New Hall

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Building

Title: New Hall

Address: 2350 H Street, N.W.

Square and lot, bordering streets: Square 42 (G, H, 23rd, 24th Streets)

Architect: Unknown

Date of construction: 1995-97

Original owner: George Washington University

Description: This residence hall, is built in a style reminiscent of the area’s historic apartment buildings. The nine-story H-shaped structure is faced with concrete on the first two stories with brick above. The concrete has been scored to resemble stone and is used throughout the design for decorative accents, as in the belt course, window lintels and sills, and corner decorations. The cornerstone for the Hall was laid October 19, 1996, and it opened in 1997. Is has yet to be named.

Historic designation: None

Document Information

Images: 0
Photographic Credit: n/a
Author or Source: Reconnaissance-Level Architectural Survey of Properties in Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., 1999
Document Location: University Archives
Date Added to Encyclopedia: April 6, 2007
Prepared by: Lyle Slovick, Assistant University Archivist

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