Babcock has a seating capacity of 400 people and totals 6,160 square feet of space.  The auditorium is the largest meeting hall at the Medical Center.  It was intended to be used for the educational needs of various medical center divisions and continuing education programs for physicians.

In this undated photograph, Babcock Auditorium is the white building on the right.  The glass connector connects the auditorium to Hanes Building.  The photographer was standing in Alumni Plaza for this photograph.

Although he was not originally from Winston-Salem, Charles H. Babcock took on many philanthropic activities in the community.  Some of these duties included president and treasurer of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, vice president and treasurer of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, trustee of the Nancy Reynolds Bagley Foundation, and vice president and director of Old Salem.  Charles Babcock also served in both World Wars.

Mr. Babcock was a member of the medical school's Board of Visitors from 1959-1960 and was a significant supporter of the university as a whole.

This photograph clearly shows Hanes Building as taller than five stories.  In 1988 construction was completed on the Hanes Building that added an additional six stories and 130,000 square feet of more space.  The new addition included 16 special use laboratories, 76 multipurpose laboratories and 16 cold rooms.

Normally buildings are named after only one person, but in this case Hanes Building is named after the entire Hanes family.  The Hanes family has been a part of the Winston-Salem community for over 200 years.  Throughout their lives here, members of the family have been involved in the tobacco industry, textiles, education, and government positions.  The Hanes Building honors all that the family has done for the health of the area.