The English Department Building located at 115 Vernon is a 3-story house built in the Victorian style. Alongside the English Department, the building houses the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric, where students can enlist the help of a tutor at the Writing Center.

The building was constructed in 1885, and its original purpose was to be the President's house. At the time, the President of the College was the Rev. George Williamson Smith. The house was built out of brick with stone trimmings, and was designed by New York architect, Frederick C. Withers.

The building functioned as the President's house until the late 1970s, when it was repurposed into housing for the English Department. By 1977, a new President's house was already under construction, and there was a need to move the English Department from its old home in Seabury Hall to allow for renovation and expansion of the hall. Renovations to 115 Vernon converting it into the English Department were completed in 1978.

Trinity College in 20th Century (2000) by Peter and Anne Knapp, p. 34.

The Trinity Reporter, November/December 1977, p. 1.

The Trinity Tablet, 09/29/1884.