Barton Hall, built and maintained by the State of New York, has permanent seating for 4,800. The hall is named in honor of Col. Frank A. Barton 1891, the first ROTC commandant at Cornell. The structure was built in 1914-15.
During 1987, Barton received a facelift and is now one of the premier track facilities in the country. The Recaflex track features eight 42-inch lanes, one of the few indoor 200-meter tracks in the country with eight such lanes. Barton also contains a throwing cage with a cement circle and crusher dust landing sector surrounded by a 25-foot high chain link fence. The interior of the track has a Recaflex runway for the pole vault, two long and triple jump pits and multiple high jump areas. The track itself has a raised aluminum curb and a common finish line. The entire surface was replaced in early 2001.
In 1995, Barton received another major change with the addition of the H. Hunt Bradley Track Center. The center includes a Hall of Fame/meeting room/study facility for track, an office, a library and a 1500-square foot weight room.