Homewood Campus Tour

Remsen Hall was built in 1923-24 to house the chemistry department, although it also held most of the University's administration. In 1936, the Offices of the President, Provost, and Secretary moved into Homewood House, but the Registrar remained in the building until after the Second World War. In addition to the departmental offices, Remsen Hall contains classrooms, laboratories, and a 350-seat lecture hall. The building was named in honor of Ira Remsen in 1927. The first professor of chemistry at Hopkins and president of the University from 1901 to 1913, Remsen is probably best known for his participation in the discovery of saccharin in 1878. His ashes are interred behind a plaque in the building.

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