Academic Center (Smith, Phillips and Rome Halls)

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Building

Address: 801 22nd Street, N.W.

Square and lot, bordering streets: Square 77 (H, I, 21st, 22nd Streets)

Architect: Vosbeck, Vosbeck, Kendrick and Redinger (Alexandria, Virginia)

Date of construction: 1979-81

Original Owner: George Washington University

Description: Built by Edward M. Crough, Inc., for $26 million, the Academic Center is a major classroom building and houses a computer center, television station, language labs, art department, and music department. The Center is a composite of buildings that include Smith, Phillips and Rome Halls. The glass-enclosed staircase, balconies and bridges make it a unique setting for creative minds. The center walkway has benches and trees to afford people, even the most hectic of schedules, the opportunity to catch their breath.

Historic designation: None

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Author or Source: Reconnaissance-Level Architectural Survey Of Properties In Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., 1999
Document Location: University Archives
Date Added to Encyclopedia: December 16, 2006
Prepared by: Lyle Slovick; G. David Anderson

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