George Washington University residence halls

The George Washington University

Established	February 9, 1821
Location	Washington, D.C.
Campus	Urban — Foggy Bottom; Suburban — Mount Vernon; Rural — Ashburn
Website	www.gwu.edu

The George Washington University is one of the largest United States private universities in terms of enrollment. Almost 10,000 undergraduates attend George Washington. GW has residence halls on two of its three campuses. The Foggy Bottom campus is the university's main campus, where most of the residence halls can be found, in an urban setting. Also in Washington's Foxhall neighborhood is the Mount Vernon campus, formerly the Mount Vernon College for Women. The Mount Vernon campus provides a more suburban residential setting.

Foggy Bottom

There are over 26 residences at the Foggy Bottom campus. Residences come in residence halls, or dormitories, and townhouses. Some residence halls were originally constructed as hotels and apartment buildings. The current residences on the Foggy Bottom campus vary in age; some residences were built in the 1920s and the newest, South Hall at 2135 F Street, opened in September 2009. Hattie M. Strong Hall is a women's only residence found on 21st Street, between G and H Streets. I (Eye) Street residences such as Munson and JBKO are very close to the Foggy Bottom–GWU Washington Metro station, which is also right next to George Washington University Hospital.

The following is a list of residence halls found on the Foggy Bottom campus:

Name	Year built	Capacity	Street	Class	Image	Notes
Potomac	2006	379	F	Freshman		Potomac House houses 379 Freshman men and women in doubles.
Madison	1926	222	22nd	Freshman		Madison Hall houses 222 Freshman men and women in doubles and quads.
Thurston	1929	1,116	F	Freshman		Largest freshman residence hall. Thurston Hall houses 1,116 Freshman men and women in doubles, triples, quads, fives and sixes.
Lafayette	1926	126	I	Freshman		Lafayette Houses 126 Freshman men and women in doubles. It was completely renovated in 2011.
2109 F Street	1935		F	Sophomore
Mitchell	1929	350	19th	Sophomore		Singles Only. 7-11 at street level.
Munson	1937	155	I	Sophomore
West End	1925		I	Sophomore		Closed as of Fall 2013; currently being demolished to make way for a large residence hall taking the place of West End, Schenley, and Crawford. The front facades of all three buildings are being preserved, and will be incorporated into the combined "superdorm".
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (JBKO)	1936	265	I	Sophomore
Building JJ	1920		F	Sophomore	Greek-letter affinity housing for Kappa Sigma.
Fulbright	1939	250	H	Sophomore
Francis Scott Key	1940	160	20th	Sophomore
Guthridge	1926	250	F	Sophomore
Schenley	1920		H	Sophomore		Closed as of Fall 2013; currently being demolished to make way for a large residence hall taking the place of West End, Schenley, and Crawford. The front facades of all three buildings are being preserved, and will be incorporated into the combined "superdorm".
South Hall	2009	450	F	Seniors		GW's newest residence hall.
Amsterdam Hall	1997		H	Upperclassmen		Formerly known as New Hall.
Strong	1936		21st	Upperclassmen / Freshman / Sophomore		Women only, Greek-letter affinity housing for Chi Omega and Pi Beta Phi sororities, National Register of Historic Places
1959 E Street	2002		E	Upperclassmen		Starbucks and Subway at street level.
Shenkman Hall	2004	730	23rd	Upperclassmen		Basement level features a food-court, including: Dunkin' Donuts and Pita Pit. Street level Potbelly. Formerly known as Ivory Tower.
Dakota, The	1989	200	F	Upperclassmen		Affinity housing.
Hall on Virginia Avenue (HOVA)	1965		Virginia Avenue	Graduate		Across from the Watergate Complex. Rooftop pool. No longer available for housing; currently being sold.
Aston, The	1960		New Hampshire Avenue	Graduate
Townhouse Row	2002		23rd	Sophomores / Upperclassmen		Greek Housing for Sigma Chi, Alpha Phi, Sigma Kappa, Phi Sigma Sigma, Sigma Delta Tau, Kappa Delta, and Alpha Delta Pi
International House	1966		Virginia Avenue	Sophomores / Upperclassmen		Greek housing for Kappa Kappa Gamma, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Beta Theta Pi, Lambda Chi Alpha, and Zeta Beta Tau.
Scholars Village Townhouses				Sophomores / Upperclassmen		Each townhouse is different.

Mount Vernon

The following is a list of residence halls found on the Mount Vernon campus:

Name	Year Built	Class	Image	Notes
Merriweather	1960	Freshman		Merriweather houses 43 female residents in doubles.
Hensley	1945	Freshman		Hensley houses 39 men and women in singles and doubles.
Clark	1945	Freshman		Clark Hall houses freshman in singles and doubles.
Somers	1945 (renovated 2002)	Freshman		Somers was fully renovated in 2002. It houses 246 men and women in singles and doubles.
Cole	1945	Sophomore		Cole Hall houses freshman in doubles.
West	2010	Freshman and sophomore		MV Campus Center/Dining Center West Hall houses 287 men and women in singles, doubles or quads.

External links

• GW Housing Website
• Official website
• Foggy Bottom Campus Map
• Mount Vernon Campus Map
• The GW and Foggy Bottom Historical Encyclopedia