Madison Hall

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Building

Title: Madison Hall

Address: 736 22nd Street, N.W.

Square and lot, bordering streets: Square 56 (G, H, 22nd, 23rd Streets)

Architect: Unknown

Date of construction: 1927

Original owner: Unknown

Description: Like the historically significant Francis Scott Key Hall, Madison Hall was converted to dormitory use. This building was originally built as the Flagler Apartments, and is representative of apartment buildings from the late 1920’s through 1940s that the University has converted to dormitories. The building was acquired by GW in 1957, and during remodeling it was noted that “high-speed automatic” elevators would replace manually operated ones. It became co-ed in 1972/73.

Madison Hall was named for James and Dolly Madison. Madison was a principal architect of the Constitution, our fourth President and our first wartime President.

Formerly on the square: Flagler Apartments

Historic designation: None

Document Information

Images: 1
Photographic Credit: GW University Historical Photographs Collection
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Document Location: University Archives
Date Added to Encyclopedia: December 21, 2006
Prepared by: Lyle Slovick, Assistant University Archivist

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