Johns Hopkins University: Campus Tour

Homewood Campus Tour

The Merrick Barn

The Merrick Barn was built by Charles Carroll in the early 19th century. Originally intended for dairy cattle, the structure was converted into a student center when the University moved to Homewood. The ground floor contained three lunch rooms and a barbershop, the second floor housed the offices of the YMCA and the News-Letter (published by the students of Johns Hopkins since 1897), and the loft was used by the Dramatic Club, which renamed itself the "Barnstormers."

Today, the Barn is still used as a theater by Theatre Hopkins, which moved into the building when its origianl theater, the old Gilman School gym behind Homewood House, was torn down in the early 1940s. In 1983, the Barn was formally named the Merrick Barn, in honor of Robert G. Merrick, donor of the funds which made possible the restoration of both the Barn and Homewood House.

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