When it was built in 1900, Coxe Hall, named for Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coxe, represented a major departure from Hobart College's typical architectural style. Instead of Gothic, it was Jacobean, and instead of stone, it was built of overburned "Harvard brick." The building enclosed an end of the athletic field behind Geneva and Trinity halls now known as the Quad. Coxe Hall provided the College's first auditorium of any size, and also contained some much-needed classrooms and administrative offices. It also served as a shrine to memorials that are still on display, including a bust of former college president Benjamin Hale and a bronze plaque at the entrance listing alumni and alumnae lost in World War II.
Today, Coxe Hall hosts a diverse group of occupants.
The President and
Provost have their offices there. The Cellar Pub, a pub and coffee house, resides in the basement. Coxe also is home to Bartlett Theatre.