The George Washington University
EstablishedFebruary 9, 1821
Location
Washington, D.C.
CampusUrban — Foggy Bottom; Suburban — Mount Vernon; Rural — Ashburn
Websitewww.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, District House at 2121 H Street, opened in August 2016. 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:

NameYear builtCapacityStreetClassImageNotes
Potomac2006379FFreshmanPotomac House houses 379 Freshman men and women in doubles.[1]
Madison192622222ndFreshmanMadison Hall houses 222 Freshman men and women in doubles and quads.[1]
Thurston19291,116FFreshmanLargest freshman residence hall. Thurston Hall houses 1,116 Freshman men and women in doubles, triples, quads, fives and sixes.[1]
Lafayette1926126IFreshmanLafayette Houses 126 Freshman men and women in doubles. Completely renovated in 2011.[1]
2109 F Street1935FSophomoreCompletely renovated in 2016. Formerly all-female residence hall until 2019–2020 academic year.
Mitchell192935019thSophomoreSingles only. 7-11 at street level.
Munson1937155ISophomore
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (JBKO)1936265ISophomore
Building JJ1920FSophomoreGreek-letter affinity housing for Kappa Sigma.
Fulbright1939250HSophomore
Francis Scott Key194016020thSophomore
Guthridge1926250FSophomore
South Hall2009450FSeniorsGW's newest residence hall until completion of District House in August 2016.
Amsterdam Hall1997HUpperclassmenFormerly known as New Hall.
Strong193621stUpperclassmen / Freshman / SophomoreWomen only, Greek-letter affinity housing for Chi Omega and Pi Beta Phi sororities, National Register of Historic Places
1959 E Street2002EUpperclassmenStarbucks, Subway, and SecreTea at street level.
Shenkman Hall200473023rdUpperclassmenBasement level features a food-court, including: Dunkin' Donuts and Pita Pit. Street level Potbelly. Formerly known as Ivory Tower.
The Dakota1989200FUpperclassmen
The Aston1960New Hampshire AvenueGraduate
Townhouse Row200223rdSophomores / UpperclassmenGreek Housing for Sigma Chi, Alpha Phi, Sigma Kappa, Phi Sigma Sigma, Sigma Delta Tau, Kappa Delta, and Alpha Delta Pi
International House1966Virginia AvenueSophomores / Upperclassmen

Mount Vernon

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

NameYear BuiltClassImageNotes
Merriweather1960FreshmanMerriweather houses 43 female residents in doubles.[1]
Hensley1945FreshmanHensley houses 39 men and women in singles and doubles.[1]
Clark1945FreshmanClark Hall houses freshman in singles and doubles.[1]
Somers1945 (renovated 2002)FreshmanSomers was fully renovated in 2002. It houses 246 men and women in singles and doubles.[1]
Cole1945FreshmanCole Hall houses freshman in doubles.[1]
West2010Freshman and sophomoreRendering, UNDER CONSTRUCTIONMV 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.

38°54′03″N 77°02′50″W / 38.900750°N 77.047100°W / 38.900750; -77.047100

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.