General Info

Bancroft House is a residential community at Denison University for six individuals located near the East Gate. The building is named for Ashley Bancroft, an active abolitionist and the first meeting of the Ohio State Anti-Slavery Society was held in his home. The house was also a station on the Underground Railroad and early childhood home of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Ashley's son who is also a renowned Pacific Coast historian. The home was part of the Deeds Purchase of 1917.