Smith Hall of Art

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Building

Title: Smith Hall of Art

Full title: Robert H. and Clarice Smith Hall of Art

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: Smith Hall is faced with tan brick. Details include a metal balustrade along its multilevel roof and concrete piers supporting the roof over covered balconies. Smith Hall was ready for occupancy in January 1982. It was named for Robert H. Smith, member of GW Board of Trustees, and his wife Clarice on October 20, 1983. (Robert Smith is the son of Charles E. Smith, for whom the Smith Center is named). Smith Hall is part of the Academic Center.

Historic designation: None

Document Information

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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: January 19, 2007
Prepared by: Lyle Slovick, Assistant University Archivist; G. David Anderson, University Archivist and Historian

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