George Washington University residence halls

The George Washington University
Established February 9, 1821
Location Washington, D.C.
Campus Urban — Foggy Bottom; Suburban — Mount Vernon; Rural — Ashburn
Website www.gwu.edu

The George Washington University is one of the largest United States private universities in terms of enrollment. Almost 10,000 undergraduates attend George Washington. GW has residence halls on two of its three campuses. The Foggy Bottom campus is the university's main campus, where most of the residence halls can be found, in an urban setting. Also in Washington's Foxhall neighborhood is the Mount Vernon campus, formerly the Mount Vernon College for Women. The Mount Vernon campus provides a more suburban residential setting.

Foggy Bottom

There are over 26 residences at the Foggy Bottom campus. Residences come in residence halls, or dormitories, and townhouses. Some residence halls were originally constructed as hotels and apartment buildings. The current residences on the Foggy Bottom campus vary in age; some residences were built in the 1920s and the newest, South Hall at 2135 F Street, opened in September 2009. Hattie M. Strong Hall is a women's only residence found on 21st Street, between G and H Streets. I (Eye) Street residences such as Munson and JBKO are very close to the Foggy Bottom–GWU Washington Metro station, which is also right next to George Washington University Hospital.

The following is a list of residence halls found on the Foggy Bottom campus:

Name Year built Capacity Street Class Image Notes
Potomac 2006 379 F Freshman Potomac House houses 379 Freshman men and women in doubles.[1]
Madison 1926 222 22nd Freshman Madison Hall houses 222 Freshman men and women in doubles and quads.[1]
Thurston 1929 1,116 F Freshman Largest freshman residence hall. Thurston Hall houses 1,116 Freshman men and women in doubles, triples, quads, fives and sixes.[1]
Lafayette 1926 126 I Freshman Lafayette Houses 126 Freshman men and women in doubles. It was completely renovated in 2011.[1]
2109 F Street 1935 F Sophomore
Mitchell 1929 350 19th Sophomore Singles Only. 7-11 at street level.
Munson 1937 155 I Sophomore
West End 1925 I Sophomore Closed as of Fall 2013; currently being demolished to make way for a large residence hall taking the place of West End, Schenley, and Crawford. The front facades of all three buildings are being preserved, and will be incorporated in to the combined "superdorm".
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (JBKO) 1936 265 I Sophomore
Building JJ 1920 F Sophomore Greek-letter affinity housing for Kappa Sigma.
Fulbright 1939 250 H Sophomore
Francis Scott Key 1940 160 20th Sophomore
Guthridge 1926 250 F Sophomore
Schenley 1920 H Sophomore Closed as of Fall 2013; currently being demolished to make way for a large residence hall taking the place of West End, Schenley, and Crawford. The front facades of all three buildings are being preserved, and will be incorporated in to the combined "superdorm".
South Hall 2009 450 F Seniors GW's newest residence hall.
Amsterdam Hall 1997 H Upperclassmen Formerly known as New Hall.
Strong 1936 21st Upperclassmen / Freshman / Sophomore Women only, Greek-letter affinity housing for Chi Omega and Pi Beta Phi sororities, National Register of Historic Places
1959 E Street 2002 E Upperclassmen Starbucks and Subway at street level.
Shenkman Hall 2004 730 23rd Upperclassmen Basement level features a food-court, including: Dunkin' Donuts, Potbelly's, and Pita Pit. Formerly known as Ivory Tower.
City Hall 1989 378 24th Upperclassmen
Dakota, The 1989 200 F Upperclassmen Affinity housing.
Hall on Virginia Avenue (HOVA) 1965 Virginia Avenue Graduate Across from the Watergate Complex. Rooftop pool. Currently being sold.
Aston, The 1960 New Hampshire Avenue Graduate
Townhouse Row 2002 23rd Sophomores / Upperclassmen Greek Housing for Sigma Chi, Alpha Phi, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Kappa, Phi Sigma Sigma, Delta Gamma, Phi Kappa Psi, and Alpha Delta Pi
International House 1966 Virginia Avenue Sophomores / Upperclassmen Greek housing for Kappa Delta, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Beta Theta Pi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Delta Tau, and Zeta Beta Tau.
Scholars Village Townhouses Sophomores / Upperclassmen Each townhouse is different.

Mount Vernon

The following is a list of residence halls found on the Mount Vernon campus:

Name Year Built Class Image Notes
Merriweather 1960 Freshman Merriweather houses 43 female residents in doubles.[1]
Hensley 1945 Freshman Hensley houses 39 men and women in singles and doubles.[1]
Clark 1945 Freshman Clark Hall houses freshman in singles and doubles.[1]
Somers 1945 (renovated 2002) Freshman Somers was fully renovated in 2002. It houses 246 men and women in singles and doubles.[1]
Cole 1945 Sophomore Cole Hall houses freshman in doubles.[1]
West 2010 Freshman and sophomore MV Campus Center/Dining Center West Hall houses 287 men and women in singles, doubles or quads.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "First-Year Residence Halls - GW Housing - Division of Student Affairs - The George Washington University". gwu.edu.

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