Bingham Davis House

Bingham Davis House (at 218 E Maxwell Street) is the administrative home of the Gaines Center, and offers a well-equipped space for seminars, meetings, retreats, and small classes. The ground floor consists of:

the Seminar Room - this bright space, with AV capabilities, seats 16 conference-style, 22 if utilizing additional seating at the back of the room; this room can also accommodate lecture-style seating for up to 30 people
the kitchen - a fully-functioning kitchen with oven, stove, microwave, fridge/freezer, and Keurig coffee maker
the hallway - an attractive front-to-back hallway with polished wooden floors and a double-height ceiling (boasting a crystal chandelier)

Entrance to the front of the property is via red-brick steps; the rear entrance complies with UK's accessibility guidelines. A four-cycle rack is conveniently located to the side of the building and is shared with Commonwealth House.

The Gaines campus abuts the Memorial Coliseum (Joe E Craft) parking lot. Holders of E-permits can use this parking lot at any time; the lot is open to any UK parking permit after 3pm, and to any user after 7pm. Public, metered parking is available on Lexington Avenue, and the Student Center parking lot (open to the public) is located just a short walk away.

To reserve the ground floor of Bingham Davis House for your event, please complete the event request form here. You must also complete an event approval request in UK's Event Management System. Please also review the guidelines (below the gallery) prior to making your reservation.

Submit an Event Request Form

Guidelines for our Campus Partners

PARKING

The Gaines parking space is NOT part of this reservation. The parking space is used 24/7 by Gaines staff and faculty. Please ask your guests NOT to park in this space as unauthorized parking will result in towing.
Parking in the surrounding E-lot is usually available (but not guaranteed) for staff/faculty with an E-permit. You can purchase a day permits for the E-lot for non-UK guests at the UK Parking and Transportation office on Press Avenue.

TECHNOLOGY

the seminar room is equipped with a standalone PC and OWL technology, accessed via LinkBlue sign in. **Please note: as is the case with many UK spaces now, sign in takes place on the projector screen which is visible to other attendees; please be mindful of confidential/sensitive information and of the possibility of FERPA violations when accessing your files/emails. We advise you to bring a USB drive with any presentation materials to minimize this risk** Please DO NOT unplug any leads from the projection system. If you plan to use your own laptop or Mac computer, you’ll need to bring a HDMI adapter.

EVENT SET UP

the room is available for set-up thirty minutes prior to your event please do not arrive earlier than this as the room may be in use for a previous reservation. If you think you will need the room for set-up earlier than that, please let us know so that we can check for earlier availability.
the seminar room is set up in a “conference” layout; please feel free to move tables around as needed, but please return them to the conference layout at the end of your event.

CATERING

you are welcome to arrange catering for your event. It does not have to be UK Catering.
you will need EMS approval and a licensed bartender if you plan to serve alcohol at your event.
we have a Keurig machine in the kitchen (and plenty of mugs in the overhead cupboard) which you are very welcome to use; please bring your own Keurig pods and creamer; we have plenty of sugar and sweeteners available.

AFTER YOUR EVENT

if you will be serving food, please ensure that any waste is sealed in a large black bag (in the large refuse can) at the end of your event; we’d be even more grateful if you could relocate the full trash bag to the dumpster at the end of the back lawn area!
please wash any dishes or mugs that you use.
if you or your guests move any of the furniture in the building (including the chairs and benches in the hallway), please put them back where you found them.
any food items left in the fridge will be disposed of.
the doors to the building will lock automatically thirty minutes after your event; please let us know if you need us to adjust this time.

Bingham Davis House