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Munson Hall is a residence hall on the campus of
George Washington University The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by ...
, located at 2212 I St., Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the
Foggy Bottom Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West ...
neighborhood.


History

The building was designed by Robert O. Scholz and was built in 1937. It was known as the Munson Hall Apartments and became a residence hall in 1981. It is an eight-story structure that is similar in style and form as the
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Hall Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Hall (formerly known as ''Milton Hall'') is a residence hall on the campus of the George Washington University, in Washington, DC. It is named after GW alumna Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former First Lady ...
next door. The exterior is covered in buff brick with cast stone detailing. There is a slightly projecting center bay with a recessed entrance with vertical cast stone banding. The entrance also features three medallions and two panels with decorative scroll work. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites and the
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in 2010.


See also

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H.B. Burns Memorial Building The Keystone, also known as the H.B. Burns Memorial Building and Medical Faculty Associates, is a building on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites and ...
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Corcoran Hall Corcoran Hall is an academic building on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 1987 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. History C ...
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Fulbright Hall Fulbright Hall, formerly known as The Everglades, is an undergraduate residence hall on the Foggy Bottom campus of the George Washington University (GW), named after J. William Fulbright, located at 2223 H St., Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the ...
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Madison Hall Madison Hall, formerly known as the Flagler Apartments, is a residence hall on the campus of George Washington University (GW) in Washington, D.C. The building was designed by Stern and Tomlinson and was built in 1926. The building is represe ...
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Stockton Hall Stockton Hall is a building on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 1987 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. History The bu ...
* Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall


References

Residential buildings completed in 1937 Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. George Washington University buildings and structures Buildings and structures in Foggy Bottom 1937 establishments in Washington, D.C. University and college buildings completed in 1937 {{WashingtonDC-NRHP-stub