 1961 (Chapel & Music Department)
• Glass Memorial Library - Built 1964, enlarged 1989 (Served as Presidents Office on middle level till Eubanks Activity Center's completion in 1989. Original library woodwork and alcoves on upper floor.)
• Phillips−Welshimer Building - Built 1975 (Dining Hall, Administrative/Faculty Offices, classrooms, Auditorium/Gym)
• Eubanks Activity Center - Built 1989 (Office of President, Student Center, Science Lab, Media Communications Department)
• Johnson Hall - Built 2000 (Women's Dorm)
• Brown Hall - Built 2000 (Men's Dorm)
• Richardson Hall - Built 2001 (Teacher Education Department, Missions Department, classrooms)
• Gally Commons - Built 2007 (Dining Rooms/Kitchen, Bookstore & Post Office)
• Bob Russell Preaching Center - Renovated section of Phillips-Welshimer Building 2007 (Former Dining Hall)

Former Facilities

• Original Main Building - 1893-1904 (Wooden structure destroyed by fire December 1, 1904)
• Industrial Hall "Old Dusty" - 1898-1960 (Wooden structure on top of hill. The Lower level contained the wood shops with Women's dorm rooms on upper floor.)
• Irwin Library - 1912-2000 (Large brick structure. Contained Marble covered Library in basement with classrooms on upper 2 levels)
• Brown Hall - 1971-2000 (3 story facility)
• Johnson Hall - 1972-2000 (3 story facility with rooms arranged in suites)
• Dairy Barn - 1800s to 1970s (The college's Dairy Barn was located where the P-W Building sits today) The pond in the rear was used by the cows. This was the home to the Dixie Holstein Herd.