Rice Hall

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Building

Title: Rice Hall

Address: 2121 I Street, N.W.

Square and lot, bordering streets: Square 75 (I, Pennsylvania Avenue, 21st, 22nd Streets)

Architect: Unknown

Date of construction: Remodeled Westview Apartments, ca. 1966-67

Original owner: Unknown

Description: The building was named for Luther Rice in 1967, following a Board of Trustees decision January 19. Rice was instrumental in founding the University in 1821 as the Columbian College. The building, formerly an apartment house (called the East End), was purchased and extensively renovated to house the University' s administrative and other offices. The building was completed in 1967. The name Luther Rice Hall was the suggestion of University Historian Elmer Louis Kayser.

Formerly on the square: Keystone Apartments, 2150 Penn. Ave.; Westview Apartments, 2123 I Street; Gas Station, 2103 I Street; Still in existence; Presidents Apartments, I Street.

Historic designation: None

Document Information

Images: 1
Photographic Credit: GW University Historical Photographs Collection
Author or Source: University collections
Document Location: University Archives
Date Added to Encyclopedia: January 19, 2007
Prepared by: Lyle Slovick, Assistant University Archivist; G. David Anderson, University Archivist and Historian

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