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Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall

Coordinates:38°53′52″N77°2′50″W / 38.89778°N 77.04722°W /38.89778; -77.04722
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United States historic place
Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall
Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall is located in Washington, D.C.
Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall
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Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall is located in the United States
Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall
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Location620 21st St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′52″N77°2′50″W / 38.89778°N 77.04722°W /38.89778; -77.04722
Arealess than one acre
Built1934
ArchitectAlexander Buel Trowbridge;Waldron Faulkner
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.90001547[1]
Added to NRHPApril 12, 1991

Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall is a women's dormitory on the campus ofGeorge Washington University inWashington, D.C. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 1987 and on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

History

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The building was designed by A.B. Trowbridge and Waldron Faulkner in theColonial Revival style and completed in 1934. The Charles H. Tompkins Company built the structure, which was dedicated on May 7, 1937.[2] The building is named forHattie Maria Corrin Strong, the second wife ofHenry A. Strong who was a co-founder and the first president of theEastman Kodak Company. She served as a University Trustee and donated $200,000 for a women's dormitory in 1934. An inscription on the north wall of the building reads: "Erected by a woman's altruism and understanding. Dedicated to the growth of the human spirit that God and the State may be served by noble women."

Architecture

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Strong Hall is a seven-story building and measures 128 feet (39 m) wide and 38 feet (12 m) deep.[2] The exterior is faced with red brick and is massed into three vertical sections. The middle section is one-story taller than the two side sections. Stylizedpergola composed of brick sits on top of the side sections. Between the first and second floors and the fifth and sixth floors is abelt course of concrete.

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References

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  1. ^ab"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ab"Strong Hall". George Washington University. RetrievedMarch 22, 2012.

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